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  • Navy plans westward expansion - With eye on China, review calls for shift to the Pacific

    02/04/2006 1:42:28 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 27 replies · 1,189+ views
    San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 2/4/06 | Steve Liewer
    While the Army and Marine Corps bear the brunt of warfare in the Middle East, leaders of the Navy are looking west. In a sweeping report on the nation's long-range defense needs, released yesterday in Washington, D.C., Pentagon leaders laid out plans for transforming the military to fight terrorist organizations. They suggested boosting special-operations forces such as the Navy SEALs and the Marines' new MarSOC commando unit by 15 percent. They also pushed for closer participation between the U.S. military and foreign forces to defeat terrorism. The 92-page Quadrennial Defense Review, which projects Pentagon needs 20 years ahead, seeks more...