More Marines to go on ships, strategy says

[unhappycamper]

According to the new maritime strategy, Marine detachments aboard Navy ships and Coast Guard cutters would conduct maritime security missions.


More Marines to go on ships, strategy says
Staff and wire reports
Posted : Thursday Oct 18, 2007 6:07:37 EDT

Expect to see Marine detachments on a “wider variety” of ships and Coast Guard cutters, according to the sea services’ new maritime strategy.

“Marines will continue to be employed as air-ground task forces operating from amphibious ships to conduct variety of missions, such as power projection,” the strategy says. “But they will also be employed as detachments aboard a wider variety of ships and cutters for maritime security missions.”

The Wednesday announcement was part of the first major revision of U.S. naval strategy in 25 years. Officials from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard said they plan to focus more on humanitarian missions and improving international cooperation as a way to prevent conflicts.

“We believe that preventing wars is as important as winning wars,” the strategy says.

The strategy reflects a broader Defense Department effort to use aid, training and other cooperative efforts to encourage stability in fledgling democracies and create relationships around the globe that can be leveraged if a regional crisis breaks.

“Although our forces can surge when necessary to respond to crises, trust and cooperation cannot be surged,” says the 16-page document titled “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower.”


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/10/navy_marinedetachments_071017/

[izzie]

1. I believe that is where they started from.

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