CMC - Marine Corps Association

Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare

Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare (EMW) is the US Marine Corps' capstone concept for the early 21st century. EMW focuses Marine Corps competencies, evolving capabilities, and innovative concepts to ensure that forces are optimized for forward presence, engagement, crisis response and fighting.

Cultivating Intuitive Decisionmaking

The Commandant's Perspective

An individual Marine's ability to make the right decision at the right time while under extreme duress during a conflict is discussed by Krulak.