Marines Need More Amphibs if They're Going to Win a Big Fight, General Warns
27 Mar 2019
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
If the Marine Corps had to go to war with the number of amphibious ships the Navy currently has, it likely wouldn't be able to pull off its missions successfully, the general tapped to lead the service warns.
Nineteen amphibious ships were ready to sail this week, Lt. Gen. David Berger, head of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, told lawmakers Tuesday, leaving about a third of the amphib fleet pierside. That could leave Marines strapped if they had to fight in a contested maritime requirement tomorrow, he said during a hearing on sea-power projection.
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