The service wants a constant Marine Expeditionary Unit presence on the high seas.
Soldiers with the division will help the Army determine how to modernize and evolve formations to prepare for real-world deployments.
Amphibious ships have fallen below a readiness rate of 50% due to maintenance and procurement backlogs.
Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.”
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