The U.S. is replacing a standard Amphibious Ready Group/MEU package with a “sub-optimized” Littoral Combat Force (LCF-24), described as a purpose-built MAGTF for distributed operations using shore nodes and a single ship. This reflects a new, more flexible deployment concept intended to generate tailored force packages and “do more with less,” potentially changing how amphibious crisis-response forces are forward-postured.
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US Navy deploys Littoral Combat Force-24 under tailored deployment concept
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- The War Zone · https://www.twz.com/sea/littoral-combat-force-takes-up-station-in-caribbean-under-navys-new-deployment-conceptLittoral Combat Force Takes Up Station In Caribbean Under Navy’s New Deployment Concept