@robav8r appreciate it lol, he's normally pretty snarky so I'm used to it. And for the record guru, my package was at Monday's selection board so I'm just trying to keep my mind occupied from this awful wait and learn or thing or two along the way.
@IKE @Griz882 Appreciate the insight! I was an ESM operator on a sub for four years and always enjoyed exercises with the Seahawks and MPAs. If all goes well I of course would love to get on an MPA myself. I grew up in Pensacola and thought that
Navy One outside Blue Angel Atrium was the coolest plane at the museum aside from the all-time-classic Corsair, and the all-too-cool Spruce Goose. I totally forgot about the Hoovers existing until this forum reminded me, and that's when the gears started turning.
Thanks for the FVL cueing! Kind looks like if an SH-60 successor is anything like the SB-1 it still would hardly scratch that monster combat radius on the S-3. Though that bird is pretty bad ass looking. Definitely curious to see what they go with. It seems like most pilots hate plopters so I wonder if they'll take that into account and not follow in the Army's footsteps.
General Berger also authored his own proceeding on the USMC ASW matter which is pretty interesting. But like
@robav8r said, in a Battle of the Atlantic (or Pacific) part 2 scenario the big threat is submarines in the blue water, and I don't really know how much of a role an expeditionary USMC ASW battalion could have in that. The prospects of expeditionary ASW is pretty cool in and of itself, though. As far as I know that's a novel concept that our adversaries that don't have as many friends as us will never be able to use. Thanks for sharing that! I wonder what kind of MOS/designator those guys are gonna get.
I'm probably (definitely) biased to the nostalgia of the Viking, but it definitely seems like as good a time as ever to bring that mission back. I'm kinda surprised the idea hasn't been thrown around more. I honestly don't think I have heard anyone mention it once in my career which is pretty wild to me. Though I have heard plenty an NFO O6 reminisce on their RIO days. Did the other platforms just hate the S-3 cadre or something? ?