Fraz, I agree. It was a witty comment thrown out taken more seriously than meant because of this written format. Just the website name itself implies a dream towards becoming the supreme air machine. The comment wasn’t meant to be an attack against someone’s interests as it was against the “gonna be vs. the wanna be attitude” if it was taken the wrong way, then I apologize.
With the TacAir integration, I would be very curious to see how things pan out. The website I noted above, outlines the ideas between the two commanders, but there is still a lot of uncertainty. In one of the articles I read about the Colonel that was the first Marine to take command of a CAG, or something to that effect. As the Navy integrates into the Expeditionary ops, then it is only a matter of time before a Captain takes command of a Marine Expeditionary Air Group. As much as the Marines hate to admit, it is just a matter of time... As far as keeping naval air alive, integration seems to be a healthy thing, but there are many other implications from both perspectives that are going to have played out…probably a topic for another forum. From the Marine’s side, there is the fear of cultural adjustment, and then from the Navy side, they could lose some of their “creature comforts” out in the tents with the bugs and grunts.
