COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS At the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands in Kekaha, Kauai, a naval strike missile streaked out to sea on Aug. 15, 2021, before striking a naval target ship.
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s amphibious ship schedules and Marine Corps units that deploy on them are out of sync, and without change, the services will continue to deploy Marines late, according ...
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from the Marine Corps. Nearly half of the amphibious warfare ships Marines need to deploy often are unavailable due to ...