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Marine Corps commandant: We need to be unpredictable, and we need the ‘Lightning Carrier’ to do it
The Marine Corps wants to overhaul its force to prepare to be more dispersed and more flexible to deter and, if need be, take on China's growing military in the Pacific
The Marine Corps could deploy more F-35-laden ‘Lightning Carriers’ amid high demand for flattops, Navy secretary says
When Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer pitched sending an aircraft carrier into early retirement, he had an idea for how to answer the call for flattops around the world: an amphibious assault ship loaded up with F-35B Joint Strike Fighter jets
The Marine Corps’s dream of ‘Lightning Carrier’ laden with F-35s is slowly becoming a reality
The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) is currently conducting "routing operations" with 13 F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighters in the eastern Pacific as part of a effort to "refine and strengthen the fundamental amphibious capabilities" of the Navy and Marine Corps
The Navy is sending its most powerful amphibious assault ship to the Pacific
The Navy is bringing increased strike power to U.S. forces in the Pacific with a new deployment
The Marine Corps is experimenting with ‘mini’ carrier strike groups laden with F-35 fighters
Not only are U.S. Marines experimenting with a new aircraft carrier concept, but they are also taking a fresh look at forming "mini" carrier strike groups to fill in when the carriers are called away
