Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Well, they are rebuilding the North Airfield at Tinian. Guam and Tinian are a lot more unsinkable than a CVN. And Tinian is experienced at launching nuclear strikes if it comes to that, albeit it's been 80 years.
Runways can still be bombed/missiled. Islands are a lot less stealthy and manueverable compared to a CVN. And the Marianas are long way from the fight. Tradeoffs.