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Marine Corps, Navy outline steps to restore amphibious capacity; lawmakers press for LSM procurement and maintenance focus
Summary
Marine Corps and Navy witnesses told the House subcommittee they are pursuing a three-tier plan for the Medium Landing Ship (LSM), a bridging strategy to fill gaps until LSM is fielded, and joint actions to restore amphibious ship readiness to support a continuous three Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) presence.
Marine Corps and Navy witnesses told the House Armed Services Subcommittee on June 4 they are pursuing accelerated procurement and a bridging strategy for surface mobility while lawmakers urged a stronger maintenance and procurement approach to restore amphibious readiness.
Lieutenant General Austin, a Marine Corps witness, told the committee the force is “executing force design” and pressing to field a “medium landing ship” (LSM) capability that is “central to the success of our stand in forces.” He said the LSM Block 1 is on the verge of procurement as a non-developmental vessel and that the service is using fast…
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