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Marine Corps Wants More LPDs, Does Not Support Early Decommissioning of LSDs

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Marine Corps Wants More LPDs, Does Not Support Early Decommissioning of LSDs
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) when it was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Miss in March 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries).

The Commandant of the Marine Corps’ desire to continue building San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships (LPDs) as well as opposing the early decommissioning of LSD dock landing ships are non-negotiable, according to Marine Corps officials. Speaking during the National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference on Wednesday, Brig. Gen. Steven Lightfoot, Director for the Capabilities Development Directorate, Combat Development & Integration, displayed a slide with the commandant’s non-negotiable points. This included a minimum of 31 amphibious warships,…

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