This is what you get when you let the Army have boats!
The army has a long and heroic history with lots of boats.
This is your new army
I’m being nice, despite a large margarita - its been in the high 90s here today.
I’ve forgotten more about littoral engineering than most people know. I was battalion staff for the 11th Trans Battalion/7 Trans Group in the 70s when they knew what the hell they were doing. This ?#%#? is under control of the 7th Trans Group Expeditionary.
I’ve lived on an old Norwegian SAR cutter for years- since 1998, and brought her over from Sweden via the Arctic Ocean.
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As others have pointed out - there is probably a reason why a port wasn’t already there. I’d have looked at met and sea conditions, bitched, and declared - I’ll do what I can. Orders is orders. FJB!
To the comment about army boats - we had more hulls (don’t know about tonnage) than the navy and we knew how to maneuver them! Gloating aside, In the last few month I’ve looked at readiness info and air photos of 3rd Port, Ft. Eustis, and I’m sick to my stomach!