Marine officers warn of Pacific war vulnerabilities

Marine Corps officers and independent analysts assessed that U.S. Marines deployed across the western Pacific could struggle to sustain their forces, move missile batteries and secure permission to launch operations from allied territory in a conflict with China. Retired Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka and serving Lt. Col. Merritt Mitchell wrote separately in the November issue of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings journal.

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