U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks
Warzone/The Drive: Take A Peek Inside The Armory On An Amphibious Assault Ship Carrying Hundreds Of Marines
The hundreds of Marines living on these ships during deployments can be called up suddenly to fight. Here's where they put all their weapons to do so.
It's one of those nooks of a huge fighting ship that you rarely see, but know is pretty damn important. The armories aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, one of the nine 'Gator Navy' flattops currently in service with the U.S. Navy, are essential to the ship's core mission—conveying hard-hitting Marine grunts to the enemy's doorstep and beyond and supporting them once they are there.
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WNU editor: That is a lot of weapons.
And that's just a tiny bit of the small arms...
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