
Marine Corps forces aboard Navy ships will be ripe targets for enemy cruise missiles in any future amphibious operation, which means they will have to project power ashore from hundreds of miles beyond the reach of its current vehicles.The paradigm shift is causing the sea services to rethink the concept of amphibious operations in an era when even low-rung adversaries can be counted on to field guided anti-ship missiles. Smaller, lighter vehicles and a shift toward strike aviation are needed…