The Marines have a regular drumbeat of MEUs ready to deploy. Lacking ready amphib ships, though, they're turning to other means of getting to sea.
No timeline is in place for the talks or for any changes that will come from them.
A deal inked between the two nations in 2023 opens up multiple bases for American use.
The U.S. Navy said the ship “was conducting routine operations in international waters ... consistent with international law.”
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