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SMSgt Mac said...
RE: Why the USMC don’t seem to be interested in the almost ‘free lunch’ provided by the Ski Jump.
I've wondered about that in the past as well. I think it came down to deck space needed for the mixed helo and Harrier combat ops tempos. I also suspect doctrine played a role ('train like you fight' and "keep operations close to the fight").
They might also have viewed using ramps as either doubling TO training techniques/practice or having to carrying a number of deployable ramp kits for hauling ashore.
-Best Regards
May 11, 2013, 7:06:00 PM