Ideas & Issues
Professional growth and readiness Proposal: Implementing Enhanced Professional Development Opportunities for Marine Corps Reservists By enhancing the capabilities of the Marine Corps, the reserves play an essential part in U.S.
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Human-enabled targeting within the first island chain Humans are more important than hardware, and every human is a sensor. Focusing on humans as a meansof crowd-sourcing intelligence, by as-sisting them
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No respect for the Marine Corps Throughout its 250-year history, the Marine Corps, in the words of 1980s comedian Rodney Dangerfield, “Don’t get no respect.” Dangerfield’s line describes the treatment
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What the Marine Corps can learn from the Houthis The Uncomfortable TeacherThe Houthis are not the type of adversary the Marine Corps typically studies for operational inspiration. As a non-peer,
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The fires revolution the Marine Corps missed One of the central premises of Marine Corps Force Design was the evolving relationship between precision and mass. The Marine Corps subscribed to
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A blueprint for the Marine Corps of 2035 Executive Summary The MEU of 2035 must evolve to remain relevant in the face of precision-strike threats, ubiquitous surveillance, and rapid technological
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Today’s Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit Since its inception, the MEU has embarked on an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and continues to serve as the preeminent example of the contribution
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The case for Marine Corps ISR enterprise transformation The Marine Corps stands at a pivotal crossroads, a moment of profound transformation that will define its relevance and effectiveness in the
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Success at ground level Marjah, Afghanistan, was the financial base and perceived Taliban “heart of darkness” prior to Operation MOSHTARAK in early 2010.1 After a few months, the political perception
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Marine Corps combat D9 dozers in the Iraq War Marines have always emphasized high-speed mobility. We place a premium on acquiring equipment that is lighter and faster. But sometimes, particularly
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Integrating autonomous and human intelligence for decision superiority in the Pacific Modernizing Intelligence for Distributed Littoral Operations In April 2023, in response to former U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy
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