About 11,000 marines are attached to the amphibious force.
During the remainder of 1954, Logan exercised with the amphibious forces off the west coast.
He was a lieutenant with the amphibious forces in the Mediterranean Theatre.
If they do what you expect, then this amphibious force will start moving in to support the parachute troops within a few hours.
These assault operations included both airborne and amphibious forces.
They returned with evidence of a gradually increasing build up of amphibious forces.
Several officers pointed again to late February as a likely target date for a land offensive that would probably also include airborne and amphibious forces.
His amphibious force was now at sea, and in two days, at sunset, the tune would come.
But it took four months to train, arm, and move a 5,500 man amphibious force to retake the island.
Turner decided the amphibious force must also leave the next day.