02/14/2018
https://www.congress.gov...
"For the past 16 years, the Marine Corps has focused on counter-insurgency operations, largely in landlocked locations."
"If cost is the issue in carrying out dispersal of our nuclear powered aircraft carriers are there savings to be had by reducing risk in dispersing our non-nuclear capital ships?"
"Our Major Range and Test Facility Bases are unable to maintain pace technologically with our advanced fifth and sixth generation weapons delivery systems."
"Secretary Mattis and General Dunford, in your testimony, you both referred to some conventional forces with specialized missions or increased capabilities as force multipliers for special operations f..."