USMC Doctrine Changes

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Marines Pick Loitering Munition To Arm Light Vehicles And Drone Boats

So-called "suicide drones" will give Marine units a new option for finding threats and engaging them precisely on land and at sea.

www.thedrive.com

Expensive crash sites.. as quickly countered in multiple ways.
some folks need to sit back, drink some decaf or tea and decide to start a DoD funded RD&TE on survivable munition/UAV which doesnt exist yet.

 

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Via the SNAFU blog:

Berger: Funds Reallocation Will Add Key Capabilities for Force Design - Seapower

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ top officer told Congress that the Corps requires three key capabilities to bring to pass the expeditionary force needed to counter threats of the future and support the naval and joint force. Those capabilities...

seapowermagazine.org

 

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Rank-and-file soldiers begin Special Forces-style security missions across Indo-Pacific

The goal of the 12-soldier team on its first mission to Papua New Guinea is to assess local forces’ logistics capabilities, such as their ability to keep their vehicles running, along with a supply of spare parts. Information like that will be passed on to the next U.S. troops who go to the country.

www.stripes.com

 

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U.S. Needs ‘Combat-Credible’ Forces to Deter China, Nominee Says

The U.S. military should maintain a “combat-credible” posture in the Indo-Pacific to help deter potential Chinese aggression, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be assistant secretary of defense for the region told senators.

www.bloomberg.com

 

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'At the Limits of What I Can Do:' Marine Corps Commandant Makes Plea for Funding

Gen. David Berger told Congress that the service has trimmed assets and people and needs full funding to ensure readiness.

www.military.com

 

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The only pleas he should be allowed to make from now on are the ones at his all but inevitable court martial.

 

[Bhurki]

The only pleas he should be allowed to make from now on are the ones at his all but inevitable court martial.

Oof, thats a bit too harsh.

 

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Infantry training more intense as Marines Corps makes major changes, commandant tells senators

In March 2020, the Marine Corps announced its “Force Design 2030” plan that laid out sweeping changes, including cutting overall end-strength numbers from 186,000 in 2020 to 174,000 by 2030, divesting in tanks, as well as investing in rockets instead of conventional artillery.

www.stripes.com

 

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Infantry training more intense as Marines Corps makes major changes, commandant tells senators

In March 2020, the Marine Corps announced its “Force Design 2030” plan that laid out sweeping changes, including cutting overall end-strength numbers from 186,000 in 2020 to 174,000 by 2030, divesting in tanks, as well as investing in rockets instead of conventional artillery.

www.stripes.com

“It has to get them to another level. ... We have got to make sure one person has three skill sets,” such as an individual who is a corpsman, a machine gunner and a sniper, he said.

Professional Marine Corp anyone?

 

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It is an unholy mess and no mistake.

 

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Here’s how the Marine Corps is looking to revamp its schoolhouses

Grunts are not the only ones who will see changes.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Navy Could Lose a War to Russia or China

"The ability to repair and maintain ships plays a critical role in sustaining Navy readiness," the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned in a new report that was released this month.

www.19fortyfive.com

 

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What Does the U.S. Marine Corps Want More than Anything? Missiles. Lots of Missiles.

A recently published Marine Corps budgetary document sheds some light on what the Marine Corps wants to buy. What’s at the top of that list? Missiles.

www.19fortyfive.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Given that it has been confirmed there is no spare production capacity for the USMC, where are they going to get those 35+ NSMs, even as a stopgap? There doesn't seem to be any prospect of another production line being set up in the near future either so it can't be that. Or am I missing something?

 

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In other news:

USMC contracts Mistral for OPF-M loitering missile systems

The US Marine Corps (USMC) System Command Quantico has contracted Mistral to design, build and test a new loitering munition system.

www.naval-technology.com

 

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Opinion | If War Comes, Will the U.S. Navy Be Prepared?

A new report details a culture of bureaucracy and risk-aversion that is corroding readiness.

www.wsj.com

 

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Marines explain vision for fewer traditional amphibious warships

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have finessed their requirement for amphibious ships, now asking for 28 to 31 traditional amphibious ships that could flow in to support forces already operating in an area if a conflict broke out.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Japan’s new defense whitepaper issues warnings over Taiwan’s security, climate change

The language in the July 13 document differs from previous versions, which would carefully choose their use of words on the matter.

www.defensenews.com

 

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The Marines and America’s Special Operators: More Collaboration Required - War on the Rocks

Change is coming to the U.S. Marine Corps. For decades, the service pinballed between two different roles, serving as an amphibious “second land army” in

warontherocks.com

 

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A US Air Force war game shows what the service needs to hold off — or win against — China in 2030

American officials talked about the classified war game’s results with Defense News, just months before the service planned to release its fiscal 2022 budget.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Would Russia Invade Ukraine and China Invade Taiwan Simultaneously?

