ATLANTIC OCEAN – In a strategic effort to inform future defense policy and resource allocation, a delegation from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Policy (OUSD(P)) recently embarked with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) during their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Conducted aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) off the east coast of the United States from July 8-9, this visit provided a firsthand look at the ARG/MEU's critical role in national defense.
OSD CAPE and OUSD(P) leadership witnessed the ARG/MEU team in action during COMPTUEX, the...
