China Showdown? Carriers Stennis & Washington Team-Up along with F22 Squadrons from Alaska. F22s Deploy to Hawaii

September 22, 2012

Source: Investment Watchblog

The Stennis is heading for the Persian Gulf– will Washington following making it 4 carriers off Iran’s coast?

Or are they being positioned for a showdown with China?

120920-N-SF704-238 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 20, 2012) Operating to ensure security and stability in the vital Asia-Pacific region, two of the U.S. Navy’s 11 global force aircraft carriers conducted readiness operations at the conclusion of exercise Valiant Shield.

The Bremerton, Washington-based aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), foreground, the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), background, along with the San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) exercised surface and anti-submarine training events as well as integrated flight operations in order to respond quickly to any future crises in the region.

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http://www.facebook.com/stennis74

Looks like they are both positioned for a China conflict.

Washington just pulled into Guam on the heels of the deployment of an F22 squadron from Alaska.

http://www.facebook.com/notes/uss-george-washington-cvn-73/george-washington-arrives-in-guam-for-friendship-goodwill-by-lt-cmdr-james-stock/10151040522552452

Alaska Reserve F-22 unit becomes fully operational

“Fully operation capable means that we are ready and able to execute our wartime tasking,” said Radliff.

http://www.f-16.net/news_article4622.html

F22’s Deploy from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska

http://www.dvidshub.net/video/156201/f22s-deploy-jber#.UFoPBK7Gr1U#ixzz26wS5roEc

Carter: “Our newest forces are going to the Pacific first.” Says after highlighting F22 deployment and plans to station F35s in region.

https://twitter.com/DoDBuzz

Hawaii ANG has full complement of F-22 Raptors

http://www.f-16.net/news_article4624.html

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/19590629/hawaiis-f22-raptor-fleet-is-complete?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Gen. Hostage: F22 is fully deployable … Our enemy sees it and it scares them.

https://twitter.com/usairforce

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 19, 2012) – An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

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The Economist

This week’s cover preview: Could China and Japan really go to war over these? Sadly, yes.

https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/248762916768210946/photo/1

- DB

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