Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the international security assistance force commander in Afghanistan and the president's pick to lead the service, does not support a self-deploying amphibious assault capability, according to congressional testimony. Dunford supports the Marine Corps' decision to develop a wheeled amphibious assault vehicle, he wrote in July 17 testimony submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee to support his nomination for the service's commandant position. While he was assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, Dunford was an...
