Here We Go Again

[Downthestretch55]

Just in time for the November elections.
Let's let the little doggie wag its tail a bit more.

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0922-28.htm

[Danzig]

that entire article is nothing but speculation. as for deploying to the gulf, we've had ships in the gulf for years, including minesweepers. my husband was in the gulf way back in '86. funny, don't recall any war talk then, but where would these writers be if they couldn't get a series of dots and try to connect them?
also, tony had been on the nimitz, another aircraft carrier. they deploy about every three years, as well as their strike group. it's routine. no carrier leaves for a cruise without all those support ships. and how else keep your forces ready than to go out and do what they do? this article is laughable! we have had carrier groups deployed all over, for years, when one group comes home, another is there to take its place. those groups generally deploy for about six months. when he was on the nimitz, they went on a six month 'med cruise'. that's what they do. matter of fact, we have a carrier group in the gulf NOW, and of course that would mean we are off the coast of iran NOW, so why not bomb them NOW? ridiculous assertions in this article.
jim webb is the only one of the three quoted who is absolutely correct! ships do routinely move in and out of that region.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Just in time for the November elections.
Let's let the little doggie wag its tail a bit more.

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0922-28.htm

routine deploymens occur year-round, regardless of the calendar, regardless of upcoming elections. believe me, these orders come from the pentagon, they couldn't care less what time of year it was. it's time for a group to come home, so it's time for a group to go out.

as for reactor 'refueling' that a bunch of hooey. those reactors run decades before needing refueling.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

routine deploymens occur year-round, regardless of the calendar, regardless of upcoming elections. believe me, these orders come from the pentagon, they couldn't care less what time of year it was. it's time for a group to come home, so it's time for a group to go out.

as for reactor 'refueling' that a bunch of hooey. those reactors run decades before needing refueling.

For sure you know a lot, Danzig.
Just curious, why aren't they bringing back the Enterprise group back after their six month deployment?

[Danzig]

it's generally six months...when the eisenhower gets there, maybe then they come back. sometimes ships do deploy for longer if necessary. but after some time, they do have to return--altho there is plenty of preventative mainentance, the time these ships can remain at sea is finite.
and it's laughable the assertion that navy families are 'angry' and officers are 'angry' about this deployment. sailors know full well their job, as do their families. believe me, no one in the navy, and their families, goes into that career thinking they will be home every day!!! when you meet with the recruiter, they have a book listing every career imaginable in the navy. and they all show on the bottom, that in a 20 year period, you can fully expect that 17 of those 20 years will be ship-based, with one average six month cruise in three years. that's just for the extended cruise, with many one week, two week, and month-long or longer deployments in between.

and a nimitz class carrier on average can run 15-25 years between replacing rods in their reactor-just asked my husband of course they have made improvements over the years, newer carriers such as the lincoln and 'big stick'(the teddy roosevelt) might be able to go even longer. also, refits and dry docks are scheduled routine maintenance. and of course depending on how long that takes dictates how long before a carrier is deployed. perhaps the enterprise stayed a bit longer because the ike took a bit longer than scheduled.

[Danzig]

one other point....ships movement was always considered classified info. not top secret mind you, but definitely classified...tony would know he would be deployed 'soon' but exact dates were always given just before sailing. just like the enterprise could actually show up in port today...altho in this day and age, i'm sure a reporter would give the heads up..

lol i wonder if these guys posted an article saying we were going to war with china back when they had their war games in the vicinity of taiwan...we always go on high alert when other countries do things like that.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

it's generally six months...when the eisenhower gets there, maybe then they come back. sometimes ships do deploy for longer if necessary. but after some time, they do have to return--altho there is plenty of preventative mainentance, the time these ships can remain at sea is finite.
and it's laughable the assertion that navy families are 'angry' and officers are 'angry' about this deployment. sailors know full well their job, as do their families. believe me, no one in the navy, and their families, goes into that career thinking they will be home every day!!! when you meet with the recruiter, they have a book listing every career imaginable in the navy. and they all show on the bottom, that in a 20 year period, you can fully expect that 17 of those 20 years will be ship-based, with one average six month cruise in three years. that's just for the extended cruise, with many one week, two week, and month-long or longer deployments in between.

and a nimitz class carrier on average can run 15-25 years between replacing rods in their reactor-just asked my husband of course they have made improvements over the years, newer carriers such as the lincoln and 'big stick'(the teddy roosevelt) might be able to go even longer. also, refits and dry docks are scheduled routine maintenance. and of course depending on how long that takes dictates how long before a carrier is deployed. perhaps the enterprise stayed a bit longer because the ike took a bit longer than scheduled.

Thanks for the info.