Amos: Marine Corps Might Not Deploy Two MEUs Next Year Due To Budget Uncertainty

By Lee Hudson / February 14, 2013 at 8:11 PM
Facing an uncertain fiscal future, the Marine Corps may have to hold back two Marine Expeditionary Units from deploying next year, according to service Commandant Gen. James Amos. Just as the Navy did when it recently canceled the deployment of the Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and Gettysburg (CG-64) in response to budget uncertainties, the Marines could be forced to make a similar move, Amos said today at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. If that were to happen, it would...

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