My concern with the apparent need to repair / replace bits of the deck coating, when there have been no F35B take offs or landings on the deck, the apparent fact that the heat or downdraft from a few hundred rotary wing evolutions has caused the apparent amount of damage is concerning. It would be embarrassing if when she is on the East Coast it became apparent that each landing and take off by an F35B caused serious damage to the deck coating.
Looking at the bright side, USS Wasp has shown that operating a mixed fleet of F35Bs and rotary wings is possible, the question must be what is the difference in the deck coatings or how they were applied.