Navy A.K.A. “Target” July 16, 2013 Share Read Later General Dynamics NASSCO / U.S. NavyThe USNS Montford Point, the Navy’s first “mobile landing platform,” leaves San Diego for a base in Washington state last week, crewed by 33 private-sector civilians. MLPs – “a pier in the ocean” -- are designed as floating bases near global hotspots that can replenish troops ashore from 25 miles away.