Third Carrier Group to the Persian Gulf

[Barrister]

Clinton dodged the draft, so I doubt he'll get a carrier named after him.

Right, and Reagan's service in the Navy was so pivotal at Santa Cruz.

But he did wear a uniform at least, so he's got that over Clinton.

So does that mean Bush43 gets a carrier eventually?

[MadImmortalMan]

Yeah probably.


Clinton should at least get a submarine like Carter.

[Maximus]

Or maybe a cruise missile.

[Admiral Yi]

Yeah probably.


Clinton should at least get a submarine like Carter.

Carter started the military expansion that Reagan gets credit for.

[Barrister]

Yeah probably.


Clinton should at least get a submarine like Carter.

But Carter actually served on submarines.  I'm not sure where the comparison comes from...

You guys should just take the simple route and name your ships after cities like we do.

[MadImmortalMan]

Yeah we do that too. The little ships.

[Eddie Teach]

I think we should go with warlike adjectives. Who cares if they've been used before.

[Ed Anger]

Laundry Ship Walter Mondale.

Only thing that annoys me is the carrier admirals from WWII are given names on destroyers. DDG Halsey? yuk. Give that man a CVN.

[Kleves]

I pity the world that has China has the hyper-power.

Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

[Razgovory]

I pity the world that has China has the hyper-power.

Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

Don't worry.  The GOP isn't really big on the brains department either.

[Valdemar]

We name our larger ships after historical figures.. ofc we have a longer history to take of, and far fewer ships, so we don't get this kind of conflict 

The 5 most recent were, Absalon, Esben Snarre, Ivar Huitfeldt, Peter Willemoes, and Niels Juel (Take that swedes, we will keep naming a ship after him in every second generation ).

V

[CountDeMoney]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Monday it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program.

The deployment of the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise along the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group marks only the fourth time in the past decade that the Navy has had two aircraft carriers operating at the same time in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, said Cmdr. Amy Derrick-Frost of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet.

The two carriers will support the American military operations in Afghanistan and anti-piracy efforts off Somalia's coast and in the Gulf of Aden, said Derrick-Frost.

The warships also patrol the Gulf's strategic oil routes that Iran has threatened to shut down in retaliation for economic sanctions.

The deployment of the second aircraft carrier is "routine and not specific to any threat," Derrick-Frost added. She did say how long the Navy will keep the increased military presence in region.

It was in June 2010 that the U.S. had two carriers operating in the region. Before then, the carriers were deployed in March 2003 during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and in February 2007 in support of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[11B4V]

Amy Derrick-Frost of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet.

Wasnt she the horny MILF in the John Candy movie Uncle Buck

[Siege]

Just a question, I noticed by accident that a number of new carriers are named after former presidents, including living ones.

Why did they skip Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton? Was that by choice, because the declined the honour, some political thing or what?

V

Because they are both Democrats, dah.

[Siege]

Or maybe a cruise missile.

Or a fishing boat.