Marines Won’t Need a Carrier for High-End Fight With MUX Unmanned System
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Marine Corps and Navy are preparing for a high-end fight that will require ships to be distributed…
14 Amphibs Tied Up In Maintenance, Exacerbating Shortfall in Available Ships for Marines’ At-Sea Training
CAPITOL HILL – Nearly half the Navy’s amphibious ships are currently tied up in maintenance availabilities and the service would…
GAO Report on Amphibious Operations Training
The following is the Government Accountability Office Dec. 1, 2017, Navy and Marine Corps Training: Further PLanning Needed for Amphibious Operations…
USS America Leadership Look To Aircraft Carriers For Inspiration On Leveraging Aviation-Centric Design
As the first-in-class USS America (LHA-6) begins operations on its first major overseas deployment, leadership has a good understanding of…
Wasp ARG, 22nd MEU Return Home After Fighting Islamic State In Libya; USS Wasp Prepares For Move To Japan
The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit have returned home from a six-month deployment that included conducting…
Makin Island ARG Joins Wasp ARG, Eisenhower CSG In U.S. 5th Fleet
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit passed from U.S. 7th Fleet to U.S.…
Marines Say Future High-End Pacific Fight Will Require Larger Force; CSBA Agrees In Preview To Future Fleet Architecture
The Marine Corps in recent years has grappled with how to remain a “fight-tonight” force without enough ships to take Marines…
Underway on USS America
ABOARD USS AMERICA — The new amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) has raised more than a few questions in…
3rd Marine Division Experimenting With Using MSC Ships In Higher Level Operations
The 3rd Marine Division is exploring ways to not only put Marines infantry on non-traditional ships but to push those…
Davis: Marine Corps Aviation Must Adapt To Become More ‘Value-Added’ to Naval Force
PENTAGON — The Navy and Marine Corps should explore ways to make Marine aircraft a more useful part of the…