U.S. Carrier Locations

Article does not contain all U.S. carrier positions, obviously, as Obama regime moves forward with waging war on Iran, appears prepared to sacrifice old U.S. ships involving sinkings, U.S. Naval personnel in "false flag" to inflame mindless Americans; Syria/Iran/Iraq alliance becoming reality to defend from U.S., Israeli aggressions

Global Security
01/18/2012

"...We obviously always continue to make preparations to be
prepared for any contingency, but we are not making any special
steps at this point in order to deal with the situation [in the Strait of Hormuz]."

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
January 18, 2012
at a press conference at the Pentagon

The USS Abraham Lincoln, known as CVN-72:  Soon to be sunk?

"[Fifth Fleet has] had a two- carrier presence for quite a while. This is not
-- the fact that there are two carriers in that AOR is not an indication of
anything specific with respect to Iran...that presence changes all the time.
 
It fluctuates based on needs and requirements set by the combatant commander ...[The deployment of two aircraft carriers to the CENTCOM AOR is just] prudent force posture requirements set by the combatant commander."

Pentagon Spokesman Captain John Kirby
January 11, 2012
at a press conference at the Pentagon

"When word of a crisis breaks out in Washington, it's no accident that
the first question that comes to everyone's lips is:  'Where's the nearest carrier?'"

President Bill Clinton
March 12, 1993
aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt

Carrier Strike Groups  

Carrier Task Force 

Amphibious Ready Groups 

FRP - Fleet Response Plan  

IDTC - Inter-Deployment Training Cycle  

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Panetta "Concerned" About "Doctor" Who Assisted in bin-Laden Raid - And is About to Talk

White House cowards Biden and Panetta jump ship as others in Obama regime prepare to do same when real story on bin Laden's murder by former CIA friends begins to emerge; look soon for an obituary on this "doctor"

Agencies
01/29/2011

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly the key role a Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States ahead of the strike on Osama bin Laden's compound last May that killed the terrorism mastermind.

Panetta and Biden panicking, real story may emerge

The doctor who provided key information ought to be released, Panetta told CBS's "60 Minutes" in a segment set to air Sunday.

"I'm very concerned about what the Pakistanis did with this individual," Panetta told CBS. "This was an individual who in fact helped provide intelligence that was very helpful with regards to this operation. And he was not in any way treasonous towards Pakistan."

Dr. Shakeel Afridi helped the CIA use a vaccination campaign to collect DNA samples from residents of bin Laden's to verify the terror leader's presence there.

Pakistan, which expressed its anger over the raid without consulting Pakistani authorities, has charged Afridi with treason.

"Pakistan and the United States have a common cause here against terrorism, have a common cause against al Qaeda," Panetta said. "And for them to take this kind of action against somebody who was helping to go after terrorism, I just think is a real mistake on their part."

Panetta said Pakistan can discipline Afridi in whatever manner it deems appropriate but the doctor should be released.

Many analysts felt U.S. officials had kept quiet about Afridi so as to not implicate him.

Credulous U.S. sheep celebrate their complete lack of morals, brains

Panetta also told CBS that he remains convinced that someone in authority in Pakistan knew that bin Laden was hiding in the city of Abbottabad, a largely military community outside the capital.

He said there were intelligence reports of Pakistani helicopters passing over the bin Laden compound. He also questioned why the Pakistanis would not notice the vast complex with 18-foot walls.

"So you would have thought that somebody would have asked the question, 'What the hell's going on there?'" Panetta said. "I personally have always felt that somebody must have had some sense of what was happening at this compound."

Panetta said the United States chose not to inform Pakistan of the raid due to security concerns.

"We had seen some military helicopters actually going over this compound. And for that reason, it concerned us that, if we, in fact, brought (Pakistan) into it, that they might ... give bin Laden a heads up."

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