It used to be so much time and energy and effort to train the crews up to be able to operate off the ship. It's gotten a lot easier. What that means they can focus on the mission more. Right. Which is often the strike mission of dropping bombs or the fighter mission of countering enemy air threat. So we're now much more effective Naval Air Force because of it becoming easier to land on the ship. (12:37–12:41)
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