China is pivoting towards (if not already there) a sea power. Thus, the USMC needs to change its focus; it's built right now on a 1990 methodologies and those are useless against a sea power.
Thus, the USMC is transforming to littoral (near shore) regiments with emphasis on ship-to-shore capabilities in austere conditions. The first regiment will stand-up in Hawaii. Two others are anticipated in Japan and Guam
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