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'Not a Truck': Future Amphibs May Carry Fewer Marines, More Lethality
Military.com 10 Jan 2018 By Hope Hodge Seck
The days of treating amphibious ships like shuttle buses that get Marines to the fight are over.
The commandant of the Marine Corps wants his troops to be able to "fight to get to the fight," and that may mean shaking up the loadout of the amphibious assault ship -- and possibly leaving some personnel and gear off in favor of equipment that boosts the ship's lethal power.