These Are The Images Of Three U.S. Supercarriers In Formation You’ve Been Waiting For

Updated Nov 13, 2017 7:44 PM EST

Three U.S. Navy carrier strike groups are operating alongside one another in the Western Pacific through November 14th, 2017. The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Nimitz (CVN-68), and the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), along with the Japanese helicopter carrier Ise and its destroyer escorts, are training to work cooperatively as a single punishing force. You can read all about this exercise and its strategic implications on the region in this past War Zone article , but now we have what so many of us have been waiting for, some awesome photos and video from the photo exercise (PHOTOEX) to commemorate the rare event.

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Scott Swift stated the following about the rare training opportunity:

“It is a rare opportunity to train with two aircraft carriers together, and even rarer to be able to train with three… Multiple carrier strike force operations are very complex, and this exercise in the Western Pacific is a strong testament to the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s unique ability and ironclad commitment to the continued security and stability of the region.”

The last time three carrier strike groups were operating together in the Western Pacific was exercise Valiant Shield 2007, which took place near Guam. And that training event didn’t have the possibility of war with North Korea hanging over it. So who knows, it may be another decade until you get to see something like this again, so take it all in.

On a side note, it really is too bad they didn’t get the submarines to surface for this PHOTOEX, but then again, considering where they are operating and how prominent this exercise is, they were probably keeping close tabs on underwater “spectators.”

These beauties just popped up from Pacific Air Forces, enjoy!

Update 11:16 am PST:

​We finally have video from the ships of the flyover.

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更新于美国东部时间2017年11月13日晚上7:44。

截至2017年11月14日，美国海军三个航母打击群在西太平洋海域协同作战。这三个打击群分别是“罗纳德·里根”号（CVN-76）、“尼米兹”号（CVN-68）和“西奥多·罗斯福”号（CVN-71），以及日本“伊势”号直升机航母及其护航​​驱逐舰。它们正在进行协同作战训练，力求组成一支强大的打击力量。您可以在之前发表于《战区》杂志的文章中了解此次演习及其对该地区的战略影响。现在，我们终于可以一睹众多粉丝翘首以盼的精彩照片和视频，这些照片和视频记录了此次难得的联合摄影演习（PHOTOEX），以此纪念这一盛事。

美国太平洋舰队司令斯科特·斯威夫特海军上将就这次难得的训练机会发表了以下声明：

“能够同时与两艘航空母舰进行训练的机会实属难得，而能够同时与三艘航母进行训练的机会则更为罕见……多艘航母打击群的作战行动非常复杂，此次在西太平洋举行的演习有力地证明了美国太平洋舰队的独特能力以及对该地区持续安全与稳定的坚定承诺。”

上一次三个航母打击群在西太平洋联合行动，还是在2007年关岛附近的“勇敢之盾”演习。而且那次训练并没有朝鲜战争的阴影。所以谁知道呢，也许再过十年你才能看到这样的场面，所以好好享受吧。

顺便提一下，这次摄影演习没能让潜艇浮出水面真是太可惜了，但话说回来，考虑到它们的活动区域和这次演习的重要性，它们可能一直在密切关注水下的“观众”。

这些美物刚刚从太平洋空军中出现，请欣赏！

太平洋标准时间上午 11:16 更新：

我们终于获得了从舰船上拍摄的飞行表演视频。

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