11 US Ships pass through Suez

[RedFive]

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138164

So is this a big deal, or is Drudge highlighting it in red for sensationalism? How many ships are in your average Carrier Strike Group? How often do we do ops with the Israelis?

 

[HeyJoe]

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138164

So is this a big deal, or is Drudge highlighting it in red for sensationalism? How many ships are in your average Carrier Strike Group? How often do we do ops with the Israelis?

1. If it is, then it shouldn't be discussed.

2. The press can speculate, but those in uniform should not.

3. You can go to any CSG website and see the assigned ships for yourself.

4. Ops with foreign countries go on all the time. Some are announced, some not due to sensitivites.

 

[RedFive]

Fair enough.

 

[Floppy_D]

All this does is make me nostalgic. "Are you sure this DDG will fit? Okay, whatever, back to my 50 mount. Wait, carriers come through too?!?!? But there's sand everywhere!"

Stupid ditch.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Carriers fit just fine; however you can look over and down and all you see is sand at some points.

Looking at Egypt from our transition in 1988 on the USS Forrestal.



AE 606 photo

 

[HeyJoe]

All this does is make me nostalgic. "Are you sure this DDG will fit? Okay, whatever, back to my 50 mount. Wait, carriers come through too?!?!? But there's sand everywhere!"

Stupid ditch.

That you? vvv

070828-N-0841E-004 SUEZ CANAL (Aug. 26, 2007) - Sonar Technician Surface 3rd class Brian Mahoney mans a .50-caliber machine gun aboard guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) during the transit through the Suez Canal. Carr is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd class Oscar Espinoza (RELEASED)

Plenty of room..one size fits all!!

080923-N-1082Z-038 SUEZ CANAL, Egypt(Sept. 23, 2008) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) transits through the Suez Canal. San Antonio is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky (Released)

USS America (God Rest Her Soul) "Doing the Ditch" in her heyday

 

[helolumpy]

I always hated having to wrap all the aircraft in barrier paper prior to going through the ditch to make sure the sand stays out...
Then there's the mother of all FOD walkdowns following transit looking for stuff that could have been blown (or thrown) onto the deck...

 

[Flash]

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138164

So is this a big deal, or is Drudge highlighting it in red for sensationalism? How many ships are in your average Carrier Strike Group? How often do we do ops with the Israelis?

Looking closely at the article I see nothing saying that we are working with the Israelis, just that the ships were going through at the same time. Could be more of a convenience thing on the Egyptian's part than anything else since the article says they shut the canal to allow the ships through.

 

[BigRed389]

Looking closely at the article I see nothing saying that we are working with the Israelis, just that the ships were going through at the same time. Could be more of a convenience thing on the Egyptian's part than anything else since the article says they shut the canal to allow the ships through.

And they always shut the canal for one way traffic.

That's standard.

 

[Flash]

And they always shut the canal for one way traffic.

That's standard.

Never done it so I didn't know, thanks. Either way the ships going through at the same time doesn't necessarily mean they were together, maybe they are just 'friends with benefits'.

 

[Bevo16]

Looking closely at the article I see nothing saying that we are working with the Israelis, just that the ships were going through at the same time. Could be more of a convenience thing on the Egyptian's part than anything else since the article says they shut the canal to allow the ships through.

And what looks like an exercise could be a prelude to war. How can we tell the difference?
[/HFRO]

 

[nittany03]

And what looks like an exercise could be a prelude to war. How can we tell the difference?
[/HFRO]

If we could, we still wouldn't be talking about it here, so what's the difference?

*cough, cough*

 

[Flash]

And what looks like an exercise could be a prelude to war. How can we tell the difference?

Isn't that what Drudge is supposed to do? Or is it Tom Clancy?

 

[A4sForever]

Isn't that what Drudge is supposed to do? Or is it Tom Clancy?

Neither ... when you look up and see these, you know it's just hit the fan:

 

[HeyJoe]

Or just speak softly and carry a big "deck"

100619-N-6003P-599 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 19, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman enters the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility following successful operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Harry S. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released)