Gun boats at the ready!
I can see the request from on high for some protection in this area that is troubled by pirates....................... "send a frigate or two & one of those long range jets as air support"
"Errrr minister we can only find a minesweeper with air support if we are very lucky from a C130 that we have diverted from another trouble spot".
"well why are there no long range jets avalable?"
"minister you orderd them to be chopped up last week!"