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Posted by Ralph Wood on January 16, 2025, 16:23:27, in reply to "Re: Like I said..."
Yes, the Marines have espoused and embraced that idea for at least a few years now. They should no longer just be passengers while the Navy brings them to their fight. They should be participants, and assist the Navy in getting them there. As noted by the Commandant of the time...We can't even do our job if we don't get there. So, we should not just sit back and wait until the Navy does that. (Words to that effect.) They had originally "husbanded" their weapons and munitions aboard for the fight ashore. Now, they've been instructed to break them out and use them in the Navy fight, if needed.
Still, they are only willing to do this if it gets them to their job. They're not interested in giving the ships to the Navy for pure sea control. And Francine's original post indicated a ship with no Marines aboard.
You are still technically correct. It's which hairs we're splitting. 
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Not just aircraft handling, but also SPY, NGSSR, networking, etc. and you'll see a lot of capability available in these Flight I Americas beyond just getting Marines ashore. Given the emerging threat environment, getting the Marines to the jumping off point may mean sea control is going to be a bigger part of the problem which may be the point of the Navy building this added capability into these ships and other elements of the amphibious fleet like the flight II San Antonios.
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