The aircraft carrier USS Reagan and its Carrier Strike Group have concluded 7th fleet operations
Question is: which way did they head when they left; east, back home to San Diego; or, west to the 5th fleet area of operations?
It has been a short tour if they go back home. I hope they have a good prompt trip back to the US.
Hey, the 5th fleet now does podcasts!
The Stennis has backed out of the gulf and is providing air support to Afghan forces.
Also in the news, HMS Sir Bedivere brings a new platoon of Royal Marines to HMS Cornwall.
Hope they are more careful with that batch.
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Froomkin at the WaPo catches Bush making a signing statement.
Last month, everyone was up in arms as Japan launched its fleet off Antarctica in the first major hunt of humpbacks since the 1960s.
Here's a disturbing paper: "Can methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus be found in an ambulance fleet?" The answer? Yes. From the abstract:
Greenpeace protests with cute little stunts. The Sea Shepherd throws slick bombs and tries to foul props. And, so far, nothing has stopped the Japanese practice of "scientific" whaling.
"HMS Sir Bedivere" s/b RFA Sir Bedivere - she's a Royal Fleet Auxiliary. In the Navy press release, "enjoying the local culture" s/b "enjoying the hookers and beer".
That is all.
I'll make sure to stay out of Portsmouth harbour pubs until that ignomy is forgotten.
The good news is that one of the Reagan group destroyers just docked at Pearl, so if the rest of the group went with her, they are headed back to harbour and the likelihood of any sillyness next week is very low.