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Navy Uses Three Carriers For Western Pacific Exercise

Navy Uses Three Carriers For Western Pacific Exercise
The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation during a joint photo exercise during exercise Valiant Shield 2007 off the coast of Guam, the last time three carrier groups conducted a joint exercise. Photo: (U.S. Navy)

The U.S. Navy is using three carrier strike groups in the Western Pacific as a chance for a combined strike force exercise over the next week, the 7th Fleet said Wednesday.The Navy explained that the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) will conduct coordinated operations “to demonstrate the U.S. Navy's unique capability to operate multiple carrier strike groups as a coordinated strike force effort.”Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Scott Swift said in a statement that…

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