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I have heard that two CVAs have moved into the Arabian Sea.
Can anyone confirm this?
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USS Nimitz is in the North Arabian Sea along with John C. Stennis;
The USS Bataan is in the Gulf of Aden, Bon Homme Richard is with the CVNs.

A lot of power projection....

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along with an amphibious assault ship and her own group - they are doing war games practicing a landing in Kuwait within the next few days.
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Am I wrong, or have the Carrier's Islands been slowly moved aft over the years? Seems to me they were much further forward when I was a sailor. Is there a reason for this?

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    Without any connection to the steam plant, they have been put aft where they are more helpful with landing operations.
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    Carriers

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    Yes,

    This is a gun pointed at Iran's head.

    Hope the message gets through loud and clear. :lol_spit_1:
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    Werner wrote:USS Nimitz is in the North Arabian Sea along with John C. Stennis;
    The USS Bataan is in the Gulf of Aden, Bon Homme Richard is with the CVNs.

    A lot of power projection....

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    Only an idiot would attack now; the USAF says it needs three days to prepare the antiaircraft defenses. Even if that's one day, the second one gets very ugly....
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    Werner wrote:Only an idiot would attack now; the USAF says it needs three days to prepare the antiaircraft defenses. Even if that's one day, the second one gets very ugly....
    Im not saying WE attack, im just saying its sending a real message. Like bringing a UFC fighter to a place you think you may have trouble in.
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    I'd say if you want to get on their nerves, send Predator UAVs on a continuous cover over 80,000 feet.
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    .....what happens wehen the first super hornet is shot down by a iranian tomcat with a phoenix missile...leaving United States combat aircraft without long range aa missiles seems a bad idea to me...
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    stu_fishing wrote:.....what happens wehen the first super hornet is shot down by a iranian tomcat with a phoenix missile...leaving United States combat aircraft without long range aa missiles seems a bad idea to me...
    They can probably make good with a salvo of SM-2ER4 or SM-3 launched from a cruiser.

    Because of the Cooperative Engagement System, the cruiser or destroyer can use the data stream from a Hawkeye or Hornet nearby to provide guidance if the engagement is beyond AEgis range,
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    Post by kennylibben »

    Dustermaker wrote: Like bringing a UFC fighter to a place you think you may have trouble in.

    Or a whole minivan full of UFC fighters.
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