Marines will send ARG/MEU to southern Asia in FY-19

By Lee Hudson / June 29, 2016 at 12:32 PM
Despite an amphibious warship shortfall, the Marine Corps plans to send an Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit to southern Asia in fiscal year 2019, according to a service official. U.S. Marine Forces Command chief Lt. Gen. John Wissler said during a June 29 event sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington that the force sent to southern Asia will be three ships in a traditional ARG/MEU configuration. The service is still working out whether...

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