Complex Military Environment
By 2ndLt Jacob W Foster There is dissonance between Marine Corps theory of maneuver warfare versus the linearity of our institution’s centralized systems approach to training. The Marine Corps identifies
Three Rules of a Marine Rifleman
By Maj Matthew K Lesnowicz In March 1967 in Khe Sahn, Company B, 9th Marines engaged the 18th Regiment of the 325C Division of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The
Opening the Loop
By Maj Ian T Brown Many Marines are familiar with the name of John Boyd. Most associate Boyd with the “OODA loop,” (observation, orientation, decision, action) a decision-making cycle that
Education for an Uncertain Environment
By Capt Dan O’Connell & Capt Matt Fallon For Marines, the lecture method stifles the initiative and creativity the Marine Corps requires from its leaders. To execute maneuver warfare, Marines
Maneuver Warfare: A defense
By B. A. Friedman Since the last revision of Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1 (MCDP 1), Warfighting 17 years ago, the Marine Corps’ fighting philosophy has proven itself time and
Equipping the Force
By Col Thaddeus Jankowski, USMCR Then-LTC Paul Yingling, USA, famously published “A Failure in Generalship” (Armed Forces Journal, 1 May 2007) at the height of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF), cautioning
Wanted: Critical Thinkers
By Maj John D Jordan Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1, Warfighting (MCDP 1), authoritatively states that “the military profession is a thinking profession,” yet a frequent topic of discussion in
A Counter to ‘Air Cooperation’
By Maj Jeff Dean The recent first place MajGen Harold W. Chase Prize Essay Contest winner, titled “Air Cooperation and the Marine Corps: An alternative vision for the employment of