The Navy’s Rapid-Response Fleet: Transporting 70-Ton Abrams Tanks at 35 Knots, 600 Tons of Cargo Every 1,200 Nautical Miles, and Executing ᴜпіqᴜe Missions with the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Vessels, Often Dubbed ‘Swiss агmу Boats’
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