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Here's just a sample of
The New Modern Navy
A different time, a different Navy
Still the World's Best
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN   USS KITTY HAWK   USS RONALD REAGAN
AIRCRAFT COVER     B-2 BOMBER   FA-18   F-16   F-15
A FORMIDABLE FORCE FOR SURE
Although not in the formation, but if they were, LST's would be at the end no doubt
USS COWPENS  CG 63
FOLLOWING  THE USS KITTY HAWK (CENTER CARRIER)
Here's the New Modern Navy's means of getting those Amtraks near the beachheads

USS SAN ANTONIO LPD 17
Here's the New Modern Marines'
Advance Amphibious Assualt Vehicle


It's in design now and due to be in service in 2008.
The new design allows for speeds in the water up
to 29 miles per hour, nearly as fast as it is
designed to run on the land
Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle

The Marine Corps is developing the AAAV to replace the AAV as its primary combat vehicle for transporting troops on land and from ship to shore. The AAAV must satisfy many operational requirements, which will provide increased capabilities compared to the AAV and improve the ship-to-shore movement, thus allowing the Marine Corps and the Navy to more effectively implement OMFTS.

The AAAV will be capable of transporting 18 Marines and a crew of three over water at speeds of 29 miles an hour; the design uses a planing hull propelled by two water jets. On land, AAAV will achieve speeds of 45 miles an hour, with cross-country mobility equal to an M1 Abrams tank.
In addition to its high land speed, the EFV has sufficient ballistic protection to defeat rounds up to 14.5mm or fragments from 155mm artillery shells. It also has improved mine-blast protection and a nuclear, chemical and biological defense system. This combination of features alone will provide enhanced survivability.
These New Modern Amphibious Assualt Vehicle can say hello in a fast kind of way.
They can be let off 20 or more miles off shore
and make it to the beachhead  with 18 Marines onboard in a reasonable amount of time