Could the Navy and Coast Guard use the same ship? Who knew?

I can't help myself; I just love it when sanity rears its ugly head. Such was the case yesterday when a key member of Congress finally ... FINALLY, recommended the obvious -- that the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard think about combining at least parts of two remarkably similar surface warship programs. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.