To take on China, the Marine Corps is rethinking where it puts its troops in Asia

[Nilgiri]

To take on China, the Marine Corps is rethinking where it puts its troops in Asia

US troops in the Asia-Pacific region are still based largely where they were 30 or 40 years ago, but that has to change, the Corps' top officer says.

www.businessinsider.com

The Marine Corps will reexamine where it's postured in the Asia-Pacific region as the service prepares for possible conflict with China, the commandant said this week.

Tens of thousands of Marines are based in California, Hawaii and Japan — "pointed like an arrow" at the Korean Peninsula, Commandant Gen. David Berger said Wednesday. It's a layout that leaders put in place at the end of World War II and has been successful for decades, he said.

Looking ahead 10 years from now, though, "it's not a great posture for the joint force," Berger said.

"We need to relook at [it] for the Marines," he said at the annual Modern Day Marine event, which was held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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[Gary]

They need a staging ground somewhere for those island hopping canpaign they've been talking about, chance ASEAN countries let em use their grounds are slim.

Imo Submarines remain the best way to sink hostile warships in the South China Sea.