“The U.S. Navy announced an “operational pause””
I remember George W. “Aw, gee Biff” McFly Bush AND HIS DAD doing the same thing about when we were poised for victory in battle.
Oh, okay....so this type of ‘pause’ is not unprecedented? Recent occurances were when the Bushies threw in the towel???
Sadly, the “operational pause” here isn’t about ascertaining equipment safety (as with aircraft that might have a material defect), but rather to avoid embarrassing “operator errors” that expose systemic rot.
I should have written “spouses” instead of “wives” in my previous post. I tend to default to thinking in terms of traditional ways and roles, but there may also be husbands of course, even stationed on the base.