We don’t have many B-2s and you can’t fly them from an amphib. Nor do you want to risk them unnecessarily since that’s one leg of our nuclear triad.

The flyaway cost is $139M for the F-35B.

Presumably 9 F-5s from VMFT-401 out of Yuma since that’s the marine aggressor squadron but could be F-18s or F-16s if they went to Fallon.

I see you are still avoiding reporting the F-35b did well in both strike and in a 4 on 9 engagement:

Marines formally declare IOC for F-35.

It’s not just air superiority but also the IADS threat. It’s not a half truth at all unless you expect all potential enemies to simply roll over for us.

I find it kinda amusing that 2 days after the interview with Lt. Gen Davis there’s still no post on FA on how well the F-35 “allegedly” did in the operational readiness inspection.

It was OT and it’s expected even for operational aircraft early in the deployment phase:

Yes, it’s a bit of an odd duck but current missiles like the Klub (SS-N-27) and Oniks (SS-N-26) are considered potent. And the older Granits and Moskits are no slouches either.

Lol. I expected more grit from a 3rd generation combat pilot.

The truth is that while all combat is likely more or less equally stressful in terms of PTSD, where the duration matters a lot more, the one being emotional is you.

I’m not minimizing the sacrifices of current service members or their families but what you wrote was dumb. Then you doubled down on dumb.

I’m not minimizing the

Unlike any other time in U.S. History? Ever hear of WWII? And during the sailing era cruises were pretty long even in peacetime.

Well, you can get a beer and company at MWR Bahrain. Beats the fuck out of shipboard alternatives.

In that mass launch, those 4 or 5 ships in the SAG outguns most Navies.

The new designated smoking area is now the port fantail...

If one SM-2 doesn’t work you fire the next. If necessary from the other VLS.

You launch nothing because you’re on your way home or the bottom. WTF do you do when you run out of 16” or 5”? Same thing.

Yes, because we’ve never had a large caliber gun malfunction.