He may well not, but once you go past 9 personnel to operate 3 Vikings Vs 5 to operate 3 vigilant you're only adding an extra aircraft captain for each additional aircraft in both cases. There are only so many rangers to drive and while more people make life easier it's not a requirement to get things done.
having the right number of people qualified in the correct competencies at the right place at the right time in the current situation is a completely different ball game though.