[hattend]

Since this came with the article, don't know how accurate it is but:

[NavyCanDo]

You answered my question. The Worlds Hot Spots may have shifted some since the 1970s and 80s, but I would think we would still want to maintain a Carrier Air Wing in the Med. But what do I know? There are people with lots of metal on their shoulders that are suppose to know where all the game pieces are suppose to be on the World Map at any given time.