On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued executive orders prioritizing the expansion of fossil fuel and mining development on public lands. Marine Corps Col. Chris Niedziocha, the commanding officer of the 31st MEU in the statement.
The release did not state specific activities for the deployment but a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force release on Jan.
A Japan Joint Staff Office JSO release on Monday stated that at midnight that day, two Russian Navy corvettes and a fleet oiler were sighted sailing southwest in an area 43 miles northeast of Tsushima and subsequently sailed southwest through the Tsushima Strait.
A detachment of ships from the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, consisting of two corvettes and a support vessel, will participate in these events.
With the impending retirement of the aging Wright-class, the Marine Corps wants a new class of aviation logistics support ships, according to the aviation plan released this week.
