Report to Congress on Marine Littoral Regiment
The following is the Jan. 10, 2025, Congressional Research Service Insight report, The U.S. Marine Corps Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR).…
Sequestration Dominates: WEST Day One
Sequestration dominated the first day of WEST 2013 at the San Diego Convention Center on Tuesday, with Adm. James A.…
Opinion: Women in Combat is Old News
In a joint news conference on Thursday afternoon, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs announced…
Drafting Women?
The Pentagon announced yesterday it would end its official policy banning women from serving in ground-combat roles, opening an estimated…
This Time, It’s Different
Proceedings, January 2013 A close observer of defense-spending trends takes a look at dollars and sense and the looming budget…
Defense Forum Washington Keynote: William Lynn
Peter H. Daly, CEO of the U.S. Naval Institute delivers opening remarks and William J. Lynn III gives the opening…
Gordon Adams: Sequestration Will Not Happen
Gordon Adams is a former Clinton administration defense budget analyst and has written extensively on the current “fiscal cliff” crisis.…
A Vital Concept Refined: Marines and the Helicopter
Naval History, December 2012 The helicopter revealed its potential in Korea. As the Marine Corps honed close air support in…
Of Defense and Deficits
Proceedings, November 2012 To maintain their unique capabilities, the Sea Services must master the art of navigating budgets in the…