Gezien de uitlatingen van de psychopathische fascist Trump t.a.v. China, belooft dit niet veel goeds, al moet vooral niet vergeten worden, dat vooral de Obama regering bezig is geweest met het stichten van een wereldwijd VS imperium....... Dezelfde regering Obama die de beslissing heeft genomen zich 'teweer te stellen tegen China' en deze vliegdekschepen richting China heeft gezonden, als zou China de VS hebben omringd met militaire bases.........
US Deploys Third Carrier Group In Asia To Boost "Naval Air Forces" In Disputed South China Sea
by Tyler
Durden
Jan
14, 2017 2:56 PM
For
a brief but
tense period,
two weeks ago the US found itself without a single aircraft carrier
in any area of the globe. The absence of a deployed U.S. Navy
aircraft carrier, long seen as a symbol of American power projection,
was noteworthy because according
to Fox,
"it is believed to be the first time since World War II that at
least one U.S. aircraft carrier has not been deployed."
However,
things are gradually getting back to normal following the recent
deployment of ships and units from the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike
Group, which departed San Diego for a regularly scheduled deployment
to the western Pacific last week.
Nimitz-class
aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2,
and embarked Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 1 deployed with
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57)
and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy
(DDG 112) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108).
The
Vinson Strike Group is deployed to "support" the
diplomatically tense situation in the Pacific Rim. According to Naval
Technology,
this new deployment is part of US Navy’s attempt to boost its naval
air forces in disputed part of the Asian region.
"Our
forward presence contributes to freedom of navigation and lawful use
of the sea, as well as furthers operational training and enabling the
exchange of culture, skills, and tactical knowledge," said
Commander, CSG 1, Rear Adm. James W. Kilby. Ported in Pearl Harbor,
Michael Murphy will join the Carl Vinson CSG* later this month as the
strike group makes their way to the western Pacific according to
the Navy's
website.
The
Carl Vinson CSG deployed with approximately 7,500 Sailors and will
focus on maritime security operations and theater security
cooperation efforts. The strike group assets will conduct bilateral
exercises in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to include anti-submarine
warfare, maneuvering drills, gunnery exercises, and visit, board,
search, and seizure (VBSS) subject matter expert exchanges.
Carl
Vinson also deployed with the embarked aviation squadrons of CVW-2
which include the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat
Squadron (HSC) 4, the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime
Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike
Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, the "Blue Blasters" of VFA-34,
the "Kestrels" of VFA-137, the "Golden Dragons"
of VFA-192, the "Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early
Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, the "Gauntlets" of Electronic
Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, and the "Providers" of Fleet
Logistic Support Squadron (VRC) 30.
* *
*
In
Asia, the Carl Vinson will join the Carrier Strike Groups of the
aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) from the U.S. Navy
Third Fleet (currently
back at home base in Kitsap-Bremerton in Washington)
and the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) from the U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet
(currently
at home port in Yokosuka, Japan).
The
South China Sea is also where China's only aircraft carrier, in a
recent show of force to Taiwan, conducted
naval drills in late December and
early January.
* CSG: The carrier strike group is a flexible naval force that can operate in confined waters or in the open ocean, during day and night, in all weather conditions. A carrier strike group
(CSG) is a type of carrier battle group of the United States Navy. It is
an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel,
usually an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron
of at least two destroyers or frigates, and a carrier air wing of 65 to
70 aircraft.
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