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Inside the Navy’s Swiss Army Knife: USS Bataan’s Secret Advantage

From floating garages and 3D Tetris cargo bays to secret stairways and $16,000 fire suits—USS Bataan does what aircraft carriers can’t. It launches Marines within 6 hours, fuels destroyers at sea, performs surgical beach landings, and carries a hospital bigger than a carrier’s. But the real secret? How it blends air, sea, and land into one rapid-strike machine. It's Not What You Think.

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