
SSC Modifications Planned. The Marine Corps has requested modifications to the Ship-to-Shore Connector to enable the Amphibious Combat Vehicle to launch off the connector while in the water, Brig. Gen. William Mullen, director of the Marine Corps’ Capabilities Development Directorate, says at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event. He says the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) proved the same capability with the slow-moving Assault Amphibious Vehicle around 1988, but the SSCs will need some alterations to do the…