Chimera - the current commanders basically retired. There's a large backlog of general officers waiting to be promoted, and that's a large factor in his decision.
As far as the ground troops vs. ships and aircraft arguement, you need to review the definitions of "strategic" and "tactical" and rethink your question.
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