Finally, we need to develop a modernization strategy that provides for our ability to maintain legacy assets through their expected service life. A stark example of this readiness crisis is the state of our amphibious fleet. The Marine Corps has long championed a naval strategy capable of accelerated national security response and has consistently advocated for the restoration of a 3.0 amphibious readiness group Worldwide presence, a standard the Navy has to date failed to meet. Years of neglect, misplaced priorities and open derision from certain Navy pundits have left less than half of our amphibious ships available for tasking. This is not a maintenance problem. (02:31–02:51)
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Asserts that the Navy has failed to meet the Marine Corps' advocated standard for amphibious readiness.
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