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But a new ship is needed to support the afloat part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to go to more distributed platforms; we\u2019re going to get right-sized ships that are not tied to strategic water ports but that can operate in and out of secondary and tertiary ports,\u201d he said during his presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told Defense News that the Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on\/Roll-off ships currently in the fleet will have a role in the near term, but added that Marines will eventually need ships that can access smaller ports to give operational commanders more options to resupply their forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy is also pursuing a smaller logistics ship for its distributed maritime operations. This Light Replenishment Oiler, formerly called the Next-Generation Logistics Ship, is undergoing research and development. 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