Chase Essay Contest - Marine Corps Association

The Art of MAGTF Warfare

First Place 1988 Chase Prize Essay Contest

To fully exercise the air-ground capabilities of the MAGTF, Marines must understand the importance of the MAGTF command element. For too long, Marines have regarded the MAGTF command element as little more than a collection of coordinators and referees, whose function centered on ensuring that the

The Legacy of J.C. Breckinridge

The Tentative Manual for Landing Operations has endured as the bible of amphibious warfare for nearly 50 years. Its publication was the direct result of the influence of James C. Breckinridge on the educational and intellectual climate at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico.

[James C. Breckinridge], who would redirect the focus of the Marine Schools during the final year of the Roaring Twenties and return to Quantico as a brigadier general 18 months later to ensure the completion of his educational revolution, brought a rare combination of operational experience and

The Defensive Naval Campaign

An Appropriate Mission

Restructuring the Marine Corps to defend naval bases does not necessarily mean that the Marine Corps must forsake the amphibious assault. It is possible that its day is not past and that the Marine Corps still needs to provide forward deployed amphibious units. Fortunately, the Marine Corps has the