Today the U.S. military is faced with the nightmare scenario of squaring off against Moscow and Beijing simultaneously.

www.19fortyfive.com

 

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The Intelligence Community’s Deadly Bias Toward Classified Sources

Its willful blindness to publicly available information is hurting national security.

www.defenseone.com

 

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Will China Trigger the Monroe Doctrine?

Chinese leaders crave a veto over Latin American decision-making. Does the mean Joe Biden might consider a return to the Monroe Doctrine?

www.19fortyfive.com

 

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Since Obama officially scrapped the Monroe Doctrine during his time as President, I seriously doubt it, especially with the current administration.

 

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Marine Heading Navy’s Expeditionary Warfare Unit Wants to Keep Amphibs Mobile and Enemies Guessing - Seapower

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps general who heads the U.S. Navy’s expeditionary warfare directorate says his top priority is the acquisition of the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) for future operations by a highly mobile and distributed deterrent force. The LAW...

seapowermagazine.org

 

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Secret Pacific Strategy Called for Stronger India to Counter China | Air & Space Forces Magazine

The Trump administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, declassified Jan. 13, seeks to promote India’s military and economic strength as a counter to China.

www.airforcemag.com

 

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Would Russia Invade Ukraine and China Invade Taiwan Simultaneously?

Today the U.S. military is faced with the nightmare scenario of squaring off against Moscow and Beijing simultaneously.

www.19fortyfive.com

Would selling Ukraine nukes (limited number and yield) trigger immediate war or major response? What cards does Russia have? stir up shit in ME? cut the gas?

 

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Marines break ground on new war game center

The opening is planned for summer 2023.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

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The Navy Should Build ‘Battle Taxi’ Variants Of Columbia Class Subs To Carry Marine Commandos

With the Marine Corps looking beyond its Cold War-era fleet of amphibious assault platforms as the need for stealth grows more important, there's a strong case for tacking a few troop-carrying variants of the Columbia class SSBNs at the end of the production run. Congress may not be amenable.

www.forbes.com

 

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The Marines Wanted a University to Study Co-ed Boot Camp. No One Applied

Many in the Marine Corps have long defended the decision to keep boot camp segregated by gender.

www.military.com

 

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Is China's Army Training to Sink the U.S. Navy in a War?

The PLA seems to be honing its skills to work with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and other military branches in anti-ship warfare.

www.19fortyfive.com

 

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What war with China could look like

A host of scenarios could push China and the United States into some kind of conflict.

www.militarytimes.com

 

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China moves toward new ‘intelligentized’ approach to warfare, says Pentagon

A newly released report from the DoD articulates how China is adopting new technologies as part of a shift in its military strategy.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

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A Sprint and a Marathon: How the United States Can Keep Pace with China

In his first memo to the force, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin declared, “The Department will prioritize China as our number one pacing challenge and develop the right operational concepts, capabilities, and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain our competitive advantage.” He further...

www.19fortyfive.com

 

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Marine Corps Wants a Digital Blueprint Locker for Access to 3D Printing Plans Anywhere - USNI News

The Marine Corps wants to establish a secure, digital repository that Marines anywhere could tap into for help building needed spare parts with 3D printers. Currently, the Marine Corps has a digital repository created over the last few years and populated with files, technical data and other...

news.usni.org

 

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Opinion | Does the Pentagon Take China Seriously?

Its leaders warn of the threat from Beijing, but their budgets suggest otherwise.

www.wsj.com

 

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Marines shut off power, run base with renewable energy - UPI.com

A Marine Corps air base successfully tested its independent electric microgrid after external power supplies were deliberately cut off, it said on Wednesday.

www.upi.com

 

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Intel agencies, armed services push for more data and capability sharing to win future fights

The military and intelligence services are working closer together to share data and capabilities in order to stay ahead of pacing threats, but work remains.

www.c4isrnet.com

Again more reason to consolidate NGA, NSA, DIA, NRO back into the svc intell agencies.

 

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A quiet battle is raging in Congress over how the US will respond to China's growing power

Two bills working their way through the Senate and the House present critical choices as to how extreme the turn in America's China policy will be.

www.businessinsider.com

 

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Would China Use Nuclear Weapons First in a War With the United States?

Recent American statements on Chinese nuclear weapons policy merit closer scrutiny.

thediplomat.com