In point of fact, one of the carriers that will be operating in the Pacific is an Atlantic Fleet carrier. That has not been done in a long time. |
It's a demonstration of our interest, our commitment to helping people in the region. It's going to areas where the assistance is needed. |
The ability to move these forces around more agilely, more rapidly, is the way that we will be operating in the future. |
The challenges that I see at the high end are anti-submarine warfare. There are about 140 diesel submarines that operate in the Pacific. We, as a Navy, are good at anti-submarine warfare. We can always get better, and that's what we're doing because we have to be able to dominate that growing submarine capability. |
This summer we will see significant activity, including multiple carriers. |
We have not seen this level of aircraft carrier activity for a couple years. That number of aircraft carriers in the Pacific under way, in close proximity to each other, (hasn't happened) in 10 years. |