Commandant’s Planning Guidance
The following is the recent planning guidance from U.S. Marine Corps commandant Gen. Eric Smith.…
Marines Want to Shut Down Sea Lines of Communication in a Pacific Fight, CMC Smith Says
A key Marine Corps role is to “serve as the inside force” in the first island chain – from the…
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith Checks Out of Hospital, Set for Surgery
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith will undergo a procedure to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his…
SECNAV Names Next Big Deck Amphib USS Fallujah
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named a future landing helicopter assault ship after the first and second Battle…
CNO, Commandant: Services Have A Good Idea of How They’ll Fight, If Congress Helps Them With the Right Spending Plans
The chief of naval operations and commandant of the Marine Corps say they are increasingly clear on how they’d want…
CMC Berger Outlines How Marines Could Fight Submarines in the Future
Today, every Marine is a rifleman. Tomorrow, they could be sub-hunters.…
Navy, Marines Will Need Recapitalized Sealift, Logistics Capabilities to Succeed in Pacific Operations
The Navy and Marine Corps need to grow their capacity to move people and supplies to and around a contested…
Panel: New Focus on China Fight Could Rob Marine Corps of Versatility
As the Marines reshape their force to take on the Chinese in the Western Pacific, some experts worry the new…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Planning for Increased U.S. Navy Demand for UUVs
Huntington Ingalls Industries is restructuring its shipbuilding businesses to tap into the Navy’s growing demand for unmanned undersea vehicles.…
Marines Will Soon Reveal Plans to Divest Old Systems, Invest in New Tech to Fight China
CAPITOL HILL — The Marine Corps is on a course to overhaul its force design in just a matter of…