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F-18 Crash Near Mt. Rainier
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It's easy. Unless my watch buzzes, I don't even look until it's time to poop.
You, my friend, are on the 'Apple Watch Notification" group.
///AMG
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They not only didn't buy the Super Hornet, but they aggressively rebelled against any type of notion that they would, lest they lose their precious Harrier replacement (which almost ruined the entire JSF program for everyone). I remember 10-15 years ago when a VFA-122 IP who happened to be a Marine, was interviewed by one of the big magazines about how he'd compare the Hornet to the SH, and he was of course complimentary to the SH. It was immediately and angrily shut down by the Deputy Commandant Air, who then dictated that no Marine would be allowed to fly any Super Hornet anywhere. I think that lasted about 30 seconds before they realized they had guys on the TOPGUN staff who had to fly them. Anyway, it was just a really bizarre moment, and basically perfectly exemplified the ridiculous mindset the Corps had and has about the airplane. The F-35B is a waste of taxpayer money, and a pork-barrel boondoggle, and fraud waste and abuse. There, I said it. Also, "maneuver warfare" and the entire bureaucracy the Corps has built around it, is a f***king joke and a waste of their money. Come up with a new idea that isn't from the Cold War ya morons.
Pilot Fighter
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Has anybody done the math to determine ratio of retired (Prowler, Hornet, Harrier) to anticipated F-35’s? 3:2, 2:1?
///AMG
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I'm sure that someone has. They did buy several squadrons worth of F-35C to basically replace their CVN squadrons of Hornets. They have a bunch of them. But they still also have a few Hornets left (one less this week obviously). I'm not sure what the breakdown will be, but I imagine they envision it being on par with their previous Hornet fleet totals. I agree with your assumption that the final total will likely not be what they think it will. But I could certainly be wrong. I don't think in this environment, or political situation, it will be subject to the excessive reductions of orders that the F-22 unfortunately was. But I do think it will be less than planned.
Richman
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It's easy. Unless my watch buzzes, I don't even look until it's time to poop.
You, my friend, are on the 'Apple Watch Notification" group.
My default ringtone is “silent”.
Folks in general need serious Richman points for enough mojo to earn an audible alert.
Soul Brotha'
Off to go do Black guy stuff
My wife always asks me why I keep my phone on silent. I tell her be happy you are one of the few that get an aural alert.
Pilot Fighter
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It’s like the Marines have a 50 year fetish with V/STOL that just won’t end.
I’ve had many conversations with Harrier guys. Eventually they stop making a case for their combat effectiveness and just say they’re fun to fly.
Replacing Hornets with F-35C’s one for one makes sense but I’m puzzled by the F-35B.
In a prolonged engagement, they probably will be land-based.
140 additional C’s make more sense to me than 280 B’s.
We can’t turn back the clock but Super Hornets and Growlers would have given the Marines a lean punch with more relevancy than their current fleet. Heck, F-35C’s and Growlers would be a nice mix.