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Omaha Steve

(109,221 posts) Mon Jun 3, 2013, 05:22 AM Jun 2013

Hagel: Fast new ship begins new era in Pacific [View all]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joseph Morton

SINGAPORE — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has repeatedly cited the fast new combat ships that will rotate through Singapore in the coming years as evidence that the United States is committed to a shift in its military focus to the Asia-Pacific region.

Underscoring the point once more, Hagel took a tour Sunday of the first ship to arrive, the USS Freedom.

He started the tour by thanking the crew over the ship's public address system, or MC1 in Navy parlance.

“What you represent to our country and our partnerships in the Asia-Pacific I don't think can be overstated,” Hagel told those on board. “You are really defining a new era, a new era of partnerships. New ship, new capacities, new opportunities.”

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Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20130603/NEWS/706039922/1685#hagel-fast-new-ship-begins-new-era-in-pacific

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Hagel: Fast new ship begins new era in Pacific [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2013 OP

He forgot Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #1

That was the 'new opportunities' bit. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #24

Oh Great!, We are staking our Far East policy on Lockheed Martin's Little Crappy Ship PuffedMica Jun 2013 #2

Thanks for the program summary of the LCS Kolesar Jun 2013 #3

Congress isn't stupid. East Coast Pirate Jun 2013 #5

Reminds me of the Pentagon Wars shawn703 Jun 2013 #12

And they started getting hull cracks during the sea trials. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #33

They are shockingly underarmed - their main defense is to run away jpak Jun 2013 #35

That is not quite the way it was sold to Congress PuffedMica Jun 2013 #36

After arriving in Singapore, the USS Freedom unhappycamper Jun 2013 #4

Shakedown cruise problems are normal. GreenStormCloud Jun 2013 #17

These first ships are in essence test ships hack89 Jun 2013 #19

When "freedom" means "we humbly throw us at your mercy" ... eom Kolesar Jun 2013 #30

Just what America needs! another_liberal Jun 2013 #6

"U.S.S. Freedom" alarimer Jun 2013 #7

A global farce. GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #8

Why don't We build useful ships? GaribaldiB5 Jun 2013 #9

For that matter, we don't build much in the way of useful military ships, either. kentauros Jun 2013 #15

We do that right now hack89 Jun 2013 #20

Yes, "secondary mission." kentauros Jun 2013 #21

Because that's not what a military is for telclaven Jun 2013 #25

Then that's what we ought to do. kentauros Jun 2013 #27

This is it telclaven Jun 2013 #31

Thank you kentauros Jun 2013 #32

The debate over the humanitarian mission of the Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #28

Well, if there's a way of meshing them into the UN forces for humanitarian aid, kentauros Jun 2013 #29

Welcome to DU. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #16

The US used to subsidize commercial shipbuilding until 1981 hack89 Jun 2013 #18

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #23

Spiffy.... BrainDrain Jun 2013 #10

'partner-ships': protecting the interests of multinational corporations, the true mission KG Jun 2013 #11

it always has been madrchsod Jun 2013 #14

this shifting of naval forces was set in motion by bush. madrchsod Jun 2013 #13

Why are the Navy personnel wearing camouflage uniforms? hedgehog Jun 2013 #22

I've been asking that question ever since telclaven Jun 2013 #26

When I was in the Navy, the public address system was called the 1MC RC Jun 2013 #34