U.S. to conduct military exercises off Guam

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HAGATNA, Guam (Pacific Daily News, April 12) -- The U.S. military plans to gather three aircraft carriers off Guam this summer for exercises that will mark the first time since the Vietnam War that so many of the ships have operated in the Pacific Ocean together.

U.S. Air Force planes and Marines also will participate in the June maneuvers.

Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, said the exercises will offer the Navy a unique opportunity to have three fighter wings practice together. They also would let the military test how well the aircraft carriers, the Air Force, and the Marines share information, he said.

Captain Matt Brown, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said the Navy had to go back to records of the Vietnam War to find three aircraft carriers operating together in the Pacific.

Roughead said Guam's central location makes its waters the best place for the ships, planes and troops to rendezvous without spending too much time in transit.

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