Every aircraft that flies follows a similar flight pattern that begins before takeoff and ends after landing.

每一架翱翔于天空的飞机都遵循一个相似的飞行图表：始于起飞之前，结束于落地之后。

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There was a brief thaw in relations when the Cold War ended, because with the Red Navy gone the U.S. Navy needed to highlight its relevance to fighting ashore, but the more common pattern is for the Navy to constantly question the requirement for Marine assets like vertical-takeoff jets and maritime prepositioning ships (which store warfighting supplies in likely areas of conflict).

FORBES: Gates Challenges Marine Corps' Mission