Tag: United States Marine Corps
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Why LPD Construction Needs to End: A New Paradigm for the Marine Corps
As Congress considers the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the future of the Navy’s amphibious force and the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ships in particular is under debate. While some argue that the LPDs should be cut down in terms of complexity and size due to increasing costs, others suggest stretching out…