If the Navy purchases the dock landing ship replacement in a five-vessel block buy, the service can purchase five ships for the price of three and one-half, according to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Lee Hudson was Inside the Navy's managing editor until June 2018. She has covered Navy and Marine Corps issues since 2011, reporting at the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, aboard ships and military facilities around the U.S. Previously she worked as a staff reporter at The Daily Review in Morgan City, LA, covering local government and crime. Lee graduated with a B.A. in Mass Communication and Marketing from Loyola University New Orleans.
If the Navy purchases the dock landing ship replacement in a five-vessel block buy, the service can purchase five ships for the price of three and one-half, according to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller.
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The Marine Corps, industry and one of the congressional defense subcommittees support either accelerating the Navy's dock landing ship replacement or building an additional San Antonio-class transport dock.
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