U.S. Marines And Navy Will Be Dependent On Conducting Multiple Missile Strikes In Its New Pacific War Plan

ANGLICO 5 Marines spot a target for USS 'Antietam''s Tomahawk. U.S. Marine Corps

Forbes: U.S. Marines Lobbing Cruise Missiles—A Preview Of Pacific War

It’s no secret that that Pentagon has a new, island-hopping war plan. One that could help it to roll back Beijing’s land-grabs in the China Seas.

On Sept. 20, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy showed off one tactic that could be critical to the plan. Marines slipped ashore on an uninhabited island near Guam. They picked a target on a military bombing range and relayed the coordinates to a Navy cruiser.

Minutes later, a Tomahawk cruise missile slammed onto the range.

The live missile exercise was part of Valiant Shield 2020, a sprawling, 12-day naval war game that played out around Guam. At least 11 warships including the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the assault ship USS America played, as did more than 100 aircraft including U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighters and B-1 bombers.

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WNU Editor: I say be prepared to stockpile a lot of missiles.