A crew of around 40 sail and maintain the ship, whilst another crew of up to 35 are in place to carry out specialised missions, such as air defence, underwater warfare and surface attacks.
A crew of around40sailandmaintaintheship, whilst another crew of up to35are in place tocarryout specialisedmissions, such asairdefence, underwaterwarfare and surfaceattacks.
In his valedictory speech given in mid-campaign Mr Gates lambasted his European allies for the slow progress against a puny opponent and for failing to invest in the capabilities that America was forced to provide, suchas air-defence suppression, ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) and aerial refuelling.