USN Pacific Fleet SITREP
The US is moving planes and aircraft carriers closer to #Taiwan due to the upcoming visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan – Nikkei Asia
The #USNavy has 2 aircraft carrier groups & 2 amphibious assault groups in the region, plus other assets based in #Japan, Hawaii & Guam pic.twitter.com/L0eEr3px5N
— Indo-Pacific News – Watching the CCP-China Threat (@IndoPac_Info) August 1, 2022
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Remembering the defense posture when I enlisted in the US Army in 1980. The US Navy had 16 aircraft carriers! Of course, the Cold War was still in effect. I believe we are down to 11 aircraft carriers now. This article shows only 2 in the Pacific. I cannot fathom the logic there? The Pacific is by far the largest ocean. China has been on the move in multiple areas in the region. Perhaps we only keep a percentage of carrier battle groups at sea at any given time? Maybe our Air Bases in Korea, Japan and Okinawa cover the Pacific as well? When we left the Philippines, I recall thinking “This is a big mistake!” Anyway, I trust that the Pentagon brass has thought this through, the potential conflict with China, defending Taiwan…….
“I trust that the Pentagon brass has thought this through”
These are the same guys that believed 20 years of fictitious reports about the training status and readiness of the Aghan Nat Army. These are same guys who decided to abandon Baghram in the middle of the night and to utilize the militarily undefendable Kabul airport as the evacuation hub instead. No offense, but the only thing I trust about them is that they will fail to win any fight they get into.
…but diversity is our strength…
I have personally seen the SECNAV’s hand picked aide, I vibrant woman of course, order enlisted sailors to keep the large wake from a passing ferries from lapping loudly against the side of a docked warship. Seems it was making too much noise during the SECNAV’s remarks. The astonished Navy swabs could do nothing but stare back at the LCDR like she was an idiot, which she evidently was. The LCDR for her part. was equally astonished that the sailors didn’t immediately snap to and silence the boat wakes when she ordered it. We laughed about that one for weeks. The SECNAV’s security goons had to look the other way to avoid being seen smirking. I wish I was making this up, but I’m afraid that is what we will be going to war with.
The other carriers are in home ports under repair. Not good.
If/when a carrier is harpooned sending 75 years of strategy and 5000 sailors to the bottom, then what? IMO the only thing holding that scenario back is nuclear retaliation. I hope I’m wrong & the navy has something better than C-Ram.
It’s just a matter of time. Inside the inner island chain of Japan-Taiwan-Philippines the carriers are sitting ducks. The problem with operating outside that line and trying to support a fight inside or along it is that even at maximum range for the air wings, the vulnerability is still much higher than what we are accustomed to. The US has put out the vibe to potential enemies for decades that our carriers are too be regarded as US territory and there is a likelyhood of a nuclear price to be paid should someone manage to sink one. I’m not sure that implied threat carries any weight given our present leadership, our likely opponents, and all the backslapping that took place after the MOSCVA sinking.