Opinion: What’s the point of Air Sea Battle?
The recent mantra regarding Air Sea Battle is that “it is not a strategy, it’s an operational concept.” If so,…
Opinion: Marines Face Painful Transition in Age of Austerity
On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Hagel announced some of the possible effects of sequestration on the Department of Defense. Among…
New USMC Unit Will Provide Faster Punch in Africa and Middle East
Marines are building on decades of experience in fielding responsive Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs)—embarked on board Navy Amphibious Ready Groups, (ARGs)—to…
MRAPs On the Way Out
On Monday the Pentagon ceased production of the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP), perhaps the most iconic acquisition program of…
Marines Plotting New Course
Every defense document in recent years stresses the chaotic, unpredictable, and dynamic nature of present and future operating environments. Defense…