Pic of the day. Harrier on the elevator (of the Cavour Aircraft Carrier).

Stunning pic but it reminds me....why don't we talk about the Italian Cavour Aircraft Carrier?

It's a neat ship and if the Marine Corps eventually switches to doing "mini
Aircraft Carrier Ops" instead of supporting the Ground Combat Element then this would seem to be a more economic and elegant solution than to simply build more America Class ships.

The Cavour is MUCH underappreciated.

Note:  Pics below (and featured pic at top of the page) are from the ItaliaMarine Instagram Page.