FOX NEWS: USS Bonhomme Richard fire sparks questions on the need for amphibious assault ships

USS Bonhomme Richard fire sparks questions on the need for amphibious assault ships



As Navy helicopters and San Diego firefighters have finally extinguished a troubling, two-area blaze onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship, many are pausing to consider the strategic, tactical and humanitarian value of big-deck amphibious assault ships.