Carriers, Amphibs, and American Naval Strength

Following up on this post (and this linked article from that post, which I'll plug one more time), James Holmes has an excellent piece at War on the Rocks. Holmes' article deconstructs War is Boring proprietor David Axe's recent article on American naval strength. Axe, who's a legitimate and accomplished journalist in his own right, nonetheless parrots two common mistakes regarding the United States Navy: the one-for-one comparison with amphibious assault ships with aircraft carriers, and the claim that America's navy is "stronger than the next [X] navies combined". It's worth the read. Late Breaking Addendum: Following up on previous posts about USNS John Glenn, it's passed final contract testing to include LCAC interface tests. (UPI, IHS Jane's)