George, I Pre-Com'd the 6th Boxer, a "Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship", in 1994. The Boxer you remember was the fifth. We carried 2,000 Marines, 2 LCACs, a handful of APCs, AV-8s (Harriers), UH-46s, 53s, 'Hueys', and Cobras. LHD 4 is, indeed, a small 'flat-top'.
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GMC(SW)-USN, Retired
'Earnest Will'
'Desert Shield'
'Desert Storm'
'Southern Watch'
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