all I know..is the more I know.. the more I know that I don't know..you know?
Checking on Navy Ships near Bitter Lake....all I came up with is
WARSHIP 69 callsign: NIKE
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/WARSHIP-69-IMO-0-MMSI-368962000
all I know..is the more I know.. the more I know that I don't know..you know?
-The French is expected to turn over command to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) later this month. IKE and its strike group began this week conducting air operations in support of the anti-ISIS effort.
https://news.usni.org/2021/04/01/makin-island-arg-15th-meu-leaves-middle-east-for-indo-pacom-eisenhower-supporting-anti-isis-fight-from-mediterranean
Makin Island ARG, 15th MEU Leaves Middle East for INDO-PACOM, Eisenhower Supporting Anti-ISIS Fight from Mediterranean - USNI News
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Group left the Middle East this week and are operating in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. 7th Fleet confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. The three-ship amphibious ready group embarked with the 15th MEU is on the tail end of its dep..
https://news.usni.org/2021/04/01/makin-island-arg-15th-meu-leaves-middle-east-for-indo-pacom-eisenhower-supporting-anti-isis-fight-from-mediterranean
" The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and is expected to transit the Suez in the near future, USNI News understands."
“I wouldn’t go so far as to say the Suez blockage has caused us to rethink anything about how we are postured in the Middle East or how we meet mission requirements there or national security interests there,” he continued. “We have recognized the fact that chokepoints like the Suez Canal could suffer blockages like this and it’s factored into just normal operational planning.”
https://news.usni.org/2021/03/29/pentagon-said-it-was-ready-for-extended-suez-canal-blockage
Pentagon Said it Was Ready for Extended Suez Canal Blockage - USNI News
After a container ship twice as heavy as a Ford-class carrier halted traffic through the Suez Canal for nearly a week, the Defense Department emphasized that it prepares for this type of scenario. During a Monday press briefing, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said he could not discuss details on how ..
https://news.usni.org/2021/03/29/pentagon-said-it-was-ready-for-extended-suez-canal-blockage
