How useful, how necessary and how vulnerable are US aircraft carriers is a debate which has been going on for decades now. The conversation went up a notch or two during the 1981 Falkland Islands War ...

But the bold Argentine A-4 Skyhawks’ efforts were all for naught: Argentina surrendered to the British the following day.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said the service's maintainers have pulled off "miracles" to keep planes in the air, despite a lack of spare parts, manpower and decades-old aircraft.