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10-21-02, 03:51 PM
The Corps is considering re-establishing a Marine Expeditionary Brigade — a medium weight fighting force that incorporates Marine ground units, helicopters and fighter-attack aircraft — at Kane'ohe Bay.

Troops for the brigade would come from the base's existing 6,300 Marines plus the addition of a headquarters element of several hundred personnel, officials said.

Marine attack aircraft could be attached to the unit out of bases in California, and U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye's office has said he is working on bringing amphibious transport ships here.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Oct/20/ln/ln11a.html