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2023-10-19 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
USS Mount Whitney heading to Eastern Mediterranean
[NavyTimes]
Posted by Skidmark 2023-10-19 05:40|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ]  Top

#1 ...Keep an eye on this.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-10-19 07:24||   2023-10-19 07:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds ominous.
Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2023-10-19 10:35||   2023-10-19 10:35|| Front Page Top

#3 USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) is one of two Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ships of the United States Navy and is the flagship and command ship of the United States Sixth Fleet. USS Mount Whitney also serves as the Afloat Command Platform (ACP) of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO). The ship had previously served for years as the COMSTRIKFLTLANT(NATO Designation) / US Second Fleet's command ship. She is one of only a few commissioned ships to be assigned to Military Sealift Command.[2]
Posted by Skidmark 2023-10-19 12:17||   2023-10-19 12:17|| Front Page Top

#4 With her Tachyon communications suite, the Whitney can advise the Fleet on events which haven't happened yet.

Interesting to have this capability at the gateway to the Black Sea.
Posted by Skidmark 2023-10-19 12:22||   2023-10-19 12:22|| Front Page Top

#5 A very important command and control ship that will probably be sunk by an iranian "fast boat" because the suits at the Pentagone won't let it defend itself.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-10-19 12:22||   2023-10-19 12:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Any word of B-52's being deployed or in the air?
Posted by Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2023-10-19 13:06||   2023-10-19 13:06|| Front Page Top

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