United States Marine Corps

Marine Corps and Special Operations Forces Teaming for Great Power Competition

Riley.C.Murray — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:16:24 +0000

Marine Corps and Special Operations Forces Teaming for Great Power Competition Riley.C.Murray Thu, 06/17/2021 - 9:16am

The USMC's contributions to the future pacific fight are outlined in the recently released tri-service maritime strategy. However, the document only vaguely mentions Naval SOF's unique skill sets and ability to prepare the operating environment for maritime force access without delineating clear lines of effort or aligning resources. To visualize the possibilities of future USMC-SOF I3D, it is helpful to consider a continuum of conventional force and SOF cooperation from deconfliction measures on the low end to opportunities for Integration, Interdependence, and Interoperability on the high-end.

Marine Corps Postmortem

SWJED — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:41:04 +0000

Marine Corps Postmortem SWJED Sat, 08/10/2019 - 9:41am

On February 8th 2040, Congress passed a law that abolished and dissolved the United States Marine Corps and merged its personnel and assets into the Army, Navy and Air Force. It should not have come as a surprise to anyone. After a bruising two-month war with China in which the U.S. never landed a meaningful punch, there was bound to be a reckoning across the entire Department of Defense.

Back to the Future: Marine Corps Commandant Charles C. Krulak – National Press Club - 10 October 1997 (Video)

SWJED — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:01:27 +0000

Back to the Future: Marine Corps Commandant Charles C. Krulak – National Press Club - 10 October 1997 (Video) SWJED Sat, 01/05/2019 - 8:01am

General Charles C. Krulak (31st Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps) talked about conflict and combat around the world and the future of the Marine Corps and his role in the process of modernizing and improving the Marines. He said he was focusing on preparing and training the Marines for the 21st century and different types of conflict and battle. Following his prepared remarks, General Krulak took questions from the audience. National Press Club, 10 October 1997.

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Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1-0

SWJED — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:42:50 +0000

Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1-0

Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 1-0, Marine Corps Operations, has been revised and is now posted at the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Combat Development and Integration Division’s webpage. The original edition, developed just prior to 9/11, reflected language and constructs prevalent within joint doctrine at that time. The revision discusses the use of smaller MAGTFs and other nonstandard formations that are increasingly employed across the range of military operations. It provides concise descriptions of the various operations Marines may conduct and it records changes to Marine Corps as determined by the 2010 Force Structure Review.

SWJED Tue, 08/23/2011 - 7:42pm