U.S. Amphibious Assault Ships “Parked Off Of Egypt”

[jakeXT]

WASHINGTON – As political unrest continues in post-coup Egypt, two amphibious assault ships have moved to the coast there, the commandant of the Marine Corps said Thursday.
The USS Kearsarge and the USS San Antonio “moved up into the Red Sea and parked off of Egypt,” a couple of nights ago, “because we don’t know what’s going to happen,” Gen. James Amos said.
Amos was speaking with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert at a forum on the future of maritime forces, which was held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Having noted earlier that he thinks “there’s zero peace dividend” coming out Afghanistan, he used the situation in Egypt as part of his pitch that despite uncertain budget times the U.S. military should maintain a robust presence throughout the world.

http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/uss-kearsarge-uss-san-antonio-parked-off-of-egypt-1.229915

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Let's hope no one, including US allies, attacks them "accidentally".

[NYC_SKP]

2. It's what they call "projecting presence". (nt)

[dipsydoodle]

3. Possibly to cover the event

the need to evac nationals quickly. The Med would make more sense for that though.

Mind you - fat lot of good being in the Red Sea would do them. Even the the resorts there are still considered to be saf'ish.