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Question.
Why isn't the Marine Corps all over this like a hooker on a Marine on payday?
I can tell ya why...because our eyes are on a certain target, our fangs are out and we've nailed 'em to the floorboard 'cause we want it so bad.
When do you know your procurement model is broken? When common sense, multi-use opportunities present themselves but you're so locked into a course of action that you can't adjust to take advantage.
What can an OV-10G+ do?
*operate off LHDs.
*escort our MV-22, CH-53K.
*provide a platform to drop recon units.
*act as a Fast FAC.
*provide close air support.
*act as an aerial anti-helicopter platform.
I would so love to see a squadron or two in USMC service. I think the idea of a Special MAGTF-Crisis Response Force is a bad idea, but a pair of OV-10G+ escorting the MV-22s would definitely make the concept a bit more realistic.
