[MilCom] US Carriers to Caribbean?

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Does anyone have any frequencies for the carrier group??

Tom 
Tallahassee, FL.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Greg Brazil <baycomm at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Apr 12, 2006 10:42 AM
>To: Amtrak35 at aol.com
>Cc: milcom at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [MilCom] US Carriers to Caribbean?
>
>1,100-foot long Nimitz-class carrier, which includes all carriers made 
>after the USS Nimitz. Nimitz is tied up at North Island, San Diego.  USS 
>George Washgington is a "Nimitz class carrier"
>Greg (SF Bay Area)
>
>Amtrak35 at aol.com wrote:
>
>>   Why is this called the Washington strike group yet only mention USS Nimtz 
>> docking? Does the USS Washington hang at sea during this trip?
>> 
>>  Mark
>>  Maryland
>> 
>> 
>> Aircraft Carrier Group Heads to Caribbean 
>> 
>> By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ 
>> Associated Press Writer 
>>  
>> ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (AP) -- An aircraft carrier strike group 
>> moved into the Caribbean this week to begin two months of naval exercises in what 
>> the U.S. military hopes will be a show of its commitment to the region.
>> 
>> The deployment by the USS George Washington group will also focus on threats 
>> such as drug and human trafficking, according to the Miami-based U.S. Southern 
>> Command, which oversees military activities in Latin America.
>> 
>> Brig. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., the Southern Command's chief of staff, 
>> called the tour an "opportunity for us to touch base with our partner countries."
>> 
>> He added: "There's no other symbol of American power like the carrier."
>> 
>> Members of the strike group, led by the nearly 1,100-foot long Nimitz-class 
>> carrier, made their first port stops Monday and Tuesday. The USS Stout, a 
>> destroyer, stopped in Curacao, while the USS Underwood, a frigate, docked in 
>> Cartagena, Colombia.
>> 
>> The military has dismissed allegations by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez 
>> that it is planning an invasion of his country. But analysts say the show of 
>> force sends a signal to Chavez and other Latin American leaders about U.S. 
>> strength.
>> 
>> Although the group has no plans to dock in Venezuela, the U.S. ambassador in 
>> Caracas met Sunday with the head of the Southern Command, Gen. Bantz Craddock, 
>> aboard the George Washington.
>> 
>> Southern Command leaders were conducting a routine quarterly meeting, but the 
>> high interest from Venezuela in the deployment prompted the diplomatic 
>> participation, according to Southern Command Spokesman Jose Ruiz.
>>  
>> The carrier will arrive at its first stop in St. Maarten on Friday. Other 
>> countries on the tour include Honduras, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Trinidad Tobago, 
>> Curacao, Aruba and St. Kitts.
>> 
>> Daniel Erikson, a Caribbean analyst for the Inter-American Dialogue policy 
>> institute, said many Latin American nations are concerned because the U.S. has 
>> threatened since 2002 to withdraw military aid from governments that do not 
>> sign an agreement pledging not to turn American citizens over to the 
>> International Criminal Court.
>> 
>> A number of Caribbean countries have not signed the waiver.
>> 
>> "Washington has been trying to figure out ways, without backing down, to show 
>> the U.S. is still willing to engage with allies in the region," he said.
>> 
>> The deployment also sends a signal to China, which has invested heavily in 
>> Latin America, Erikson said, explaining that many Caribbean leaders "have been 
>> puzzled by what they see as Washington's passivity" on China's role in the 
>> area, Erikson said.
>> 
>> The Norfolk, Va.-based strike group also includes the USS Monterey, a 
>> cruiser, and a 30-plane air wing.
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