Fairchild A-10 Projects

[Scott Kenny]

And there's a bunch of stuff in there that makes zero sense at all and was totally outside of McPeak's lane. Like telling the Navy to give up long-range air defense? Um, how did the Air Force propose to provide air defense to forces at sea? Clearly it was not going to take over AEGIS on ships. And telling the Marines to pass all their CV/CTOL aircraft to the Navy was just meddling and would actually improve nothing. It would probably break Naval aviation, since the service would struggle to find pilots to fill those extra squadrons (one reason they are Marine-manned in the first place).

Funny enough, the Marines have basically done just that. They still keep C130s (and IIRC fly C130s for occasional Navy stuff, too), but the only F-35s they want are -Bs.

 

[TomS]

Funny enough, the Marines have basically done just that. They still keep C130s (and IIRC fly C130s for occasional Navy stuff, too), but the only F-35s they want are -Bs.

Nope, they still fly regular Hornets and are buying F-35Cs as well as the Bs.

U.S. Marine Corps Activates Second F-35C Squadron

Third Marine Aircraft Wing reactivated Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311, an F-35C Lightning II squadron, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 14, 2023. VMFA-311 is the U.S. Marine

www.marines.mil

 

[Helicoprion]

The marine corps still flies AV-8B’s while building up the 35b force to replace them, one shot down 7 drones recently in the Yemen situation.

Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Pilot Intercepted Seven Drones (Updated)

The U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B pilot reportedly made the interceptions while helping to blunt the Houthis' relentless drone attacks.

www.twz.com

 

[aonestudio]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myIletQrYrM

 

[TomS]

The marine corps still flies AV-8B’s while building up the 35b force to replace them, one shot down 7 drones recently in the Yemen situation.

Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Pilot Intercepted Seven Drones (Updated)

The U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B pilot reportedly made the interceptions while helping to blunt the Houthis' relentless drone attacks.

www.twz.com

Update to this: the USN and USMC deny that it happened.

The Marine Fighter ‘Ace’ Who Wasn’t?

Marine Corps Capt. Earl Ehrhart never shot down five or more Houthi drones according to the U.S. Navy, but the media indicated that he did.

www.forbes.com