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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1193651" data-attributes="member: 12952">The Persian Gulf: A graveyard for carriersconducted by the Joint Forces Command in 2002, at a cost $250&nbsp; million, which involved aircraft, ships, and 15,000 personnel. There has&nbsp; not been a similar exercise since then, and shrinking defense budgets&nbsp; make it unlikely there will ever be another. Still, the lessons learned&nbsp; are unchanged and valuable.In Millennium Challenge a Blue Team fleet entered the Gulf opposed by&nbsp; a Red Team led by retired Marine Lieutenant General Paul van Riper,&nbsp; with forces simulating those of Iran. When the Blue Team armada&nbsp; appeared, van Riper attacked with cruise missiles and swarms of small&nbsp; boats. It was over in minutes. Blue Team lost 16 major combatants, and&nbsp; Red Team proved the vulnerability of warships in reach of shore-based&nbsp; weapons. The Gulf became a graveyard for carriers.
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[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1193651, member: 12952"] [B]The Persian Gulf: A graveyard for carriers conducted by the Joint Forces Command in 2002, at a cost $250 million, which involved aircraft, ships, and 15,000 personnel. There has not been a similar exercise since then, and shrinking defense budgets make it unlikely there will ever be another. Still, the lessons learned are unchanged and valuable.[/B] In Millennium Challenge a Blue Team fleet entered the Gulf opposed by a Red Team led by retired Marine Lieutenant General Paul van Riper, with forces simulating those of Iran. When the Blue Team armada appeared, van Riper attacked with cruise missiles and swarms of small boats. It was over in minutes. Blue Team lost 16 major combatants, and Red Team proved the vulnerability of warships in reach of shore-based weapons. The Gulf became a graveyard for carriers. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] Read more: [URL="http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/03/the-persian-gulf-a-graveyard-for-carriers/#ixzz2dtDdqkUV"]A graveyard for carriers | The Daily Caller[/URL] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]

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