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Old 08-23-2005, 10:26 PM  
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Originally Posted by Big_Papi
I was told by a F-15 pilot that most fighter planes based off of carriers are there to support the carrier itself. i.e. they defend within a certain perimeter. This is not to say that they do not also provide support sorties. AF is installation based and provide all roles. This is how I was brought to understand it but I could be wrong. I have been in the USAF for 10 years btw.

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If fighter planes are only there to support the carrier, then what's the point of having the carrier? We have bases all over the world to launch attacks from.
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