that thousands of Marines are on a carrier that is now in the Persian Gulf. More should be known shortly, according to FOX.
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that thousands of Marines are on a carrier that is now in the Persian Gulf. More should be known shortly, according to FOX.
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These numbers aren't even possible. A Nimitz class carrier can carry about 5800 people most of whom are Navy Sailors who actually operate the ship, along with Naval flight crews. A Ford class carrier can accomodate about half that many people.Originally Posted by Kathianne
If you really packed those Marines in like sardines you might get 500 on either carrier class.
Totally inefficient way to get Marines around, and we have other ships much more suited to the task.
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Just told you what I heard, feel free to call FOX.
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President Trump just announced that the USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone and encouraged all other countries to likewise protect their interests in a like manner.
That's it so far.
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I haven't heard the report , but on reflection they were probably talking about an entire carrier group which could conceivably include several troop transport ships , but still 5,000 Marines is a lot of jarheads.
4999 more than any of them could count to be exact.@Gunny
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I don't know where you got the numbers, as I wrote what I heard, (thousands).I haven't heard the report , but on reflection they were probably talking about an entire carrier group which could conceivably include several troop transport ships , but still 5,000 Marines is a lot of jarheads.
4999 more than any of them could count to be exact.
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Seems the USS Boxer had 2k Marines on it. It's some sort of assault ship, just going through the international waters. Anyways, it is an escalation. Seems the thousands, was 2k. and their 'breaking news' coming was a sort of mix up?
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Clearly I made them up in my head LOL I don't know why I was under the impression that your OP said 5000 Marines
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TAKING ON TEHRAN US ‘to deploy 500 troops to expanding Saudi Arabian air base’ to front-up to Iran threat
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9530486/us-deploy-troops-saudi-arabia-iran-tensions/
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The USS Boxer is the lead ship in a Marine Expeditionary Unit. The MEU is comprised of an LH (Boxer) an LPD (grunt boat) and an LH-something that is a grunt boat with a whole bunch of electronics. The 2,200 Marines and 2000 Sailors are disbursed among the 3 ships.
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That sounds like a whole lot of testosterone...
My CIA teacher (30+ years, including the ME, including CIA Director of Operations), thinks the Iranian people are going to revolt in the not-too-distant future. The man knows stuff. We need to try our utmost to stay out of there and let them sort it out, IMO.
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They've tried twice in the past 20 years, but got no outside support.That sounds like a whole lot of testosterone...
My CIA teacher (30+ years, including the ME, including CIA Director of Operations), thinks the Iranian people are going to revolt in the not-too-distant future. The man knows stuff. We need to try our utmost to stay out of there and let them sort it out, IMO.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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We could do a lot, clandestinely...They've tried twice in the past 20 years, but got no outside support.
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“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
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Is that Boxer as in Boxer Shorts? I'm just being silly... probably even sound stupid... but thanks for the info.
It appears to me that Iran WANTS a war, otherwise why would they do such STUPID things?
And that's a war they KNOW they CAN'T WIN.
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You dorkIt's named after the Boxer Rebellion in China around 1900.
Iran is trying to provoke something and if I had to guess? Its trying to provoke Trump vs the House.
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