The US Army needs to work on doing Navy shit...

 

BREAKING: This morning four U.S. Army vessels supporting the maritime humanitarian aid mission in Gaza were affected by heavy sea states.

The vessels broke free from their moorings and two vessels are now anchored on the beach near the pier. The third and fourth vessels are… pic.twitter.com/FjOIUTLp9H

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) May 25, 2024

Landing craft and heavy seas just don't mix.

I have to wonder how this adds up for the Landing Ship Medium the Marine Corps is pursuing for the MLR.

The reality?

If they simply added missiles to the legacy Marine Corps instead of tearing down everything that came before, then they would have known that the Newport LST was the ship they were looking for (in modern form) and would have the added benefit of keeping up with the ARG.  Imagine that.  Additional capability for real world missions while building their unicorn force for the pacific.