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Old 2nd Nov 2013, 16:14
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Er, no. The pilot training is only part of the operation. The entire unit has to train and practice in sea or austere-base operations. What the Marines are admitting is that STOVL ops will actually comprise small detachments on some, not all, of the amphibs. This is a strategically nonsensical misalignment of resources given the costs that STOVL has imposed on the project.
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