Navy Show Of Force Off Iranian Coast
Navy Stages Show of Force Off Iran Coast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy staged its latest show of military force off the Iranian coastline on Wednesday, sending two aircraft carriers and landing ships packed with 17,000 U.S. Marines and sailors to carry out unannounced exercises in the Persian Gulf.
The carrier strike groups led by the USS John C. Stennis and USS Nimitz were joined by the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard and its own strike group, which includes landing ships carrying members of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The Navy said nine U.S. warships passed through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. Merchant ships passing through the busy strait carry two-fifths of the world's oil exports.
Aircraft aboard the three carriers and the Bonhomme Richard were to conduct air training while the ships ran submarine, mine and other exercises.
The maneuvers came just two months after a previous exercise in March when two U.S. carrier groups carried out two days of air and sea maneuvers off the Iranian coast.
Before the arrival of the Bonhomme Richard strike group, the Navy maintained around 20,000 U.S personnel at sea in the Gulf and neighboring waters.
U.S. warships have frequently collided with merchant ships in the busy shipping lanes of the Gulf.
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Navy begins war games on Iran's doorstep...
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Hey President Ahmadinejad a/k/a nutball, how does it feel to have these sitting in YOUR backyard?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy staged its latest show of military force off the Iranian coastline on Wednesday, sending two aircraft carriers and landing ships packed with 17,000 U.S. Marines and sailors to carry out unannounced exercises in the Persian Gulf.
The carrier strike groups led by the USS John C. Stennis and USS Nimitz were joined by the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard and its own strike group, which includes landing ships carrying members of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The Navy said nine U.S. warships passed through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. Merchant ships passing through the busy strait carry two-fifths of the world's oil exports.
Aircraft aboard the three carriers and the Bonhomme Richard were to conduct air training while the ships ran submarine, mine and other exercises.
The maneuvers came just two months after a previous exercise in March when two U.S. carrier groups carried out two days of air and sea maneuvers off the Iranian coast.
Before the arrival of the Bonhomme Richard strike group, the Navy maintained around 20,000 U.S personnel at sea in the Gulf and neighboring waters.
U.S. warships have frequently collided with merchant ships in the busy shipping lanes of the Gulf.
Rest Of Story Here
Navy begins war games on Iran's doorstep...
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Hey President Ahmadinejad a/k/a nutball, how does it feel to have these sitting in YOUR backyard?
Labels: Ahmadinejad, Nutjob
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 9:15 AM
4 Comments:
A beautiful sight from my perspective.
Word,
You have a wonderful perspective
:-)
If I were President Nutball I would be a bit concerned, and let him try to take our sailors hostage with those Ships right there, they DO have orders to fire :-)
I have a wonderful perspective too... those ships are beautiful! If Ahmadinejad isn't concerned he darn well should be! :)
By the way, I answered your question regarding Wal Mart on the comment section of my blog.
Go Navy! MY GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-) It's time my guys get a piece of some Islami whoop ass. MARIE, they won't let back in!!!!!! I want to finish the job that got started when I was just a spring chicken!!!!!
I trust the guys I left things to though so GO NAVY!!!
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