Marines’ top goal: 3 amphibious ready groups at sea

The Marine Corps’ “north star” is getting three amphibious ready groups continuously deployed around the globe, the service’s top officer said Thursday, a standard they haven’t been able to meet due to the rough state of Navy ship maintenance in recent years.The Navy has pledged to have 80 percent of its ships and submarines ready to deploy at any given time by 2027, including the 10 amphibious assault ships and 21 landing support ships the service is required to ha