New US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Norway for NATO Exercises
2023-05-25
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1Norway's armed forces welcomed a nuclear American aircraft carrier on Wednesday.
2Norway called the U.S. its "most important ally" on the arrival of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford.
3The huge warship entered a narrow Oslo waterway along with Norwegian military boats.
4Norway's armed forces said all boats must stay about half a kilometer away from the aircraft carrier.
5The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford is known as the largest aircraft carrier and largest warship in the world.
6It will stay in Oslo for almost one week before leaving to take part in drills with the Norwegian military in the Arctic.
7That is the area where Norway and Russia share a nearly 200-kilometer land border.
8A Norwegian broadcaster showed the ship's arrival and many people watched from land.
9Laila Wilhelmsen watched the large ship move through the small town of Droebak.
10She said she remembered seeing large ships in the area during the Cold War in the 1950s.
11She spoke with the Norwegian broadcaster NRK and said: "Now we have teased Putin even more. It's scary, I think."
12Wilhelmsen was referring to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
13Norway's Prime Minister is Jonas Gahr Store.
14He told a Norwegian news agency that he expected a reaction from Russia, but his country has long planned "allied exercises in Norwegian waters."
15The Russian embassy in Oslo said, "...Such demonstrations of power look illogical and harmful."
16The relationship between Russia and Norway has been tense since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
17Norwegian pilots were aboard the American ship to help navigate the narrow waterway, called a fjord.
18The main concern was the size of the ship and the depth of the fjord.
19It is the first combat deployment for the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford.
20The aircraft carrier left Norfolk, Virginia, earlier in May.
21The ship is the first of three new aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy.
22Two are still being built.
23The ships are nuclear powered and have 2,600 sailors, about 600 fewer than aircraft carriers of the past.
24I'm Caty Weaver.
1Norway's armed forces welcomed a nuclear American aircraft carrier on Wednesday. Norway called the U.S. its "most important ally" on the arrival of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford. 2The huge warship entered a narrow Oslo waterway along with Norwegian military boats. 3Norway's armed forces said all boats must stay about half a kilometer away from the aircraft carrier. 4The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford is known as the largest aircraft carrier and largest warship in the world. It will stay in Oslo for almost one week before leaving to take part in drills with the Norwegian military in the Arctic. 5That is the area where Norway and Russia share a nearly 200-kilometer land border. 6A Norwegian broadcaster showed the ship's arrival and many people watched from land. 7Laila Wilhelmsen watched the large ship move through the small town of Droebak. She said she remembered seeing large ships in the area during the Cold War in the 1950s. 8She spoke with the Norwegian broadcaster NRK and said: "Now we have teased Putin even more. It's scary, I think." 9Wilhelmsen was referring to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. 10Norway's Prime Minister is Jonas Gahr Store. He told a Norwegian news agency that he expected a reaction from Russia, but his country has long planned "allied exercises in Norwegian waters." 11The Russian embassy in Oslo said, "...Such demonstrations of power look illogical and harmful." 12The relationship between Russia and Norway has been tense since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. 13Norwegian pilots were aboard the American ship to help navigate the narrow waterway, called a fjord. The main concern was the size of the ship and the depth of the fjord. 14It is the first combat deployment for the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford. The aircraft carrier left Norfolk, Virginia, earlier in May. 15The ship is the first of three new aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. Two are still being built. The ships are nuclear powered and have 2,600 sailors, about 600 fewer than aircraft carriers of the past. 16I'm Caty Weaver. 17Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 18___________________________________________________________________ 19Words in This Story 20tease -v. to laugh at and criticize in a way that is either playful or unpleasant 21illogical -adj. not showing good judgement; not thinking effectively 22navigate -v. to sail through waters using a planned path; the act of directing a ship, airplane or land vehicle along a planned path 23___________________________________________________________________ 24We want to hear from you. Do you think the aircraft carrier will prompt a response from Russia? 25Here is how our comment system works: 26Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.