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The inclusion of the Medium Landing Ship in the fiscal year 2025 shipbuilding request is a major win for the Marine Corps, which faced significant amphibious shipbuilding cuts last year.
By Justin Katz![Marine Corps to start testing out Stern Landing Vessel in March](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/SLV-225x150.jpg)
The Stern Landing Vessel is the precursor to the Landing Ship Medium, the new vessel introduced by Force Design 2030.
By Justin Katz![Ahead of new amphib study release, Berger, Del Toro hype up the value](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2022/03/2555633-scaled-e1652210834847-225x150.jpg)
The Navy and Marine Corps will likely release the study’s results in the coming weeks, according to Commandant Gen. David Berger.
By Justin Katz![HII taps Chris Kastner to take the helm as president, CEO](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2022/01/3354002-scaled-e1643383309307-225x150.jpg)
Mike Petters, the current CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, will become executive vice chairman of the board.
By Justin Katz![House Lawmakers Want Answers On How Marine Corps Will Enable EABO](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/marines_EABO-scaled-225x150.jpg)
An amendment to the annual defense policy bill directs the defense secretary to provide a detailed accounting of the Marine Corps’ efforts within 180 days.
By Justin Katz![Historic Marine Plan to Reinvent The Corps EXCLUSIVE](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2019/11/MWX-scaled-e1657225332321-225x150.jpg)
The document outlines an evolving effort to stand up a series of small, agile units tasked with air defense, anti-ship and submarine warfare, and seizing, holding and resupplying ad hoc bases to support an island-hopping campaign in the Pacific.
By Paul McLeary![DoD Ponders 581-Ship Fleet, As Navy Shipyard Problems Persist](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/Forddrydock-225x150.jpg)
“We don’t have 20 years to do this,” said Rep. Rob Wittman. “We need to be modernizing our yards now…the upgrades need to be done at a faster pace.”
By Paul McLeary![New Ships In Navy Plan = No ‘Slaughter Across The Beach’ For Marines](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/BergerNew-scaled-e1670597324466-225x150.jpg)
The new ships will come from the Navy budget, and “the Marines are not asking for a nickel more,” from Congress, Commandant Gen. David Berger said.
By Paul McLeary![‘If It Floats, It Fights:’ Navy’s New Small Ship Strategy](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/unmanned-225x150.jpg)
Existing amphibious ships might be the “Swiss Army Knife of the fleet,” but the Navy and Marines want an enemy who “jumps on it in the opening gambit…they’re gonna have the shock of their life.”
By Paul McLeary
Buried within the Navy’s fiscal 2022 shipbuilding plan is a major disruption of the amphibious fleet and its industrial base. The Navy will build the Light Amphibious Ships (LAWs) it wants, but there’s a trade-off. The number of large amphibious ships will decline by five to nine — 15% to 27%. Marines and others had…
By Mark Cancian