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Marine Corps’ Next Assistant Commandant Defends Tank Divestment Plan

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Marine Corps’ Next Assistant Commandant Defends Tank Divestment Plan
M1A1 Abrams tank of Bravo Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, USMC Reserves, preparing for a live fire exercise at Yakima Training Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (U.S. Army photo by Sidney Lee, Enterprise Multimedia Center, JBLM.)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The Marine Corps’ next assistant commandant on Tuesday defended the force’s decision to divest of its tanks as part of its retooling for future operations, adding he doesn’t believe the move will shift an armor requirement burden to the Army.  Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, the head of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, told attendees at the Navy League’s SeaAirSpace conference here that embracing long-range precision fires and light vehicles outfitted with new weapons will provide the…

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