Wednesday, July 21, 2010

USS George Washington Has Arrived

There have been numerous articles for the last couple months now in anticipation for the upcoming United States / South Korean war games exercises.  The significance is in the arrival of the USS George Washington Aircraft Carrier.

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The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will steam into Busan Port on Wednesday in time for the "two plus two" meeting of the foreign and defense ministers of South Korea and the U.S.

On board a military aircraft bound for Seoul with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Defense Department spokesman Geoff Morrell on Monday said the carrier will lie at anchor at Busan Port from Wednesday to Sunday. Three more American warships, including the destroyer McCampbell, will also visit Busan and Jinhae ports during the same period, he said.

It will be the first time since October 2008 that the 97,000-ton aircraft carrier visits Busan Port. It will host a reception and a number of guided tours for local residents, and some 300 crewmembers will visit a home for orphans and do volunteer work like repairing nearby school facilities.

Morrell said the George Washington's visit is a clear symbol of the strength of the alliance. The carrier will take part in drills over the months to come, he added.


The presense of the aircraft carrier is significant because it brings with it enough firepower and military force to actually conduct a war.  If the United States were to bring down the North Korean regime, they would need an aircraft carrier close by to fly planes and refuel.  Additionally, with the arrival of the aircraft carrier, all of its support ships arrive as well.  How many is uncertain, but it probably includes numerous submarines, destroyers, cruisers, frigates.  All told, there might be as many as thirty US Navy ships arriving to the waters of South Korea.  Between the planes in the skies and the guns on these ships, any nation on Earth could be destroyed several hundred times over.

The commitment of such a large amount of man and firepower is a threat that both the Chinese and North Koreans recognize.  Let us hope they can take a warning and just keep a cool head about further military incidents like the Cheonan in the future.

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