U.S. NAVY ON ALERT - CHINESE/RUSSIANS WAR GAMES

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US Navy On High Alert As China And Russia To Launch Largest-Ever Joint War Games by Geoffrey Grider The Chinese and Russian navies are gearing up for their largest ever joint exercises, slated to begin Thursday in the Pacific with more than 20 ships from the two nations and to feature anti-submarine operations as well as a joint-beach landing. The exercises, dubbed “Joint Sea 2015 II” will run through Aug. 28 in the Sea of Japanand off the coast of Vladivostok, the Russian port city situated roughly 100 miles north of the Chinese and Russian borders with North Korea. The U.S. Naval Institute’s online news and analysis portal, USNI, noted that the exercises will be the second joint drills between Russia and China in less than a year, following the first “Joint Sea 2015,” which played out in the Mediterranean in April. The Chinese and Russian navies are gearing up for their largest ever joint exercises, slated to begin Thursday in the Pacific with more than 20 ships from the two nations and to feature anti-submarine operations as well as a joint-beach landing. The exercises, dubbed “Joint Sea 2015 II” will run through Aug. 28 in the Sea of Japanand off the coast of Vladivostok, the Russian port city situated roughly 100 miles north of the Chinese and Russian borders with North Korea. The drills will take place in the Peter the Great Gulf, waters off the Clerk Cape, and the Sea of Japan, according to Xinhua, which cited an unnamed “source close to the operation” as saying the two nations will simulate anti-submarine combat and air defense and other relevant missions, including the joint beach landing of troops. Six helicopters, five fixed-wing aircraft, 21 units of amphibious equipment and 200 marines are said to be preparing to join the exercise from the Chinese side, with the Russian navy reportedly planning to send 16 surface ships, two submarines, 12 naval aircraft, nine amphibious vehicles and 200 marines. source   URL: http://wp.me/p1kFP6-94R U.S. Navy on alert Started by ilona trommler The Chinese and Russian navies are gearing up for their largest ever joint exercises, slated to begin Thursday in the Pacific with more than 20 ships from the two nations and to feature anti-submarine operations as well as a joint-beach landing. The exercises, dubbed “Joint Sea 2015 II” will run through Aug. 28 in the Sea of Japan and off the coast of Vladivostok, the Russian port city situated roughly 100 miles north of the Chinese and Russian borders with North Korea. The U.S. Naval Institute’s online news and analysis portal, USNI, noted that the exercises will be the second joint drills between Russia and China in less than a year, following the first “Joint Sea 2015,” which played out in the Mediterranean in April. The Chinese and Russian navies have held five such joint exercises since 2005. As part of the lead up to this week’s action, Chinese frigates made their first ever visit to the Russian Novorossiysk naval base in the Black Sea, according to a report by USNI, which noted how Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said late last year that the U.S. was a factor motivating increased China-Russia military training. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/18/china-russia-to-lau... Laura J Alcorn Let's  Invite More to our social network.   Send these post to your email groups and friends. Like us on  Facebook