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Top Marine’s deployment plans face familiar wrinkle: Inert Navy ships
The top Marine has a key objective for the Corps: getting Marine Expeditionary Units back on full deployment schedules. But ...
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China’s Type 076 Amphibious Carrier: What It Does and Why It Matters
The launch ceremony for the Sichuan at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard, Dec. 29, 2024.
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Does The US Marine Corps Have Its Own Ships?
The USMC has access to 31 Amphibious Warfare Ships and 35 Medium Landing Ships to accomplish its missions. The United States Marine Corps can be seen aboard two types of large vessels ...
Inspired by sea stories: Providence's Jarek Marte found purpose in the Navy
Providence native Jarek Marte’s life-changing enlistment led him to serve aboard USS Iwo Jima as a Navy weapons specialist.
What’s The Difference Between Aircraft Carriers & Amphibious Assault Ships?
The most important vessels owned by many navies, aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, are some of the most ...
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Top Marine’s deployment plans face familiar wrinkle: Inert Navy ships
Out of 32 amphibious-warfare ships, 16 are not expected to reach their 40-year service life. But the entire fleet must serve beyond that time limit to maintain at least a 31-amphibious warfare ...
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Marines hindered by Navy's amphibious warfare ship maintenance delays
Nearly half of the amphibious warfare ships Marines need to deploy often are unavailable due to maintenance, according to a government watchdog. How the Navy currently manages those repairs means ...