[Amelia]

Sheesh. Am I that unclear or are you being deliberately obtuse?

OTHER POSTERS wondered why the Marines were being put in that position - they seemed to think it unnecessary.

I'm not trying to insult the Army, and it's pretty obvious that the different branches of service and the different divisions & units within each branch have different missions and specialties.

[elhombrelibre]

Yes, I understood that. I've comment on other remarks you've made, and yet you're answering something I'm not talking about. You raised some points about the size of a MEF that I think aren't correct. Are you sure? I'm not trying to fuss with you. A Corp in Army terms is a huge force.