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So how exactly is VMFA (Fighter-Attack) a fighter and VMFA(AW) (All-Weather Fighter-Attack) Attack? It's a shitty choice to have to delineate them Attack or Fighter for the template, but you might as well be consistent. --Mmx1 (talk) 03:34, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I know it's not that cut and dried, because the Hornet is a dual purpose aircraft. However, since we can't but both aircraft under both designations, I made the call. F/A-18Ds and the VMFA(AW) are far more specialized in the ground attack role than single seaters. I see no problem with splitting them between thier semi-"specializations", but I am loathe to lump them both into one designation and leave the other empty or almost empty. If you insist that they must be lumped into the same category, then I'd prefer attack, since the close air support mission of Marine aviation is a higher priority than the air superiority mission (the corps figures the Air Force and the Navy can handle that if we can't do both). bahamut0013♠♣ 17:42, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I see your point --Mmx1 (talk) 22:28, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ive noticed that the streamers dont include iraq or afganistan streamers. i found a link for the updated streamers. i would add them myself but im not that smart :( Fail Deadly (talk) 07:35, 16 June 2009 (UTC) http://www.usmcmuseum.org/Battle_Color_Marine_Corps.pdf[reply]

The template only includes unit awards, not campaign streamers. The full list can be found at Flag of the United States Marine Corps. It would not be wise to include all 54, because while a unit citation is a decoration, a campaign streamer is not. Even if the distinction was meaningless, that's still a lot of streamers to have in a little template. bahamut0013^words_deeds 08:56, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ya good point. i didnt even think about that.. i must have short timer syndrome. Fail Deadly (talk) 06:38, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]