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Marine Corps: LCS Would Need Tweaks To Best Suit Marines, Special Ops

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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford A Marine Corps official said yesterday the requirements for the Navy's nascent Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) may need to be tweaked if it is used as "a more all-around ship" for use by his service and special operators. Brig. Gen. Timothy Hanifen, deputy commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, told a National Defense Industrial Association gathering of industry and military officials that the LCS does not have all the features the Marine Corps would want…

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