The U.S. military has a range problem
Thirty years ago this method of projecting air power might not have been necessary in some scenarios. The Marines operated subsonic A-6 attack planes that could haul a useful bomb load a thousand miles on a single tank of gas. The supersonic F-35 can fly only half as far.
The infantry took control of the airfield and set up a security perimeter, making it safe for personnel from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 to deploy. The support troops brought along aviation fuel, refueling gear and AIM-120 air-to-air missiles. “There’s enough threats out there that what it really comes down to is time-criticalness—how much time I can spend in one location,” D’Ambrogi said. The idea is for Marines to jump from island to island, setting up new airstrips faster than the enemy can find and attack them.
It’s possible for an F-35B with its downward-blasting lift engine to use a damaged runway, of course. “I don’t need a whole lot of distance to take off from,” D’Ambrogi said. An F-35B, in theory, can launch and land vertically, although that burns a lot of gas. It’s better to use a few hundred feet of runway.
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