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The three amphibious ships specialize in moving people and equipment quickly onto shore.
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Naval analyst Bob Work says that big-deck amphibious ships won't be used for such humanitarian missions once the Marines depart Iraq.
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The U.S. Second Fleet in Norfolk, Virginia has also ordered three amphibious ships to set sail for Haitian waters as soon as possible.
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In the past couple years, while the Marines were fighting in Iraq, the Navy's amphibious ships stayed busy testing out different humanitarian concepts.
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The Marines, Inside Defense notes, want another $3 billion; more than half of that is for the controversial San Antonio-class amphibious ships.
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The Pentagon was sending an aircraft carrier and three amphibious ships, including one that can carry up to 2,000 Marines.
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Separately, the Pentagon is also sending an aircraft carrier and three amphibious ships, including one that can carry up to 2,000 Marines.
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Since 2005, China has also built a fleet of six Type 071 amphibious ships, according to a 2019 report from the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.