US sends aircraft carrier group to Mediterranean as Russia threat looms

[mystery-ak]

US sends aircraft carrier group to Mediterranean as Russia threat looms
By Ellen Mitchell - 01/21/22 04:49 PM EST

The U.S. military has sent the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group to take part in a NATO naval exercise in the Mediterranean amid tensions between the West and Russia, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson announced Friday.

Neptune Strike 22 exercises, which are set to begin Monday and run through Feb. 4, will “demonstrate NATO’s ability to integrate the high-end maritime strike capabilities of an aircraft carrier strike group to support the deterrence and defense of the alliance,” press secretary John Kirby told reporters. 

He added that the strike group, along with several other NATO allies he did not name, “will participate in coordinated maritime maneuvers, anti-submarine warfare training, and long-range strike training.”

Kirby insisted the war games had been “long-planned,” since 2020, and were not in response to the recent Russian military buildup near the Ukrainian border, though the drills are not listed on NATO’s website among exercises slated for this year.

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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/590845-us-sends-aircraft-carrier-group-to-mediterranean-as-russian-threat-looms

[Hoodat]

Kirby insisted the war games had been “long-planned,” since 2020, and were not in response to the recent Russian military buildup near the Ukrainian border, though the drills are not listed on NATO’s website among exercises slated for this year.

In other words, if anything bad happens, we will blame President Trump for putting our military personnel in harms way.

[sneakypete]

IF  an actual war were to start,the ships and crews would maybe live for 15-20 minutes.

Carrier battle groups are good for scaring 3rd world nations,but Russia isn't a 3rd world nation.

[libertybele]

IF  an actual war were to start,the ships and crews would maybe live for 15-20 minutes.

Carrier battle groups are good for scaring 3rd world nations,but Russia isn't a 3rd world nation.

I believe you @sneakypete   I have absolutely no faith whatsoever in the CIC.

[240B]

I believe you @sneakypete   I have absolutely no faith whatsoever in the CIC.

Wonder if Milley called all his buddies in China to warn them that a carrier is on the way.

[Hoodat]

Wonder if Milley called all his buddies in China to warn them that a carrier is on the way.

He has Putin on speed dial to let him know if a squadron of F-18s begins fueling up.

[sneakypete]

I believe you @sneakypete   I have absolutely no faith whatsoever in the CIC.

@libertybele

Has nothing to do with the CIC. This ain't the 1940's. It is impossible to hide a carrier battle group these days,and they are exposed on the open sea.

All it would take would be a couple of nukes exploding within a mile or so of them,and they are history.

[sneakypete]

Wonder if Milley called all his buddies in China to warn them that a carrier is on the way.

@240B

I am guessing that is a call that was made quickly. Both the NWO and his place in it are at risk.

[240B]

No need for nukes


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9H50tHiHjs

[Restored]

No one is going to nuke anyone. This is merely intelligence gathering. The Russians will try to get into the battle group with a sub and the battle group will let them. Meanwhile, other subs are tracking that sub. People on the carrier will be looking at Russian air assets very closely.

I went to a wedding with parents of a bubblehead. The kid said the Russians were very aggressive last year while US attack subs were quarantined due to Covid(Biden).

[Hoodat]

All it would take would be a couple of nukes exploding within a mile or so of them,and they are history.

They don't need nukes.

New Russian hypersonic missile set for delivery

21st January 2022, 19:12 GMT+11

Trials of the state-of-the-art Zircon sea-launched hypersonic cruise missile are currently being completed, and the projectiles will be deployed to the Russian Navy later this year, a deputy defense minister revealed on Thursday.

The Zircon has made significant headlines worldwide for its capabilities, and last year it was named by US Navy Admiral Charles A. Richard as a threat to America.

"Because of these challenges, our current terrestrial- and space-based sensor architecture may not be sufficient to detect and track these hypersonic missiles," he said.

With testing now nearing an end, the high-speed guided projectile is due to be deployed in the near future.

"State tests of the Zircon sea-based hypersonic cruise missile are being completed. Its serial deliveries will start in 2022," Aleksey Krivoruchko told his superior, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu.  .  .  .

.  .  .   The Zircon is an anti-ship missile capable of accelerating up to Mach 9. It has been designed to hit enemy surface ships, such as frigates and aircraft carriers, as well as ground targets located within the range of the missile. Zircon's speed (9,800-11,025 km/h) makes it difficult for it to be stopped by any anti-aircraft systems.

https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/272217600/new-russian-hypersonic-missile-set-for-delivery



Good luck stopping something travelling at Mach 9.

[Hoodat]

Russian 3M22 Tsirkon Missile

[sneakypete]

No one is going to nuke anyone. This is merely intelligence gathering. The Russians will try to get into the battle group with a sub and the battle group will let them. Meanwhile, other subs are tracking that sub. People on the carrier will be looking at Russian air assets very closely.

I went to a wedding with parents of a bubblehead. The kid said the Russians were very aggressive last year while US attack subs were quarantined due to Covid(Biden).

@Restored


Well,since I mentioned a nuclear weapons attack,I was obviously speaking of how long a battle group would last in a shooting war with Russia.

Or even China,if they could get permission from the Biden administration to return fire.

[rangerrebew]

@ restored

In 1976, Israel had a plane hijacked and taken to Kenya.  Our battle group. which had been operating in the South China Sea for about 8 months, was sent in to the Indian Ocean toward Africa.  For what reason I'm not sure since Kenya is on the other side of Africa.  Anyway, the Ruskes sent a battle group to tail us and see what we were up to.  They had their intel sub with them which, unfortunately for them, we found right away and pinged 24/7 for about a week until we left.  The captain of my ship invited the Ruskie commander over to the carrier for dinner and said he would send a helo over to pick him up and take him back.  The Ruskie commander said he would love to but didn't think his superiors would appreciate it.  One time they needed to unrep and set the same course as we were on before hooking up to take on fuel.  As soon as they were transferring, our Captain broke off the course and went the other way.  They broke off the unrep to stay with us. That happened two or three times before the Captain let them take on fuel.  As restored said, it was probably intelligence gathering more than anything but at that time they didn't have the assets to be a real danger to us since we had a destroyer behind each of their ships plus they were still burning coal oil and you could tell where they were but the volumes of smoke they emitted (Al Gore would have had a hissy fit) so it wasn't like they could hide anywhere.  As we left and went into the straits of Malaka toward the South China Sea they wished a safe journey home as we did them.  The media has a tendency to overthink some of these meetings at sea.