Elements of the US Pacific Naval fleet embark for Japan to help. - Polidicks

[img]http://in.reuters.com/resources_v2/images/logo.gif[/img] [release]REUTERS - President Barack Obama offered U.S. ally Japan any assistance needed on Friday after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated coastal areas and killed hundreds of people. Here is a list of U.S. Navy vessels being positioned for earthquake and tsunami relief, according to the Pentagon. USS ESSEX, (an amphibious assault vessel -- complement: 1,200 (Navy) 1,800 (Marines) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, this morning. The ship is making preparations to depart as early as Friday evening. USS BLUE RIDGE (command and control ship -- complement: approximately 1,500 all Navy), which arrived in Singapore this morning, is loading a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief kit and making preparations to depart Saturday morning. The USS BOXER Amphibious Ready Group, which includes: * USS BOXER (amphibious assault ship complement: 1,174 Navy, 2,070 Marines). * USS GREEN BAY (amphibious transport dock - complement: approximately 360 crew -- can deliver a force of approximately 800 Marines). * USS COMSTOCK (amphibious dock landing ship - complement: approximately 347 Navy crew and approximately 400 Marines), is currently at sea in the Western Pacific en route to a scheduled replenishment in Guam. The USS RONALD REAGAN carrier strike group is now at sea in the Western Pacific en route to a scheduled port visit to South Korea, but is postured to respond if directed. The RONALD REAGAN is a nuclear-powered carrier with 3,200 Navy crew and 2,480 aviators and air wing personnel, and approximately 85 planes. The USS TORTUGA, (dock landing ship -- complement: approximately 410 Navy crew and 400 Marines) currently in Sasebo, Japan, is making preparations to get underway as early as Friday evening. The landing ships USS HARPER'S FERRY and USS GERMANTOWN were in the Pacific and have been redirected to Japan. The aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON is in maintenance and docked in Yokosuka, Japan.[/release] [url]http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/idINIndia-55514820110311[/url] [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MTE3roZy35A/SwfU8TQT0fI/AAAAAAAAFFk/pOt-WBPhku0/s1600/USN+USS+Essex+LHD-2+file+bow+shot.jpg[/img] USS ESSEX [img]http://www.notmytribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/uss-blue-ridge-mount-fuji.jpg[/img] USS BLUE RIDGE [img]http://crossedcrocodiles.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/uss-boxer.jpg[/img] USS BOXER [img]http://www.bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/uss-green-bay.jpg[/img] USS GREENBAY [img]http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/photos/carr_ffg_52/uss_carr_19.jpg[/img] USS COMSTOCK [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/US_Navy_070327-N-7130B-202_Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier_USS_Ronald_Reagan_%28CVN_76%29_maneuvers_into_position_for_a_photo_exercise_%28PHOTOEX%29_with_the_members_of_Ronald_Reagan_Strike_Group_and_ships_from_the_Republic_of_Korea.jpg/800px-US_Navy_070327-N-7130B-202_Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier_USS_Ronald_Reagan_%28CVN_76%29_maneuvers_into_position_for_a_photo_exercise_%28PHOTOEX%29_with_the_members_of_Ronald_Reagan_Strike_Group_and_ships_from_the_Republic_of_Korea.jpg[/img] USS RONALD REAGAN CARRIER STRIKE GROUP [img]http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/maritime/USS_Harpers_Ferry.jpg[/img] USS HARPERS FERRY [img]http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/12/10124201.jpg[/img] USS GERMANTOWN [img]http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/george_washington_cvn_73/01_uss_george_washington_cvn_73.jpg[/img] USS GEORGE WASHINGTON :eagle:

Yay. More help is on the way :3: Everyone is so friendly now.

North Korea is going to have a fucking field day with this I'm sure

[QUOTE=Ven Kaeo;28552820]North Korea is going to have a fucking field day with this I'm sure[/QUOTE] How?

[QUOTE=xeonmuffin;28552853]How?[/QUOTE] They claim the US is gonna kill them, US denies it, NK then goes FULL RETARD. Someone fires, next thing you know, everyones dead.

