If PLAN ever brings the Liaoning, 052Ds and 055s stateside sometime in the future I may just take a vacation over to 32nd street base and have a looksee. It's been a while since I've been to the west coast anyway.
If PLAN ever brings the Liaoning, 052Ds and 055s stateside sometime in the future I may just take a vacation over to 32nd street base and have a looksee. It's been a while since I've been to the west coast anyway.
If they come to San Diego...or anywhere on the West Coast...I will be there if I can.If the Liaoning ever came to San Diego I think it would berth at North Island because of it's draft which is 10.5 m (34 ft).
A soldier observes the situation on the sea at the dock landing ship "Jing Gangshan" of the 15th Escort Taskforce of the Chinese Navy in the Gulf of Aden, Aug. 21, 2013. The 14th and the 15th Escort Taskforce of the Chinese Navy escorts 3 vessels which are from Hong Kong, Singapore and Somalia and sail through the Gulf of Aden. This is the first implementation of the joint convoy mission of the 14th and the 15th Escort Taskforce of the Chinese Navy. (Xinhua/Xu Miaobo)
The 14th and the 15th Escort Taskforce of the Chinese Navy escorts 3 vessels which are from Hong Kong, Singapore and Somalia and sail through the Gulf of Aden, Aug. 21, 2013. This is the first implementation of the joint convoy mission of the 14th and the 15th Escort Taskforce of the Chinese Navy. (Xinhua/Liang Shun)
Thanks popeye.PLAN conducts escort duty in the Gulf of Aden
Thanks popeye.
Those guys look very squared away.
GULF OF ADEN(Aug. 24, 2013) A Chinese Harbin Z-9C helicopter lands aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during a U.S.-China cross-deck landing exercise with the People's Liberation Army (Navy) destroyer Harbin (DDG 112). Mason is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rob Aylward/Released)
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 24, 2013) Lt. j.g. Jeffrey Fasoli, gunnery officer aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), discusses techniques with Chinese sailors aboard the People's Liberation Army (Navy) destroyer Harbin (DDG 112) prior to a combined small-arms exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rob Aylward/Released)
USS Mason (DDG 87) & a PLAN Z-9 helo