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| 120306-N-QN361-038 ARABIAN SEA (March 6, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the British Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Westminster (F 237) transit the Arabian Sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jerine Lee/Released) |
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| 120310-N-BC134-191 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (March 10, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Strait of Hormuz. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Grandin/Released) |
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| 120309-N-DR144-973 ARABIAN GULF (March 9, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is underway in the Arabian Gulf. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released) |
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| 120311-N-ZE938-078 NORFOLK (March 11, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) departs Naval Station Norfolk for the ship's 22nd and final deployment. Enterprise is deploying as part of Enterprise Carrier Strike Group to support 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 Seaman Frank J. Pikul/Released) |
The Lincoln, Vinson and Enterprise....all operating near the Strait of Hormuz. We have the New Yankee Station...
Wait a sec. Wasn't the aft radar mast removed from the Vinson during the 2009 RCOH ?
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Did they re-install it ?
looks like a different one to me. i'm not sure though. i really don't keep up with the mods being done to aircraft carriers.
ReplyDeleteYep the mast is gone. That's the Vinson but it's an old picture
ReplyDeletedude. i just pulled those off the Navy website this morning and its dated with a very recent date...what are you talking about????
ReplyDeleteFreedom of the Seas baby! Freedom of the Seas. Iran's saber rattling about the gulf being 'theirs' and telling us to stay out could not be left unanswered.
ReplyDeleteyeah but i didn't expect quite so forceful an answer. the Israeli's must be pushing real hard for an airstrike against Iran for the Obama administration to go this far in a show of force exercise.
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