Antietam's homeport shift is part of a broader rearrangement of vessels in the West Pacific.
The George Washington is also poised to return to Yokosuka, Japan, as the Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier later this year.
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines are developing similar ways to fight concealed across island chains.
One Marine corporal said maintenance issues have been getting fixed much more quickly than before the barracks inspection.
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