> The thing about a full Carrier Strike Group is the blue water ability to project the US air power anywhere in the world. This is why we have carriers and car

> The thing about a full Carrier Strike Group is the blue water ability to project the US air power anywhere in the world. This is why we have carriers and carrier groups. So that we can arrive in your nautical back yard and say "Here we are!" and get noticed. It's all about the high visibility projection of power thousands of miles away. This was one of the objections about the UK government building the Queen Elizabeth class carriers. You don't need carriers unless you're intending on using them to project your military might into places you're not wanted in a highly visible way.