Marine Commandant: Less A Second Land Army, More Light Amphib Ships
"You'll see some significant changes†in the Navy report “regarding the portion of the fleet that supports maneuver of Marines and the expeditionary elements of that," Gen. David Berger says.
By Paul McLeary on April 03, 2020 at 4:38 PM
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Mark Esper has been “very supportive†of bold new Marine Corps plans to jettison its tanks, cut artillery units, slash the number of helicopter squadrons, and rethink the role F-35s might play, Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger told reporters this week, suggesting he’s just getting started in remaking the Corps.
“We’re more at the beginning than we are at the end†of carving out deep changes in the force structure of the Corps to meet the challenges of Chinese and Russian military modernization, Berger said.
It’s important to note that while Esper said no to the Navy’s shipbuilding and force structure plans, a decision he received significant grief from lawmakers over, he gave the green light tot Berger’s force structure plan released last month.
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