I mean no disrespect, but when are we going to be finished with this modern day meals on ships program? Say this out loud and see if it makes sense...
The US Navy is sending the USS Iwo Jima to Haiti in preparation for a Hurricane.
Wasn't US military involvement in that island nation suppose to be over with back in March? If this is the new face of US military power then we need to get a drastic nip and tuck. But notice something even more insidious. NGO's are becoming an integral part of ships company now. This is the ships roster...
A crew of 1,600 military and civilian medical, engineering, aviation, logistical and other support personnel are embarked aboard Iwo Jima, including U.S. Navy engineers, a contingent of 500 Marines with logistical-support expertise, volunteers from the U.S. Public Health Service and various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as medical, dental and engineering professionals from Europe, North America and South America.Read about it here....