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U.S. to deploy more ships to support Libya planning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will deploy additional amphibious ships to the Mediterranean, the military said on Friday, as part of the Obama administration's plans for responding to ongoing violence in Libya. The USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will deploy on March 23 "ahead of its original schedule in order to relieve units from the USS Kearsarge (Amphibious Ready Group) currently positioned in the Mediterranean Sea," it said in a statement. The arriving group includes the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, based in Virginia, and other ships. (Reporting by Phil Stewart, editing by Philip Barbara)
USS BATAAN (LHD 5) was commissioned September 20, 1997. BATAAN is the fifth ship in the WASP class of United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ships. The mission of BATAAN is to enable the Navy and Marine Corps team to accomplish a seamless transition “….from the sea” to the land battle, as the lead ship and centerpiece of an Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG). A multi-mission ARG is capable of amphibious assault, advance force, and special purpose operations, as well as non-combatant evacuation and other humanitarian assistance missions.
Originally posted by thePharaoh
....who are 'they'....US, FRANCE, BRITAIN,GERMANY, ITALY AND QATAR......
Originally posted by nerbot
Originally posted by thePharaoh
....who are 'they'....US, FRANCE, BRITAIN,GERMANY, ITALY AND QATAR......
I thought Germany abstained in the vote concerning the no fly zone. If I'm wrong please let me know.