![]() ![]() It will likely force the Marines to use the Navy’s set of 15 unpopular Spearhead ( EPF-1) class Expeditionary Fast Transports as surrogates.Īs a package, the Pentagon’s proposed FY 2023 budget strikes fear into the heart of American shipbuilders. But, by delaying the LAW, the Pentagon’s budget proposal also hinders the Marine Corps effort to reinvent itself around smaller vessels and Navy-support oriented ground combat groups. If approved, the proposed budget irrevocably moves away from the longstanding “2.0 MEB requirement,” obligating the Navy to provide sufficient lift to land and support two heavy combat-ready Marine Expeditionary Brigades of about 14,500 troops. Congress can approve the budget and slam the door on the Marine Corps’ longstanding demand for a 38-ship amphibious fleet. The Pentagon’s FY 2023 budget proposal is something of a messy middle-ground. ![]()
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