USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) & USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers conduct dual Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups operations in the US 7th Fleet Area Of Operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific.
The aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) began dual-carrier flight operations in the Philippine Sea over the weekend, for the first time in about two years.
The ships and aircrafts from both carrier strike groups began coordinated operations in international waters on June 18, “demonstrating the United States’ unique capability to operate multiple carrier strike groups in close proximity,” according to a Navy news release. The operations included air defense drills, sea surveillance, replenishments at sea, long-range strikes and more.
The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The lead ship of the class is named for World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the U.S. Navy's last fleet admiral. With an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and full-load displacement of over 100,000 long tons, they have been the largest warships built and in service, although they are being eclipsed by the upcoming Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. Instead of the gas turbines or diesel-electric systems used for propulsion on many modern warships, the carriers use two A4W pressurized water reactors which drive four propeller shafts and can produce a maximum speed of over 30 knots (56 km/h) and maximum power of around 260,000 shp (190 MW). As a result of the use of nuclear power, the ships are capable of operating for over 20 years without refueling and are predicted to have a service life of over 50 years. They are categorized as nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and are numbered with consecutive hull numbers between CVN-68 and CVN-77.
All ten carriers were constructed by Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Virginia. USS Nimitz, the lead ship of the class, was commissioned on 3 May 1975, and USS George H.W. Bush, the tenth and last of the class, was commissioned on 10 January 2009. Since the 1970s, Nimitz-class carriers have participated in many conflicts and operations across the world, including Operation Eagle Claw in Iran, the Gulf War, and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Source: https://news.usni.org/2016/06/20/stennis-reagan-dual-carrier-operations
More Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier
More Navy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvQyGXfjj-A&list=PLsWKNvuOwNpJCw45OUYZ6TIW7LRUdXXFl
Watch More...
------------------------------------------------------------------
[ Playlists ]
Play All Videos - Military Zone https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsWKNvuOwNpLZI1UXweNpxJywqvSGgu--
Don't forget to subscribe us on Facebook, Twitter or G+
https://www.facebook.com/Military-Zone-1525317914420007/
https://twitter.com/MilitarysdZone
https://plus.google.com/u/1/107010992157185090394/posts
Blog: http://militaryzonetv.blogspot.gr/
Obviously if you want....give a LIKE :)
Δεν υπάρχουν σχόλια:
Δημοσίευση σχολίου