September 2, 2020
If the Marines Goes to War in the Pacific, Take a Look at What They’ll Ride into Battle
The Marine Corps has new Ship-to-Shore Connectors are expected to remain in service for the next thirty years.
by Caleb Larson
Imagine this scenario in the not so distant future: The United States is at war in the Pacific. U.S. Marines deployed on the USS Wasp are in the amphibious assault carrier’s well deck. About 145 of the Marines slowly board a ship-to-shore connector, essentially a large amphibious landing vehicle that rides over the surface of the ocean on a cushion of air. They’re being deployed to an active war zone, to relieve other Marines already on a beachhead on some far-flung island in the South China Sea. They are the second wave.
Though of course functional, this scenario could play out in real life. Tensions in the South China Sea are at all-time highs—and to ensure they are prepared, the Navy bought the Marine Corps some new equipment: a new Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC).
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/if-marines-goes-war-pacific-take-look-what-they%E2%80%99ll-ride-battle-168211
