larry johnson shows you one of the problems with our newer 'systems' that aren't flexible;

The Trump administration wrongly accuses the wretched Biden team of going soft on Yemen during the last 15 months of the Biden administration. Biden deployed two separate Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) to the Red Sea, but was compelled to withdraw them when the CSGs ran out of ammunition for their Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS).

The Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is a modular, multi-mission missile launcher widely used by naval forces worldwide. Let’s review its key features and capabilities:

The Mk 41 VLS was initially developed for the U.S. Navy’s Aegis-equipped guided missile cruisers to enhance air threat protection for naval battle groups. It has since evolved into a so-called versatile system supporting multiple mission areas, including anti-aircraft, anti-surface, anti-submarine, ballistic missile defense, and land attack.

Only one teeny, tiny problem — the VLS cannot be reloaded at sea. Once the supplied quantity of missiles are fired, the ship — a destroyer or a cruiser — has to go to a port in order to reload. That is why the CSGs could not remain in the Red Sea during the Biden administration’s execution of Operation Prosperity Guardian. And I believe the Trump administration is going to encounter the same problem.

The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) currently is in the Red Sea and accompanied by the following ships:...........more........