By Marina Malenic TUCSON, Ariz.--The new Marine Corps commandant's view of his service's future will help shape the Defense Department's decision on whether to request funds for continued development of a new amphibious vehicle, the military's top officer said last week, suggesting that Pentagon leaders have not yet reached a conclusion about the program's fate. The developmental Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is planned as a replacement for the Marine Corps' 40-year-old Amphibious Assault Vehicles. "Each service has a view of…
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