Really? Interesting. Seems counterintuitive from a geographic POV, but what do I know? I'll have to do some reading on that.
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Brett
A couple of CRUDES boats will be permanently homeported in Rota for BMD coverage in the Med. Somewhere between 2 and 6 LCSes in Singapore. I doubt it'd be more than that; Changi just isn't that big a base. Though I imagine it'll be more and more a regular CVN portcall.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's more FDNFs in the next 20 years. If you're keeping requirements the same while reducing ships, the only way to make the math work is to reduce transit time.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's more FDNFs in the next 20 years. If you're keeping requirements the same while reducing ships, the only way to make the math work is to reduce transit time.
That makes more sense. I was imagining a big land based radar/kill vehicle facility. So, I guess they'd just put a single LAMPS-like squadron in there. Can I do my joint tour there? 
I've done Rota a few times, it's great liberty. Some hot locals as well, but there was a strong showing by the uni-brow contingent, if memory serves.
Brett
I've done Rota a few times, it's great liberty. Some hot locals as well, but there was a strong showing by the uni-brow contingent, if memory serves. Brett
BMD shooters out of Rota will be able to protect our very good friends in the Eastern Med without having to sail from Norfolk. This is open source, but I had learned about it while I was at (now defunct) Second Fleet.
phrogpilot73
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Hey, what do I know - I've never been in a CAG, and it has no impact on me - just keep sending us the shitty Phibron COs who know jack & shit about amphibious ops, but know a thing or two about strike... Although I can say that an HSC(cvn) guy will be a CAG WELL before an HSM guy...
I haven't heard that fact mentioned yet. Maybe an interesting idea... of course it sounds like a good deal, so I would guess the Navy would look at sea-swap of crews on the same airframes (and rotate the airframes out every 12-18 months) rather than move a whole squadron to Rota.
Can I do my joint tour there?
No, but we do have some lovely parting gifts for you..... Johnny, tell him what he's won!
"Brett, you are going to experience the role of a lifetime as the NAVCENT LNO to ISAF!!!"
No, but we do have some lovely parting gifts for you..... Johnny, tell him what he's won!
"Brett, you are going to experience the role of a lifetime as the Assistant to the Deputy NAVCENT LNO to ISAF!!!"
FIFY.
(This seemingly random joke is inspired by a question to some NHA panel a few years ago, asked by some poor guy who had done an IA as the, IIRC, "assistant to the deputy Afghan historian." The guy's question was about just exactly how RFFs were validated before they turned into IAs... and I got the funny feeling that he wasn't buying the answer he got from the panel.)
The fact that going OEI during tow ops would always result in loss of the helo was too much to take - the admiral said almost exactly that.
Alex, I'll take CONUS COCOMs for $1000, please.I haven't heard that fact mentioned yet. Maybe an interesting idea... of course it sounds like a good deal, so I would guess the Navy would look at sea-swap of crews on the same airframes (and rotate the airframes out every 12-18 months) rather than move a whole squadron to Rota.
No, but we do have some lovely parting gifts for you..... Johnny, tell him what he's won!
"Brett, you are going to experience the role of a lifetime as the NAVCENT LNO to ISAF!!!"