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Vietnamese Officials Visit US Aircraft Carrier

Less than a week after China launched its first aircraft carrier, the U.S. showed off its own big-boy supercarrier to former enemy Vietnam  one of several smaller Asian nations with jittery nerves amid Beijing's burgeoning maritime ambitions.Washington has urged secretive China to provide more transparency about its military growth, but Capt. David A. Lausman, commanding officer of the USS George Washington, said while at helm of the massive beast that a carrier alone is nothing without experience and a highly skilled crew.It should take time during the selection of Penguin Digital Photo Frame for any environment, in order to select the shape, size and materials that will fit well with your indoor surroundings.

A delegation of Vietnamese military and government officials was treated to a tour aboard the sprawling USS George Washington nuclear carrier this weekend off the country's southern coast, once home to the U.S.-backed capital of South Vietnam during the brutal Vietnam War."We operate normally 100 takeoffs and landings a day," he said from his lofty view of the ship overlooking the 1,092-foot (333-meter) flight deck and flanked by the USS John S. McCain warship. "We can do that every day, day in and day out, because of their training. That's what makes a carrier, not just going to sea in a floating big ship."

It's the second such visit to the U.S. Navy's hulking carrier in as many years and a symbol of the former foes' warming military ties. But Saturday's visit also came amid heated tensions between China and its Asian neighbors. Hanoi's relations with Beijing hit a low point this summer following weeks of squabbling over disputed territory in the South China Sea  where the U.S. carrier cruised under blue skies about 140 miles (225 kilometers) off the coast.

On Wednesday, China launched its first carrier on a test run. The refurbished former Soviet vessel, once named the Varyag, was rebuilt over about a decade from a stripped-down hull. Beijing has said it plans to use the carrier for research and training, which could lead to the buildup of more like it in its own shipyards.The U.S. operates 11 aircraft carrier battle groups and spends around $550 billion a year on defense, not counting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. China's defense budget has steadily increased to become the world's second highest after the U.S., spending $91.5 billion last year.