What You Should Know About The USS Mount Whitney

The USS Mount Whitney

The USS Mount Whitney is a warship, but not like most would think. It's a command ship whose weapons consist of CIWS point defense guns and some other heavy machine guns. It's all electronics and storage space, designed to house Marine higher-ups offshore as they direct an amphibious landing. The ship is decades old and long overdue for retirement.

The USS Mount Whitney is the perfect "warship" to send to Georgia, since it is as non-threatening in reality as it is significant politically: it's our Mediterranean flagship.

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