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Old 24th Dec 2010, 22:16
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According to this Navy News article, Charles de Gaulle is currently being escorted by HMS Cumberland - soon to be decommisioned. I wonder if anyone is struck by the irony of being tasked to support carrier operations in support of NATO in Afghanistan, since our defence review has concluded we do not need carriers as Afghanistan is the priority?

I also remember that in October/November 2001 US Marine Corps AV8Bs did indeed fly sorties over Afghanistan from amphibious vessels.

Of course, the future is JOINT = LAND = ARMY.

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