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To: SampleMan
Yeah. They are LPH's that each carry about a battalion of marines.
13 posted on 11/18/2006 10:26:19 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee (Anything a politician gives you he has first stolen from you)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

They are LHA's the LPH's bigger meaner younger brothers.


34 posted on 11/18/2006 10:40:11 AM PST by usmcobra (I sing Karaoke the way it was meant to be sung, drunk, badly and in Japanese, that why I don't sing.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Actually, they are LHD's, the newest class of amphibious assault ships, they replaced the LPH's which all of them I believe have been decommissioned.


85 posted on 11/18/2006 12:33:48 PM PST by stbdside
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The Iwo is one of the ships in the 24th MEU group.


97 posted on 11/18/2006 1:15:31 PM PST by Recon Dad (Marine Spec Ops Dad)
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