U.S. war approaching: exposure before the outbreak of war, the U.S. aircraft carrier deployment

started a war takes a long time to prepare, from the network to collect all kind of news to see the 1991 Gulf War and in March 2003 before the war started in Iraq, the U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups have carried out a series of its deployment.

from the United States began to deploy for the Gulf War started the first aircraft carrier to the war began five months apart, while the Iraq war, the U.S. war in Iraq from 2002 to deploy the first one aircraft carrier to the outbreak of the Iraq war in March 2003 but also before and after 6 months or so. The deployment of U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups and their war is not between certain rules to follow? Xinhua military editor for the wars in your inventory before the deployment of U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups, with a view of the law which may exist.

Data Figure: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman

before the outbreak of the Gulf War, the deployment of U.S. aircraft carrier battle list

carrier name

deployed aircraft carrier on deployment time and time interval

Independence

1990 年 8 月初 Saratoga than in early August 1990 Kennedy, one week in mid-August 1990 number less than 10 days in early October 1990 Independence month and a half

Midway Road

1990 年 early November 11 Raiders number one month, the United States No. 12 Roosevelt, No. 1990 end of month

1991 年 1 17, the Gulf War broke out, from the last carrier deployment less than a month away from the first carrier to deploy five months, a total of six aircraft carriers deployed.

1990 年 8 2, United States, “Independence” from the U.S. Pentagon’s command, rushed towards the Gulf region, the first to reach the southeastern Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

1990 August 6-7, the U.S., “Saratoga,” the carrier battle group left the United States naval base in Florida, when the “Kennedy” aircraft carrier battle group arrived in late August, the ” Saratoga “aircraft carrier battle group and via the Suez Canal into the Red Sea deployment.

1990 年 8 15, “Kennedy” aircraft carrier battle group from the United States pulled out, the U.S. Navy to go to the Gulf region’s first four aircraft carrier battle group arrived in late August about the Eastern Mediterranean, war prior to deployment in the Red Sea.

1990 年 10 on 2, “Independence” aircraft carrier through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, three days later, “Independence” aircraft carrier has pulled out of the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and continue to cruising between the Gulf of Oman.

1990 年 11 月 5, starting from the Yokosuka Naval Base, “Midway” aircraft carrier battle group to reach the Arabian Sea north-east of the Strait of Hormuz to take over the “Independence” mission in the Gulf region.

1990 on Christmas Eve, United States, “Raiders” aircraft carrier battle groups starting to be deployed in the Persian Gulf.

1990 on Christmas, the “American” aircraft carrier battle group to leave the United States, were deployed in the Red Sea.

1990 on Christmas, the “Roosevelt” aircraft carrier battle group starting to be deployed in the Persian Gulf.

1991 年 1 17, the Gulf War

1991 before the Gulf war started, the U.S. has deployed in the Red Sea, “Kennedy” aircraft carrier “Saratoga” carrier and “American” aircraft carrier, deployed in the Persian Gulf, “Midway” aircraft carrier, “Raiders” aircraft and “Roosevelt” aircraft carrier.

before the outbreak of war in Iraq, the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group deployment list

carrier name

deployed aircraft carrier on deployment time and time between Washington in mid-September 2002 Lincoln less than a month early October 2002, Constellation in November 2002 less than a month Truman Road in December 2002 less than a month

Roosevelt Road

2003 年 2 月 arrived in the Mediterranean Sea less than two months

Kitty Hawk

2003 年 2 月 arrived in the Persian Gulf the same month

2003 3 January 20, the Iraq war, from the last carrier deployment less than a month, six months from the time the first aircraft carrier to deploy a total of six aircraft carriers deployed

2002 September, “9.11″ the first anniversary of the occasion, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier “George Washington” and its battle group heading for the Middle East.

10 month, “George Washington” to be deployed in the Mediterranean, “Lincoln” will arrive in the Persian Gulf, and the other, the U.S. Navy official said, “Constellation” will leave the U.S. West Coast in November to the Persian Bay, “Truman” will be from the east coast starting in December.

10 mid-May, “Lincoln” and “Washington” may have entered the location of the attack on Iraq.

10 this month, came news media, “Constellation” aircraft carrier to the Gulf region will be starting in early November, the United States deployed in the Gulf region’s third aircraft carrier.

12 mid-May, “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group arrived in the Mediterranean

U.S. time February 4, 2003, “Roosevelt” aircraft carrier has begun to move into overseas, the U.S. Navy just said, “Roosevelt No. “departure from Puerto Rico to provide support to cope with the U.S. war on terror and other emergencies, but the speculation,” Roosevelt “aircraft carrier will travel to the Gulf and now in Iraq attack U.S. aircraft carrier range of the other three rounds.

2003 年 2 12, “Roosevelt” aircraft carrier battle group arrived in the Mediterranean

2003 年 2 22, “Constellation” aircraft carrier battle group arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain

2003 年 2 23, the U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups, “Kitty Hawk” arrived in the Persian Gulf

2003 年 3 月 20, the Iraq war

to 3 months the end of the first week, the Navy has two aircraft carriers (the “Roosevelt” and “Truman”) gathered in the eastern Mediterranean, at the same time, there are three aircraft carriers (the “Kitty Hawk”, “Constellation” and “Lincoln”) and equipped aircraft (on aircraft carriers are each equipped with 50 or so attack aircraft) together in the North Arabian Gulf deployment in place. In addition, to the “Lincoln” transition defense, “Nimitz” is being rushed to the Gulf on the way, while the former has experienced an unprecedented nine-month deployment.