Tomahawk cruise missiles aren't aircraft? I know what they mean but I think it would be more accurate to say "...without manned aircraft..."
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/A_renewed_campaign_to_keep_historic_Olympia_afloat.html
A cool 100 million was blown out the wazzoo in this attack -supporting- Al Qeida, the organization that brought us 9/11.
Meanwhile the USS Olympia, a national treasure that fired the opening shots of the Spanish American war in Manila Bay (Gridley you may fire when ready), the ship that brought the Unknown Soldier home from France, hasn’t had a dry dock session in 70 years. It needs a 20 million dollar maintenance session to preserve it for the future, but not a penny can be found for THAT.
The Navy ok’ed the museum to sink it as a reef. They are struggling for her not to be used in a sinkex... and we just pissed away 100 million plus on the goat humper rebels.