Yawn..................................
So, I guess we'll just have to wait until 2012 until we can invade North Carolina on our own then.
Somehow I think if we were ever going to contemplate such an operation against a first world foe (Who?) all on our own the lack of SHAR would be the very least of our problems.
It's going, F-35 will eventually be along to restore the option of a credible maritime AD capability, along with a host of really tasty other capabilities, which is why we are buying it in the first place.
Stop living in the past.