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Military Has Florence Surrounded With Ships, Aircraft To Ensure Quick Response

Military Has Florence Surrounded With Ships, Aircraft To Ensure Quick Response
Equipment is secured for sea on a landing craft utility in the well deck aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael R. Sanchez/Released)

Two U.S. Marine Corps amphibious ships, loaded with 16 helicopter and six V-22s, are tailing Hurricane Florence as it barrels toward the Carolinas so they can deploy inland and immediately begin disaster relief efforts as the storm moves inland, according to the chief of U.S. Northern Command.The USS Kearsarge, a big-deck amphibious assault ship, and the USS Arlington amphibious transport dock will “chase Florence in,” said Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, commander of NROTHCOM and North American Aerospace Defense…

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