Defense of the Amphibious Task Force (DATF) drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1)... pics by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alexandra Seeley

Note.  I really thought this was a battle drill for transiting the Strait of Hormuz only. I wonder if anyone at HQMC is thinking that losing those two 5 in guns forward was maybe a bad idea now! Defending the ATF would have been much more efficient with those puppies!  Check out the pics of the Tarawa below (as originally fitted out).  Below that will be pics of this exercise, after the break.

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