Navy retrofitting warship for commando missions: Washington Post
(NEWSER) - With the US increasingly relying on targeted special ops instead of large military forces, the Pentagon will send an aging warship to the Gulf region to serve as a "mothership" for Navy SEALs and other special forces fighting Somali pirates, al-Qaeda, and other threats (like maybe this ), reports the Washington Post . Navy officials say they are moving quickly to convert and deploy the USS Ponce by early summer, refitting it into a floating base so it can handle small, high-speed boats and helicopters. More»
