Pics of the day. June 9, 2010.

Joe Stremph's photo of an F/A-18D and a CH-53D

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 1/1 Marines secure the LZ while a CH-53D Sea Stallion from HMH-363 "Lucky Red Lions" lands to offload more Marines during a noncombatant evacuation exercise in Yuma, Arizona. WTI 2-10.

CBO report on Navy/Marines fighter gap.

Hat tip to the Navy Times (go to there site here..for the article).  This report (below) is a light read and it lays out 4 options for dealing with the fighter shortfall.  Alternative 1 is a no brainer and will probably be followed.  But you can bet Boeing and their Congressional delegations will be pushing for more F/A-18E/F's.
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