An Excellent Idea

Forward basing to support particular operations is always a problem.  The farther you are from home, the biggerthe problem.  They should do a few more of these so that land basing for small ops and heaquarters is not so needed in littoral operations.  pl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Ponce_(LPD-15)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-wants-commando-mother-ship/2012/01/27/gIQA66rGWQ_story.html