USS America: The Navy's Newest Flattop Can't Decide What The Hell It Is

[MADem]

1. Fair point you make. It can double as a floating island, a command center, etc.

I am not a real fan of the OSPREY--I know people say they're fine now, but they give me the creeps. I remember seeing concept drawings of the thing back in the seventies and that's a long time between the pen and the assembly line. I am more comfortable with Harriers, though they're loud as hell. We need something that is more George Jetson friendly, IMO.

I think the article makes many good points--the crappy deck needs fixing, and really--I like well decks on amphibious vessels. Yes, it's a paradigm, but some paradigms aren't a bad thing.

It will be interesting to see how subsequent vessels in the class turn out, and how this thing gets deployed. It does make an imposing statement off the coast of a trouble spot. We'll see...!