[QUOTE=GeneralFredrik;28553015]They claim the US is gonna kill them, US denies it, NK then goes FULL RETARD. Someone fires, next thing you know, everyones dead.[/QUOTE] Calm down, the last time NK fired an oversea missle it crashed 40 kilometers after taking-off We're safe here :smug:

[QUOTE=ze beaver;28553122]Calm down, the last time NK fired an oversea missle it crashed 40 kilometers after taking-off We're safe here :smug:[/QUOTE] I was talking more about the statement: "how" in his question not if I think it will happen. Also, that is hilarious.

heh, people care about tsunamis and earthquakes only when they hit first world countries. Still nice of the Navy I suppose.

[QUOTE=Lamar;28553395]heh, people care about tsunamis and earthquakes only when they hit first world countries. Still nice of the Navy I suppose.[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_tsunami[/url] wat.

Honestly, that was one of the first places I went with this. "How is North Korea going to respond to this?" I was thinking something along the lines of saying that they were "testing a new weapon"! :v:

[QUOTE=Lamar;28553395]heh, people care about tsunamis and earthquakes only when they hit first world countries. Still nice of the Navy I suppose.[/QUOTE] Do you genuinely believe that or are you just seriously attempting to troll everyone?

[QUOTE=GeneralFredrik;28553481]Do you genuinely believe that or are you just seriously attempting to troll everyone?[/QUOTE] He also thought the Age of Consent should be lowered to 13-14.

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;28553565]He also thought the Age of Consent should be lowered to 13-14.[/QUOTE] Oh it's that guy. Fuck, I obviously got trolled. Dammit, I can't help myself sometimes.

lol USS Ronald Regan that just sounds silly

I noticed on that list the Ronald Reagan is going to S Korea, and will be diverted only if needed. It sounds like plenty of other people are interested in making sure N Korea knows now is not the time to screw around.

I'm not praying for japan. You want to know why? Two words, [B]Pearl[/B] [B]Harbor[/B]. My grand pa told me never to forget. Thx for the sneak attack pacific ocean. Re post this if you love America.

[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;28553599]I noticed on that list the Ronald Reagan is going to S Korea, and will be diverted only if needed. It sounds like plenty of other people are interested in making sure N Korea knows now is not the time to screw around.[/QUOTE] With everyones eyes on the Japanese, of course the US will be careful to make sure the North doesn't launch an attack.

[QUOTE=JLea;28553615]I'm not praying for japan. You want to know why? Two words, [B]Pearl[/B] [B]Harbor[/B]. My grand pa told me never to forget. Thx for the sneak attack pacific ocean. Re post this if you love America.[/QUOTE] Because today's Japanese people think of Americans in the exact same way as the Japanese did in WW2.

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[QUOTE=JLea;28553732][img_thumb]http://i52.tinypic.com/2ltobw1.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Too bad he hasn't shot himself in his own face the inbreed idiot hick.

[QUOTE=Eluveitie;28553712]Because today's Japanese people think of Americans in the exact same way as the Japanese did in WW2.[/QUOTE] :downsbravo:

My relatives in Sasebo say that the Tortuga shipped out a while ago

this tsunami is gods way of payback for pearl harbor never forget 12/07/1941

Two atom bombs on civilian cities are plenty of payback for a military vs military battle, it's funny people still talk like Pearl Harbor was never avenged.

This isn't going to turn into a atomic debate is it?

[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;28556507]Two atom bombs on civilian cities are plenty of payback for a military vs military battle, it's funny people still talk like Pearl Harbor was never avenged.[/QUOTE] They're the type of people who think anything short of total annihilation isn't enough payback. Just ignore them.

Even the Japanese pilots were upset with Pearl Harbor. The Japanese embassy was slow to decode the message and deliver to the US. So they had not officially declared war yet until after the attack on Pearl was over. The pilots felt it was a dishonorable mission.

I wonder how these ships could hold up against tsunamis.

The tsunami is just a normal wave on the water until it gets close to land, when the seabed starts to rise and the wave force is pushed upwards out of the surface water. That is why you can often see ships heading out to sea if there is a tsunami warning.

[QUOTE=Ridge;28557332]The tsunami is just a normal wave on the water until it gets close to land, when the seabed starts to rise and the wave force is pushed upwards out of the surface water. That is why you can often see ships heading out to sea if there is a tsunami warning.[/QUOTE] Thanks, I forgot all about that.