Gen. Mattis, a native of the Pacific Northwest, graduated from Central Washington State University in 1972. He is also a graduate of the Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the National War College.
These Are The 20 Aircraft Carriers In Service Today. Despite aircraft carriers immense cost, the Navy believes there is no replacing a well-armed, aircraft equipped, sovereign piece of U.S. territory, powered by dual nuclear reactors.
(3) Essex-class aircraft carrier: The pacific theatre of WWII was basically a war of aircraft carriers- the mobile, floating airstrips that dispelled the battleships from attacking supply and troop convoy. The American Essex class carriers had the most numerous types of capital ships with 24 vessels completed between 1941 and 1950 out of total 32 planned.