The United States amphibious assault ship USS Ponce retrofitted for use by US Navy Seals Photo: US Navy
Floating Base Steps Up U.S. Presence In The Persian Gulf -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — One of the Navy’s oldest transport ships, now converted into one of its newest platforms for warfare, arrived in waters off Bahrain late last week, a major addition to the enlarged presence of American forces in the Persian Gulf designed as a counter to Iran.
The keel for the ship, the Ponce, was cast in 1966, and the vessel, nearing the end of its service, was to have been scrapped. But the Ponce was reborn as a floating forward base for staging important military operations across the region — the latest example of the new American way of war.
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My Comment: This vessel is the latest example of the new American way of war .... and a clear indication on how future US military operations will be conducted.