Ideas & Issues
NeXt-file released >Capt Hogan is a 1302 Combat Engineer Officer assigned to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. After serving his first tour at 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, he has spent
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A credible deterrent >Maj Schedler is a 7202 Air Command and Control Officer currently serving as the Ground Based Air Defense Division Head at Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron
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The maneuver warfare imperative MCDP 1 ignores >Maj Jessup did not provide a bio. Philosophy, not prophecy; innovative, not inviolate—MCDP 1, Warfighting, is a living document long past due for
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MARSOF in the littorals >Mr. Hecht is a retired Critical Skills Operator who served in a variety of Special Operations and Infantry assignments over a 30-year career. His deployments include
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How LAR Wins in the Deep Fight 2025 LtCol Earl “Pete” Ellis Essay Contest: Second Place On an early morning outside Jõhvi, Estonia, a Marine Corps light armored reconnaissance (LAR)
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Making it an unfair fight Gen Gray oversaw our Marine Corps as Commandant from 1987 to 1991. Gen Gray notoriously reinforced that “Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman.
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During the brutal assault on Tarawa in World War II, Marines faced nearly insurmountable odds. The beach was heavily fortified, enemy fire poured down from all directions, and the Marines’
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Arming the acquirer to forge a decisive edge The Core Problem: Forced Dependency and the High Cost of Waiting It is a familiar and frustrating story: a multi-million-dollar weapon system
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A Transformative Journey for Marine Aviation The character of war is changing, and the speed of decision making has become the critical axis of victory. To maintain its edge, Marine
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The decisive terrain of the Department of War The Vignette: The Ghost in the Approval Chain A task force staff deployed a workflow agent to reduce friction across planning and
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Demand for data and transport interoperability Sgt Jones is a member of a Marine littoral regiment reconnaissance team, operating deep within the adversary’s weapons engagement zone. He identifies a time-sensitive
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