Expect this to change.
The USMC cannot afford an air arm that is unique inside the Department of Defense, consumes so much of its budget and delivers so little.
I consider this "vision" and EF21 to actually be dead on arrival. The current Commandant has 6 months left on his watch (I'm counting down and will be popping corks when he leaves) and its standard procedure to roll out plans of this type no later than halfway thru your term so that the concept can be implemented or if not completed, well on its way.
This aviation vision and EF21 are actually hedges against cuts in aviation and legacy building. Both efforts will fail.
An obsolete to the threat carrier air wing. VALUE !!!
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