Hey team!
It's my limited understanding that the Us 2nd fleet would have been responsible for Central America / Panama in 1997-1999 timelines.
My team is working on a storyline where the US decides to secure the Panama Canal and reinforce the 193rd with something along the lines of a NMBC, a Ranger Company and all the Puerto Rican National Guard but are stuck on the Naval options.
What might a Naval Task Force look like if they were sent to help secure the Panama Canal?
We were thinking, a couple of Coast Guard cutters, a few LA Class subs and a couple of older Spruance class Destroyers maybe? Would other larger ships be involved, maybe a Wasp class or something? What about support craft?
We would LOVE the Independance Carrier Group but I think that is might be too much, even if I dont understand what a Carrier Group would truly consist of in 1999.