catalinajack
Guru
Does anyone here believe SecDef Ashton Carter's latest explanation as to why those two Riverine craft were caught in Iranian waters? Navigation errors? Were they plotting a course on paper charts using compass dividers, compass, and a watch? No, they were using GPS as all Navy ships do. Did the GPS on BOTH vessels fail? Not likely. Let's face it. We are being lied to, again, just like the Gulf of Tonkin story. Those sailors were on a mission and got caught.
As for the Navy relying on GPS as we all do? Yes, they do. A number of years ago I had the good fortune of participating on a Tiger Cruise aboard my son's frigate. I spent three nights and four days transiting from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to San Diego at the end of their deployment. One day I spent an hour on the bridge. The guests aboard had full access to the ships spaces except the engineering spaces (engine room). Anyway, I asked the lieutenant who was in command on the bridge about the fact that he was plotting the ship's course on a paper chart. During the course of a 45-minute conversation, he explained that the Navy uses three methods of navigation, paper charts, civilian GPS signals, and military GPS signals, all at the same, redundancy. My point is the Navy uses GPS. There was no navigation error. Those sailors knew exactly where they were.
My son is still in the Navy, eleven years now. He made Chief Petty Officer last September. He is on sea duty aboard a destroyer (USS Gridley) out of San Diego.
As for the Navy relying on GPS as we all do? Yes, they do. A number of years ago I had the good fortune of participating on a Tiger Cruise aboard my son's frigate. I spent three nights and four days transiting from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to San Diego at the end of their deployment. One day I spent an hour on the bridge. The guests aboard had full access to the ships spaces except the engineering spaces (engine room). Anyway, I asked the lieutenant who was in command on the bridge about the fact that he was plotting the ship's course on a paper chart. During the course of a 45-minute conversation, he explained that the Navy uses three methods of navigation, paper charts, civilian GPS signals, and military GPS signals, all at the same, redundancy. My point is the Navy uses GPS. There was no navigation error. Those sailors knew exactly where they were.
My son is still in the Navy, eleven years now. He made Chief Petty Officer last September. He is on sea duty aboard a destroyer (USS Gridley) out of San Diego.