Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Can't see them flogging a carrier to the USN or USMC - it would be very non-standard... but maybe some sort of "wet lease"? Like using an RAF airfield.......
Of course, the easier solution would be for the UK to provide a permanent carrier group in the NATO/Med area (ie Europeans providing for their own defence needs), thereby allowing the USN to rebalance between 2nd and 7th fleets. That group might host the odd USMC squadron from time to time to augment force levels, cater for other UK F35 force commitments.
But that wouldn't suit the conspiracy theorists.