Max the Mad Russian
Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
Gents,
You already have the first RW-community CAG in CVW-1, Capt Barr. As had been written on USNI site, from 1994 to 2015 there were 175 CAGs assigned, and only 19 of them were NOT from VFA crowd. Now you have first helo guy in this command and it wouldn't be a wonder if in the future the CAG can be somebody who's CMV-22 driver. AFAIK, ANY 1310/1320 can be assigned CAG, at least in theory. What about Marines? They are the same NAs flying same Hornets. In Royal Navy practice, rough equivalent of the CAG, namely Commander (Air) or "Wings", though formally being a member of the carrier's company, could (and have been sometimes) Royal Marine aviator. Is that possible in USN for USMC pilot with carrier experience become a member of the CAG staff or CAG in itself?
AFAIR, on one of Essex-class carriers in 1945 there was Marine CAG, simply being LtCol as VMF skipper and thus the senior NA so he had been officially assigned CAG. But what now?
Thanks
You already have the first RW-community CAG in CVW-1, Capt Barr. As had been written on USNI site, from 1994 to 2015 there were 175 CAGs assigned, and only 19 of them were NOT from VFA crowd. Now you have first helo guy in this command and it wouldn't be a wonder if in the future the CAG can be somebody who's CMV-22 driver. AFAIK, ANY 1310/1320 can be assigned CAG, at least in theory. What about Marines? They are the same NAs flying same Hornets. In Royal Navy practice, rough equivalent of the CAG, namely Commander (Air) or "Wings", though formally being a member of the carrier's company, could (and have been sometimes) Royal Marine aviator. Is that possible in USN for USMC pilot with carrier experience become a member of the CAG staff or CAG in itself?
AFAIR, on one of Essex-class carriers in 1945 there was Marine CAG, simply being LtCol as VMF skipper and thus the senior NA so he had been officially assigned CAG. But what now?
Thanks