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I wasn't sure which thread to put this in but felt it important enough as it will affect the game and have an impact for any scenario folks where the use of USMC is concerned.

The first unit (3rd Marine Littoral Regiment) had already been testing the new concept. The 3rd MLR was activated earlier this year using the new squad in the regiment’s littoral combat team and the following will show what it looks like and finally it'll allow us to transport this NEW configuration much more easily.

This is part of what the 2030 Plan wanted to accomplish.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/th...b7d7f2cf0d5715
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/new...cs%20battalion.
https://www.mcicom.marines.mil/News/...ics-battalion/
https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/New...ics-battalion/

I always try to use the best resources available when they're available.

So, some tank news concerning heavy armor for the Ukraine coming from the West. The last one caught me a little "off guard" but not too much.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...iscussion.html
It was also mentioned a modernization of the M-60A3 could be considered, I hope we could do better. If it should go that way, it should be an updated combination of the 120S or better the M-60A3 SLEP.
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/120s.htm
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/th...-killing-16142
https://community.battlefront.com/to...rs-m60a3-slep/
https://tankandafvnews.com/tag/m60-slep/

If I remember correctly there was mention in the above concerning the F-16 (Specifically the F-16V.) this isn't the first mention by the USAF putting the Ukraine and the F-16 in the same sentence.

I first read about this around mid-March concerning the competency of their pilots to be able to fly those jets. I would see this again ~May and July/Aug all from O6's and one O7 (?).

I believe the training has already started. We'll see.

I didn't look into this much until a few minutes ago and it looks "like a thing" now.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/...an-pilots.html
https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-air-f...vryHtgilJFNS3Z
(This one made the national news concerning the A-10.)
https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/20...-fighter-jets/
https://www.airforcemag.com/romania-...-to-fly-f-16s/

I just remembered I had also posted the following before a couple of years back, this is another M-60 option...
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/moder...rade-solution/

As ALWAYS, I'll be tracking these developments.

Regards,
Pat