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To: combjelly who wrote (77562)6/14/2018 3:38:07 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 364933
 
China only has one used aircraft carrier they bought from Russia, and they're building another one. They may have some other old used foreign ones. It's unclear if any of them are actually operational.

en.wikipedia.org

I think we have 10 carrier groups.

The U.S. Navy operates 19 ships that could be called aircraft carriers, but only considers 10 to be actual carriers. Last week the U.S. Navy accepted USS America, first of the America-class amphibious assault ships, into service.Apr 17, 2014

Does the US Navy have 10 or 19 Aircraft Carriers? | The Diplomat

thediplomat.com



To: combjelly who wrote (77562)6/14/2018 3:48:33 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 364933
 
I know, it was smart of Obama to turn our attention from the middle east to asia.

The ME was never an existential threat to us, China and Russia are.