Could US Marines sustain a war with China? Officers warn of Pacific weaknesses
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US Marines deployed across the western Pacific could struggle to sustain their forces, move missile batteries and secure permission to launch operations from allied territory in a conflict with China, according to assessments by Marine Corps officers and independent analysts. Writing separately in the November issue of the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings journal, retired lieutenant general Stephen Sklenka and serving Lieutenant Colonel Merritt Mitchell identified vulnerabilities in the...
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Could US Marines sustain a war with China? Officers warn of Pacific weaknesses
US Marines deployed across the western Pacific could struggle to sustain their forces, move missile batteries and secure permission to launch operations from allied territory in a conflict with China, according to assessments by Marine Corps officers and independent analysts....
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