PUBLISHED: 26 Jan 2025 at 04: 26
NEWSPAPER SECTION: News
Defence MinisterPhumtham Wechayachaiwill lead a delegation to visit US navy officials onboard the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier on Sunday for talks on boosting security and collaboration across Southeast Asia.
Ministry official Maj Gen Thanathip Sawangsang said Mr Phumtham, who doubles as deputy prime minister, and his group will board the vehicle, located in the Gulf of Thailand in the Chon Buri region, at 1pm via helicopter.
USS Carl Vinson is the US military’s next Nimitz-class supercarrier and you have a maximum of 6, 000 team people.
The fleet was launched in 1980, and it has participated in numerous ancient engagements, including the first Persian Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the Afghanistan War.
It also participated in numerous humanitarian procedures, such as the rescue of victims of the Haiti disaster.
US military Rear Admiral Michael S Wosje, chief of Carrier Strike Group ONE, and Captain Matthew C Thomas, the USS Carl Vinson captain, may direct a US representative on the attend.
The visit will show the ship’s architecture and numerous procedures, such as airplane launches, by the US military.
From Monday through Friday, the ship will dock there for a switch visit while it is anchored at Chon Buri’s Laem Chabang Port. Due to the fact that this is regarded as a rest time for the staff of the vessel, no squad changes will be made.
” The ministry hopes the visit will tighten the diplomatic relationship between Thailand and the US while]fostering ] knowledge exchange regarding advanced military technologies”, said Maj Gen Thanathip.