USMC Doctrine Changes

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U.S. Army Japan's LCU Vessel Masters Discuss U.S. Navy LAW - Naval News

The U.S. Navy’s upcoming LAW is one of the top acquisition priorities for the U.S. Marine Corps in their strategy to counter China’s A2AD.

www.navalnews.com

 

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just viewed USMC congressional testimony on CSPAN.

USMC general claiming "We are done w/ HMWVs" while a congressman responded the Joke TLV is still listed as an unfinded requirement. Another congressman asking how the USMC can be done w/ HMWVs when significant numbers of Joke TLVs will not be in service till 2031. guessing the top hvy JTLV must not be flip over junkie due to steering and speed limits, and weight. The Joke TLV requirement needs to completly assessed and competed..

USMC general completely skirted the question of how heavy logistics requiring missile systems are compatitable w/ wide spanses and the need for deep magazines.

Seven M-777 batteries, no matter large each battery, renders the USMC to a basically Royal Marine commandoe like force requiring a great deal less resourcing.

A niche force sure looks more likely when 53Ks are going for as much as an F-35 . USMC general claimed $107-117 M a copy vs $93M for a 53K.

seemed like a "Lies Lies Lies yeah" (Thompson Twins) fest

 

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Commandant of the Marine Corps

The 2022 annual update to FD2030.

The new force design will likely see a lot more adjustments in the coming years. We absolutely need to prepare ourselves against China as a pacing threat, if a conflict occurs, but I can understand the concern of former flag officers that we may be overspecializing or that the ideas are unproven. Some of the changes were reverted, such as the organization of the tiltrotor force. Obviously adjustments are being made as we speak as we experiment with the LCT concept over at III MEF.

 

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Marine Corps artillery ― it isn’t too late to salvage it

Armor, engineering and other required assets may be forever lost, but it is not too late for an artillery course correction, this retired Marine lieutenant general writes.

www.militarytimes.com

 

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Marine Corps Reserve gets new missions, new roles and a whole new design

For decades the Marine Reserve was a near-carbon copy of the active side. Not anymore.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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New Marine innovation unit plants flag in New York

The Marine Innovation Unit will give the reserves access to non-military skills and a talent pool already in uniform.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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Robots, Marines and the Ultimate Battle with Bureaucracy

The decade-long quest to deliver a modern-day target practice highlights the broken world of military acquisition.

www.politico.com

 

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The Marine Corps is headed for a pilot exodus

The Marine Corps needs to admit that they are failing in pilot production and management, costing them dearly in terms of combat readiness.

taskandpurpose.com

 

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A View From the Trenches on the Debate Wracking the Marine Corps - War on the Rocks

As a Marine gunner, I have some candid advice to senior retired leaders lambasting the Marine Corps’ reforms: Look in the trenches. The character of war

warontherocks.com

 

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Marines Look Beyond LAVs as Recon Roles Expand - USNI News

Marines are rethinking how the service does reconnaissance beyond its traditional light armored vehicles as part of the ongoing Force Design 2030 effort, officials said last week. With more unmanned systems on the market and the Pentagon continuing a shift toward potential operations in the...

news.usni.org

 

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Retired Generals push back on plan to redesign how Marines fight

As current Marine leaders prepare shifts in how and where the Corps fights, former generals from the force are speaking out against the proposed changes.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Marines Committed to New Force Design, Despite Criticism From Retired Generals - USNI News

The Marine Corps’ top requirements officer on Wednesday defended the service’s modernization overhaul against recent criticisms that the Marines are on the wrong path. Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration, acknowledged that the Marine Corps has not...

news.usni.org

 

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On the Move: The Marines Are Retooling for War in the Indo-Pacific

The U.S. Marine Corps has divested a great deal of equipment that is not optimized for a fight in the littoral regions of the Asia-Pacific region

nationalinterest.org

 

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Marine Corps artillery ― it isn’t too late to salvage it

Armor, engineering and other required assets may be forever lost, but it is not too late for an artillery course correction, this retired Marine lieutenant general writes.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Analyzing the biggest changes in the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 update - Breaking Defense

Last month's update to the Marine Corps strategic guidance included many changes from the original document. Mark Cancian of CSIS goes in depth on what shifted, and why it matters.

breakingdefense.com

 

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A Chinese invasion of Taiwan: Too costly to countenance?

