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Japanese ask for USMC to fly F-35 jets from deck of the Kaga. Same name as CV we sunk
Posted on 8/23/19 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 8/23/19 at 5:17 pm
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The last time US forces put something on the deck of a Japanese carrier named Kaga, it was a bomb at The Battle of Midway in 1942.
Strange times.
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In March, the Abe government asked then-Marine commandant Gen. Robert Neller if the U.S. would consider deploying Marine F-35Bs from Izumo and Kaga, reported The Asahi Shimbun earlier this week.
Prompted by the request, the Marines are now standing up groups to determine the technical feasibility of deploying U.S. F-35s from the two ships ahead of the Japanese Self-Defense Force F-35Bs being fielded.
While the two ships were built with an eye toward STOVL fighter operations, the U.S. has to make an independent determination if their F-35s can operate on Izumo and Kaga.
The last time US forces put something on the deck of a Japanese carrier named Kaga, it was a bomb at The Battle of Midway in 1942.
Strange times.
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Posted on 8/23/19 at 5:48 pm to cokebottleag
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Strange times.
They will also operate from the HMS Queen Elizabeth. Operational work ups. New platforms all around. So when the kimchi finally hits the fan, it will allow assets to be integrated and move seamlessly between platforms.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 5:58 pm to cokebottleag
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The last time US forces put something on the deck of a Japanese carrier named Kaga, it was a bomb at The Battle of Midway in 1942.
My paternal grandfather was a Dauntless gunner in VB-6 off the Big E in Midway!
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:08 pm to cokebottleag
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The last time US forces put something on the deck of a Japanese carrier named Kaga, it was a bomb at The Battle of Midway in 1942.
CNN: IN an act reminiscent of Hitler and Nazi Germany, Trump has joined forces with Japan.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:10 pm to memphisplaya
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:12 pm to cokebottleag
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Japanese ask for USMC to fly F-35 jets from deck of the Kaga
I’ll allow it.
The Japanese are all KAGA going in to 2020
This post was edited on 8/23/19 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:14 pm to cokebottleag
The Kaga
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:19 pm to Buckeye Jeaux
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The Kaga
Helicopter Destroyer
nice end run around Japans prohibition of offensive weapons and systems.Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:22 pm to cokebottleag
Would be very cool.
Someone is wishing to send a signal.
Someone is wishing to send a signal.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:29 pm to cokebottleag
That would be fricking awesome.
USA, Japan and Taiwan fighting the fricking Red Chinese.
USA, Japan and Taiwan fighting the fricking Red Chinese.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:30 pm to Tesla
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My paternal grandfather was a Dauntless gunner in VB-6 off the Big E in Midway!
Was he Gay?
(Sorry, couldn't resist, he flew a TBD off the Hornet. But he was an aggie!)
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:36 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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Was he Gay?
Lol! Not that I know of but it WAS the Navy and technically he WAS a tail-gunner.
I think Ensign Gay was in VT-8.
Can’t imagine what they were feeling waiting on deck that morning.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:42 pm to cokebottleag
Great news. Those are big ships
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:55 pm to cokebottleag
Say whatever else you want about them, but I would rather be on the Japanese side than fighting against them, if it is a viable choice.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:58 pm to Ace Midnight
Americans are oblivious to the degree of enthusiasm the average Japanese person on the street has for America . They are more pro- American than America is. Of course they don’t have Democrats.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 7:13 pm to cokebottleag
I went to Japan back in 2003. I was speaking to my grandmother on the phone one day, telling her about the trip before I left. After a few minutes, she just said that the last time anyone in our family flew to Japan, they were bombing it.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 7:34 pm to TheFonz
good story man 
Posted on 8/23/19 at 7:35 pm to cokebottleag
I love the Japanese people. I wish Japan could rearm and build their military back again.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 7:42 pm to cokebottleag
We need to give them back their katanas and tell them China is threatening to invade.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 7:55 pm to cokebottleag
Strange was seeing Japanese ships in the port at Pearl Harbor during a VJ Day celebration in 1995.
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