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From: ricko@rosevax.Rosemount.COM (Rick O'Brien)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Are Aircraft Carriers Obsolete?
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Date: 23 Jan 89 02:28:54 GMT
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In article <3291@cbnews.ATT.COM>, dkrause@ORION.CF.UCI.EDU (Doug Krause) writes:
> In article <3233@cbnews.ATT.COM> goss@cs.umn.edu (Kenneth S Goss) writes:
> >I could certainly see the advantages of having to travel several extra 
> >thousand miles during wartime to reach a target.
> Which brings up a question.  How long does it take a carrier to
> get from the U.S. to say, the Mediterranean?

I believe that there is always a U.S. Fleet on station in the Med.  The U.S.
Navy wants 15 nuclear carrier battle groups, I believe that there are now
13.  The Navy feels that 15 are needed to keep 5 on station at all times.
On station does not mean in transit.  I may be wrong, but I think that there
is always a group on station in the Med, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic, and
two in the Pacific.  Anyone know for sure?