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Navy/USMC

Decision to Use LPD-17 Derivative as LX(R) Meshes Nicely With Navy Surface Fleet Vision

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, January 16th, 2015

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Decision to Use LPD-17 Derivative as LX(R) Meshes Nicely With Navy Surface Fleet Vision

Sailors operate a rigid-hull inflatable boat during training from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19). (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)

Director of Expeditionary Warfare Maj. Gen. Robert Walsh said at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium that the Navy and Marine Corps’ plan for its LX(R) amphibious dock landing ship fits nicely into the services’ vision for its future surface navy.Several Navy officials spoke of the need to have an adequate number of ships in the fleet–even without all the bells and whistles program managers might want. With funding flat or declining, instead of outfitting new ships with all the…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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