Now that we have the Harrier, does anyone have resources on how the US would carry out an amphibious landing?
I'm looking specifically at where and how the ships would be deployed. Are the LHA's assigned an airwing depending on their mission, ie Mainly choppers embarked on one that sits just off shore for the landing operation and another further off with a mainly Harrier air wing?
How far away would a carrier be from the action? Would their be destroyers/frigates/cruisers close in shore to provide gunnery support?