Go Away, Stennis, Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier!!!!!

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On March 11, 2009, The Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea(SPARK) had a press interview against the visit of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier USS John C. Stennis, coming for being part of the Key Resolve/Foal Eagle war exercise and harboring in the city of Busan, a south east tip of the Korean peninsula dring the war rehersal from March 9 to 20, 2009.

Joined by the Busan civil committee for the preparation of the founding of the Busan branch of the SPARK, it brought the many reporters from the press. The Press interview was done at 8:30 am, March 11, in front of the Naval Operation Command of the Republic of the Korea, Busan, South Korea. One could see the supercarrier of which size is the 3 times of the soccer fields along with the Aegis Destroyers of the U. S. & South Korea with one’s eye. Some peace activists had hung the banner of “NO WAR” at the high hill fiercely looking at the war ships.


* Related Korean article*

A Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier Participates the Key Resolve War Exercise of South Korea. There are protests. March 11, 2009

http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/defense/343465.html

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/343723.html
(English)

http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=83262

http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=83276


Jinhae, South Kyungnam, marine and navy exercise

http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=83239


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http://nobasestorieskorea.blogspot.com/2009/03/stop-key-resolve-foal-eagle-war.html

http://nobasestorieskorea.blogspot.com/2009/03/photos-fwthe-preparation-of-key-resolve.html

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* The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) in the Wikipedia *

'2000 - Persian Gulf/Pacific Ocean

7 January 2000 - Left San Diego to enforce the no-fly zone in Iraq and made port visits to South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Australia 3 July 2000 - Returned to San Diego

[edit] 2001 - Persian Gulf

12 November 2001 - Left San Diego for the Persian Gulf in support of operations in Afghanistan. 28 May 2002 - Returned to San Diego

[edit] 2004 - Pacific Ocean

24 May 2004 - 1 November 2004 Took part in Northern Edge 2004 in the Gulf of Alaska, Rim of the Pacific Exercise off Hawaii, exercises with the Kitty Hawk off Japan and goodwill visits to Japan, Malaysia and Western Australia.

8 January 2005 - Home port moved from San Diego to Bremerton.

19 January 2005 - Began 11 month Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) at Bremerton, the first time she had been dry-docked since commissioning. Upgrades included a new mast.

December 2005 - November 2006 Sea trials and exercises.

[edit] 2007 - Persian Gulf
USS John C. Stennis arrives in Bremerton on 31 August 2007.

On 20 January 2007 the Stennis set sail for the Persian Gulf as part of an increase in US military presence within the Middle East. The Stennis arrived in the area on 19 February 2007, joining the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations.[1] This marks the first time since 2003 that there have been two aircraft carrier battle groups in the region.

On 23 May 2007 the Stennis, along with eight other warships including the aircraft carrier Nimitz and amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, passed through the Strait of Hormuz. US Navy officials said it was the largest such move since 2003.[2]

On 31 August 2007 the Stennis returned to Bremerton.

[edit] 2009 - Western Pacific

Late on 2008-09-23, the Stennis departed Bremerton for a two-month training cruise off of Southern California in preparation for a 6-month deployment to the Western Pacific in 2009.[3] The deployment itself started on 2009-01-13.[4]'