why did the U.S. Marines (an amphibious force) fight in Afghanistan (a landlocked country)?
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1. A Marine Corps infantry battalion has (although the latest restructuring changed this a little bit) mostly the same stuff as an Army light infantry battalion, organized somewhat differently (a platoon being three squads of three fire teams rather than four squads if two fire teams like the Army and most foreign militaries, for example). It might not be the main thing that they focus on, but they’re capable of it.
2. They are an expeditionary force, designed to rapidly deploy overseas on short notice. Being an amphibious force is an important part of this, but it’s not everything.
3. If they say out the main war of a generation, this would not help them when politicians start talking about budget cuts.
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