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**fudog50[_2_]** · April 14th 07, 07:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval

On 13 Apr 2007 03:02:29 -0700, wrote:

Dream on!

There is no way anybody could afford the logistical nightmare of
supporting only 2-3 Marine Corps Prowler squadrons.

Unless the Marine Corps leverages real fast and leverages off the Navy
Growlers to demand at least 20 jets, they are dead in the water for
jamming after 2011.

"Now, at the beginning of 2011, U.S. Marine Corps aviation still
exists. Apart from VMFA-121 and VMFA-224, who happily inherited some F/
A-18A+'s from the last deactivated Marine and Navy reserve squadrons,
three other VMFA(AW) units still use their venerable 10 F/A-18Ds each.

Thanks to increased Super Hornet orders by the Navy, the last of four
other VMFA squadrons was withdrawn from CVW-11, to provide more F/A-18A
+/Cs for the prolonged global war on terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, and
Somalia.

With USN and USMC air components merged at the new artificial-reef
airfield off MCAS Iwakuni, some USN Hornets from deactivated CVW-17
switched to UDP, remaining four 12-plane AV-8B Harrier squadrons, and
Marines receiving all EA-6B ICAP IIIs retired from the Navy service,
the Marine TACAIR deployments went on..."

Might it come true some day?;-)

Best regards,
Jacek
(superhornet at o2 dot pl)