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Marine Commandant: Restoring Three Amphibious Ready Groups Is ‘North Star’ as Corps Reconfigures
Summary
Marine Corps commandant Gen. Eric Smith told the Appropriations subcommittee the service’s top priorities include restoring a three‑amphibious‑ready‑group posture, accelerating force design and improving quality of life, while Navy leaders described partnership on amphibious readiness.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric M. Smith told the House Appropriations subcommittee that restoring amphibious readiness and advancing Force Design 2030 are the Marine Corps’ top priorities.
"First, restoring a 3 amphibious ready group marine expeditionary unit presence. This is the Marine Corps' North Star," said General Eric M. Smith, outlining a persistent posture of one ARG/MEU off the East Coast, one off the West Coast and one episodically deployed from Japan.
Smith said the…
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