Allendale’s post sounds familiar. It’s common of the “Zoomies,” the Air Force, presently serving, or retired, to depict the Navy in that light. As far back as WW2, Air Force generals were saying, “when you’ve got a great Air Force, why even have a Navy?” Their planes and pilots being so much more superior to Naval Aviation.
Makes you wonder, if Allendale is a “zoomie.”
I don’t judge folks for not having a profile. He has none, so I don’t know his background, but history and political/military strategy are clearly not his strong points. I guess I will accept your theory rather than call him out as a coward. But if someone wants to be a coward, at least don’t try to project that on other great institutions of liberty.
For the record, Clark Air Base was destroyed by the volcanic chatrostophe called Mount Pinatubo. Ressurecting Clark was deemed not worth the effort and expense.
The destruction of Clark no doubt had some part in the decision to vacate subic. Subic existed in part to provide support for Clark. All the fuel for planes at Clark was landed and stored at the Subic POL depot. Ditto other logistic support.
Clark and Subic were in many ways interrelated in carrying out their respective missions