Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday talks to Marines about a Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) launcher, Aug. 15, 2021, prior to a sinking exercise (SINKEX) at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii. The live-fire SINKEX, conducted during Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, demonstrated a Marine fires expeditionary advanced base’s ability to sense, target and strike a target at sea, providing sea control or contributing to sea denial in fleet operations. The Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 centers on Marines providing long-range precision str
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday talks to Marines about a Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) launcher, Aug. 15, 2021, prior to a sinking exercise (SINKEX) at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii. The live-fire SINKEX, conducted during Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, demonstrated a Marine fires expeditionary advanced base’s ability to sense, target and strike a target at sea, providing sea control or contributing to sea denial in fleet operations. The Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 centers on Marines providing long-range precision strike capabilities as a stand-in force during littoral operations in a contested environment. Navy and Marine Corps units came together from across 17 time zones as they participated in LSE 2021.
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