Marine Corps considering three Marine Littoral Regiments by 2030

By Aidan Quigley / February 3, 2021 at 3:44 PM
The Marine Corps is considering having three Marine Littoral Regiments in the Pacific by 2030, Brig. Gen. Ben Watson said Wednesday at the National Defense Industrial Association's Virtual Expeditionary Warfare Conference. Watson, the vice chief of naval research and commanding general of the Marine Corps' warfighting laboratory, said the service aims to create the first Marine Littoral Regiment in 2023. "The primary purpose of creating that first Marine Littoral Regiment in '23 is to help us refine the design of...

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