Ideas & Issues
The importance of the strategic concept Effective military education and training do not take place in a vacuum. Rather, both are elements in a force planning strategy that implements the …
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An unmanned platform for sea denial The Marine littoral regiment (MLR) has been lauded as a stand-in-force capable of conducting sea denial operations.1 However, the MLR’s ability to close self-contained …
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A novel view for tactical units “The current T&E [Training & Education] system is not preparing the Marine Corps for the future operating environment.” —Training and Education 2030 The 2018 …
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Training opportunities in Alaska The former Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), Gen Berger, released guidance to the Marine Corps with the publication of Training and Education 2030. The publication …
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Observation from OIF and OEF During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, I served on what was then the Marine Corps Combat Development Command’s Combat Assessment Team. There was a sense …
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“Key Maritime Terrain—Any landward portion of the littoral that affords a force controlling it the ability to significantly influence events seaward.”-Tentative Manual for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations, Second Edition 2023 …
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The Marine Corps lost one of its great and visionary leaders on 20 March 2024. In the many public eulogies that marked Gen Alfred M. Gray’s passing there were three …
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Artillery modernization and support to the 2d MarDiv The release of Force Design 2030 has precipitated significant changes in the structure of 10th Mar. The regiment maintains a two-battalion structure …
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Rapid response to Corps’ modernization efforts Innovation—the discovery of new ideas, methods, or technologies—is a necessary but insufficient condition to achieve the dominant warfighting capability edge needed to address both …
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Reorienting Marine Aviation’s Lift Vector toward 2040 Societal divisions, state tensions, and contested international norms are setting conditions for a volatile and potentially dangerous future. Although these conditions are not …
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Outmaneuvering through Information Information is a critical element of all military operations. This should not surprise us as our observe, orient, decide, and act (OODA) loops are fed by, make …
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