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FleetEx 83
>In February 1983, the massive aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and its battle group participated in the annual joint U.S.-South Korean exercise ―Team Spirit.
>Upon completion of the exercise, the Enterprise group made port in Japan. It departed Japan on March 25, apparently bound for the United States. Instead, the Enterprise sailed northward to meet the carriers Midway and Coral Seawith their respective escorts to conduct FleetEx 83-1.
>In total, the combination of the three carrier battle groups comprised ―the largest fleet exercise conducted by the Pacific Fleet since World War II, according to Admiral Robert Long, the Commander-in-Chief of U.S.Forces in thePacific (CINCPAC). Additionally, the conglomeration of approximately forty ships, complete with 23,000 crew members and 300 aircraft, was the most powerful naval armada ever assembled
>For about two weeks, the ships and sailors of FleetEx 83-1 swept counter-clockwise through the North Pacific, within a few minutes flight of the Soviet coast. U.S. aircraft and ships attempted to provoke their Soviet counterparts into reacting, allowing U.S. Naval Intelligence to study Soviet radar characteristics, aircraft capabilities, and tactical maneuvers.
>As the exercise approached its conclusion, the USS Midway performed a particularly intimidating maneuver. All electronic emissions were shut off, and the ship sailed quietly toward the Kurile Islands. Without an electronic signal to track, the only way the Soviets could have known its location would be by direct visible observation, which they did not have. When the Midway reappeared southeast of Kamchatka, the Soviets were ―clearly surprised.
How come we don't do these things any more?
>In February 1983, the massive aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and its battle group participated in the annual joint U.S.-South Korean exercise ―Team Spirit.
>Upon completion of the exercise, the Enterprise group made port in Japan. It departed Japan on March 25, apparently bound for the United States. Instead, the Enterprise sailed northward to meet the carriers Midway and Coral Seawith their respective escorts to conduct FleetEx 83-1.
>In total, the combination of the three carrier battle groups comprised ―the largest fleet exercise conducted by the Pacific Fleet since World War II, according to Admiral Robert Long, the Commander-in-Chief of U.S.Forces in thePacific (CINCPAC). Additionally, the conglomeration of approximately forty ships, complete with 23,000 crew members and 300 aircraft, was the most powerful naval armada ever assembled
>For about two weeks, the ships and sailors of FleetEx 83-1 swept counter-clockwise through the North Pacific, within a few minutes flight of the Soviet coast. U.S. aircraft and ships attempted to provoke their Soviet counterparts into reacting, allowing U.S. Naval Intelligence to study Soviet radar characteristics, aircraft capabilities, and tactical maneuvers.
>As the exercise approached its conclusion, the USS Midway performed a particularly intimidating maneuver. All electronic emissions were shut off, and the ship sailed quietly toward the Kurile Islands. Without an electronic signal to track, the only way the Soviets could have known its location would be by direct visible observation, which they did not have. When the Midway reappeared southeast of Kamchatka, the Soviets were ―clearly surprised.
How come we don't do these things any more?
