A little something old, a little something new, a little something borrowed, a little something blue. What it has a lot of is goodness.Uh excuse me. But what the hell are Marine detachments aboard DDGs, Carriers and various other ships going to do for both the Marine Corps and the Navy?
With a too small amphibious fleet and the positive aspects of a distributed ability to have forces in place to respond to short notice national security requirements - this move is to be welcomed and encouraged.
BZ to those who led the long march back to ... well ... in a fashion, something out Marines have always done, and done to great affect.
Did everyone suddenly forget a very important point?
Rummy made the Marine Corps give up both the riverine mission and ship board detachments in order to maximize available force for the war on terror.
The Navy filled the gap by building up its Master at Arms (doing the traditional ship security and VBSS mission that Marines once did) while also standing up the NECC to handle the riverine mission.
So what are platoons of Marine going to do aboard these ships besides look pretty and get sea pay?
