Marine Corps: Improving Amphibious Capability Would Require Larger Share of Budget than Previously Provided.

Abstract

This report discusses the current status of the Navy's and the Marine Corps' capability to conduct amphibious assaults, improvements being made to that capability, the cost of those improvements, and how they will affect future budgets. The information in this report should be useful in deliberations on the readiness of Navy and Marine Corps forces for amphibious assaults and the funding needed to modernize this capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA315328

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Airframes
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Amphibious Vehicles
  • Boats
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Congress
  • Landing Craft
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting