when will she get all the money?

Never. Unlike a Lannister, a Trump never pays his debts.

She still gets the win.

Where is Pres Trump's great healthcare plan for Americans

People are saying it will be out in two weeks.

Maybe if they sign the Kushner Accords he will hold off on bombing them?

some people are trying to comprehend this war but have very limited knowledge.

On4 of them being the commander in chief.

I did read somewhere that the commercial reserves at Cushing actually went up last week.

Because that would put the carrier at risk of an Iranian attack.

I was kidding. Makes one wonder where she actually was stationed.

I always assumed in the Gulf of Oman somewhere.

Why doesn't Lincoln just sail through Hormuz and resupply in the Gulf? Lots of deep water ports there.

Hahahahahahaha!

Has the US shown proof the Iranians violated the JCPOA?

No. All they have proven is a lack of ability to maintain a supply line to a forward deployed aircraft carrier.

Sad, really. China must be liking no more US carries in their world.

We have a President who bankrupted a Casino is how.

I'd think the Secretary of the Navy would be a big player in this?

Iran didn't draw first blood.

Regardless of that, how did a carrier strike force run out of logistical support in a war zone?

My guess, the war was always supposed to be over "soon". That's still the story.

What are the strategic impacts of this defeat?

Like Russia, the US knows it's not as powerful as it thought it was. "Brute Force and Ignorance" is not a strategy.

Fuel costs for the average Joe will be, and stay, high.

Iran, and probably other countries will decide who, and what, can travel within their territories.

Apparently the Splitters don't want to discuss the deplorable conditions faced by America's War Fighters aboard USS Lincoln due to the lack of logistical planning by the War Department.

Fair enough. Shall we start a thread about Beirut in 1983 instead?

H. Norman Schwarzkopf would have beaten the ---- out of Hegseth with his bare hands by now.

It would certainly settle the question of who controls it.

How? Iran controls it now... what would change?

Aircraft carrier's crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land ...

USS Photo Prop, on the other hand, had a deployment of 11 months, but never 250 days at sea.

It made port stops in St. Thomas, Oslo, Croatia twice, as well as Crete.

It's funny how some people think pork is some kind of Muslim Kryptonite.

There is even a post praising Iran

Have you ever heard of a troll?

Iran is causing this

All because of wearing a short skirt and getting itself attacked.

I thought he was only ordering that future ships had steam catapults.

Not only steam catapults, but also hydraulic elevators. A Ford class carrier has 4 catapults and 14 elevators.

Can you imagine how hard it would be to install 4 steam catapults and 14 hydraulic systems into a hull not designed to fit them? Not to mention maintenance programs and spare parts for all that?

It is especially not lower cost to scrap existing systems and install steam age technology.

I can't even imagine how much this would cost. There a reason why the first ship in a class costs twice as much as the rest... it's used to iron out the bugs in the original design. Now, after 3 are built, they want to start on a new design? That's insane.

Maybe he just wants to start a whole new class of carriers so he can name it after himself? That makes as much sense as anything. Hegseth is never going to let a carrier be named after a black guy.

why senior officers failed to perform there fundamental duty to their subordinates?

I would assume they didn't want to get fired.

Reveal Crisis on Second Navy Carrier

The simple truth is, the USN has overextended itself. There are only four deployed carriers. Lincoln is obviously over extended and is going home. They claim that Washington was always planned to rotate in to replace her. It's about 7,00 miles from Japan to the Gulf, a trip that would take about 15 days. Washington left Japan 83 days ago. It's not exactly in a hurry. Lincoln's original replacement was Roosevelt, which is currently in San Diego. Where will she go? To replace Washington in Japan? Or to relieve Bush, which has been at sea since May?

USS Photo Prop is at Newport News for a Mani-Pedi and to get her hair done, so that's no help. Three other carriers are in for multi-year fuel replenishments. The rest are in refits or training.

Good idea.

I agree. Been a few days and they have no idea what happened yet.

Another DEI pilot?

One looked pretty dark. Hegseth must have missed him in the cull.

I wonder if Ghislaine Maxwell is providing the "guests" for the Oval Office visits?