Magong, Taiwan (AFP) June 17, 2022 - On Taiwan's tiny Penghu islands, the missile bases that sit next to white-sand beaches and bustling fish markets are a visceral reminder of the constant threat of attack from China.

www.sinodaily.com

 

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Inside the US military’s modern ‘island hopping’ campaign to take on China

History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

taskandpurpose.com

 

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Russia-Ukraine war is teaching the Pentagon a lesson about the Pacific

Russia’s war in Ukraine is teaching the Pentagon it can’t get logistics and sustainment wrong in the Pacific theater, its No. 2 civilian said Monday.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Ukraine war has the Marine Corps revamping IED training

It's criminal to not train Marines on counter-IEDs before they deploy, this 2-star general said.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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How the Corps is giving Marines duty, enlistment and career choices using data

Officers may also have new non-command career paths.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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USMC Force Design 2030: Threat or Opportunity?

Congress should continue to endorse Force Design 2030 and support the Commandant’s plans, as they have already done.

www.19fortyfive.com

 

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Marine 3-star: Technology remade combined arms, the Corps must adjust

“Combined arms is more than towed cannon artillery, tanks and aviation,” Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl said. “It’s information, cyber and space.”

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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If the Marine Corps’ force design plan is going to succeed, it needs more money and more Navy support

The success of the Marine Corps' Force Design — scheduled for completion by 2030 — depends on addressing three key areas.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Marine Corps Evaluating Light Vehicle for Recon Missions

Marine Corps Evaluating Light Vehicle for Recon Missions

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

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'Win before firing a shot:' Top Marine explains why the service is focused on information warfare - Breaking Defense

Gen. David Berger says the past four months of war in Ukraine has been a "fantastic case study" in information warfare.

breakingdefense.com

 

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Gutting cannon artillery in the Marine Corps’ new fighting plan is a huge mistake

Cannon artillery is "the only all-weather, immediately on call and sustainable fire support available to maneuver forces in 'every clime and place.'"

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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Marines Look To A Future Where More Authority, Intel Moves to the Edge

Commandant sees empowered battlefield commanders, and new support roles further from the front lines.

www.defenseone.com

 

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The problem with retaining only 5 (or possibly 7) active Marine Corps cannon artillery batteries

Most Marines in combat will soon be fighting "without close, continuous and accurate fire support," this retired Marine argues.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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The fundamental flaw in US plans to defend Taiwan from a Chinese assault

If the U.S. can't deter China from attacking Taiwan in the South China Sea, it will be because lawmakers didn't pay the bill.

taskandpurpose.com

 

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Battle from the skies: How aviation advances empower the Corps’ new combat plan

The “air” part has remained in a holding pattern as top aviators rethought how the air side will fit into the new Force Design 2030 plan.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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Marines seek balance for career progression and unit cohesion

Fewer PCS moves for Marines already are starting.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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Rather than wreck it, Berger’s vision will save the Marine Corps from itself

The Marine commandant's opponents want "the Corps to remain a slimmer, smaller version of the U.S. Army," this retired Army colonel writes.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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Whose Marine Corps? Why a Force Design battle is losing sight of the basics

The Marine Corps belongs to all Marines past and present, retired Gen. Charles C. Krulak writes.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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The Marine Corps' Intellectual Civil War

It is almost unheard of for retired Marine Corps general officers to criticize the policies of the sitting commandant, but three have recently done so.

www.military.com

 

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Marines to field multibarrel sniper rifle to replace two existing weapons

The rifle will replace both the Mk13 Mod 7 and the M40A6 sniper rifles.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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Marines to update amphibious ops concept amid uncertainty over future ship count

The commandant wants a Concept for 21st Century Amphibious Operations by the end of the year, after earlier Force Design 2030 modernization efforts have focused on stand-in forces operating as smaller units on smaller vessels.

www.defensenews.com

 

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These Marine-generated tech ideas are becoming prototypes for actual field use

From field-ready fuel, inflatable piers and 3D printed masks, Marine ideas are now in their hands.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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USMC Force Design 2030: Threat or Opportunity?

Congress should continue to endorse Force Design 2030 and support the Commandant’s plans, as they have already done.

www.19fortyfive.com

 

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Ending the civil war over the future of the US Marine Corps - Breaking Defense

There is a growing split in the Marine Corps community, and it needs to be addressed before it becomes a major rift, writes David E. Johnson of the RAND Corporation.

breakingdefense.com

 

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Lethal and survivable or irrelevant and vulnerable? Marine redesign debate rages

It's "not a custody fight. It’s a fight for the life of the child," said retired. Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper.

www.marinecorpstimes.com