[hardspunned]

Definitely seem to be gearing up for a messy, smelly fan accident.

[AU72]

Is that something like 40% of all carrier groups?

[POWG]

http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html

This site shows 6 carriers at sea, 3 in port and 2 in the shipyard for maintenance.

[Seruzawa]

Interesting. Navy/USMC air together is roughly the size of the entire Russian Aid Force. US Army air is larger. The USAF alone easily dwarfs Russia. China not even close to Russia.

[ETCM]

Underway is not the same as deployed. GW is currently conducting “Carrier Quals” for pilots based at NAS Oceana, as well as various other training, certs and quals.

[Mariner]

If it were not for the US Navy, the world would look very different for Americans.