In the 90s, there were still lots of F-8s at Davis-Monthan and there are likely still dozens of A-4s there.
As I see things developing, A/C loses would be critical by April at least for everyone. The boneyards would have been refurbishing and returning airframes to service as fast as possible. by May at the latest. Lexington would most likely been operating F-8s, A-4, Harriers, and maybe S-2s as well as any helicopters still able to fly. I have her with an airwing of 8xF-8H, 10xA-4G, 6xHarrier II, 5xUH-60 LAMPs III, 3xS-2s, and 12xAH-1W in the Gulf of Mexico in early 1998.
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