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2006-04-12 Caribbean-Latin America
Aircraft Carrier Group Heads to Caribbean
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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-04-12 12:08|| || Front Page|| [11140 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1  a 30-plane air wing.
:<
Posted by 6 2006-04-12 12:32||   2006-04-12 12:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The carrier will arrive at its first stop in St. Maarten on Friday. Other countries on the tour include Honduras, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Trinidad Tobago, Curacao, Aruba and St. Kitts.

That's a nice cruise.
Posted by tu3031 2006-04-12 12:39||   2006-04-12 12:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Are they shadowing a Royal Caribbean ship?
Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-04-12 13:00||   2006-04-12 13:00|| Front Page Top

#4 I bet Hugo's messing his Depends right now. ;)
Posted by Desert Blondie 2006-04-12 13:07|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]  2006-04-12 13:07|| Front Page Top

#5 That 30 plane air wing could be re-enforced in a matter of hours at need be.
Posted by Cheaderhead 2006-04-12 13:14||   2006-04-12 13:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Although the group has no plans to dock in Venezuela, the U.S. ambassador in Caracas met Sunday with the head of the Southern Command, Gen. Bantz Craddock, aboard the George Washington

no need to dock to deliver the message
Posted by Frank G 2006-04-12 13:21||   2006-04-12 13:21|| Front Page Top

#7 He added: "There's no other symbol of American power like the carrier."

He ain't kiddin'.
Posted by Ptah">Ptah  2006-04-12 13:23|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]  2006-04-12 13:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Port of Spain harbor faces the Venezuelan mainland. It is just about 9 miles away.
To get to Aruba, the battle group will sail along the coastline of Venezuela.
Posted by john 2006-04-12 14:05||   2006-04-12 14:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Is it just me or does it look like somebody is putting everything in place to make sure no nutbag things it would be a good time to take advantage of a situation.

And they say we have no plan.
Posted by C-Low 2006-04-12 14:12||   2006-04-12 14:12|| Front Page Top

#10 I predict a freedom of navigation exercise off the coast of Venezuela.
Posted by Penguin 2006-04-12 14:47||   2006-04-12 14:47|| Front Page Top

#11 From Trinidad to Aruba, it has to sail along practically tte entire Venezuelan coast
Posted by john 2006-04-12 15:01||   2006-04-12 15:01|| Front Page Top

#12 But, but, how can you have gunship diplomacy on a ship with no guns?
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-12 15:16||   2006-04-12 15:16|| Front Page Top

#13 This is obviously a DoD marketing event. Wait until Hugo sees the USS George Washington and Nimitz. He'll forget all about Condi Rice and that inflatable tub doll. USS Underwood??? Isn't that a typewriter?
Posted by Besoeker 2006-04-12 15:20||   2006-04-12 15:20|| Front Page Top

#14 No guns?

Hugo is ex-military.. he knows the firepower of a CVN battle group...

Posted by john 2006-04-12 15:25||   2006-04-12 15:25|| Front Page Top

#15 "...fully armed and operational Carrier Battle Group!"
Posted by mojo">mojo  2006-04-12 16:00||   2006-04-12 16:00|| Front Page Top

#16 Hey, its Spring Break Time!
Posted by 3dc 2006-04-12 16:12||   2006-04-12 16:12|| Front Page Top

#17 #12: But, but, how can you have gunship diplomacy on a ship with no guns?

I know you're being snarky.
Guns are not needed in the missle age, even so I'll bet the aircraft have guns, lots of guns.
Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-04-12 21:08||   2006-04-12 21:08|| Front Page Top

#18 Hugo may be getting ready to seize some large key oil fields...
Posted by crazyhorse 2006-04-12 21:59||   2006-04-12 21:59|| Front Page Top

#19 Meanwhile, in WESTPAC, local news here in Guam have reported that up to 3 USN carriers will be engaged in NAVEX's around Guam.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-04-12 23:03||   2006-04-12 23:03|| Front Page Top

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