Marines’ 2020 Budget Will Prioritize Near-Term Readiness, Upgrades for High-End Fight
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marine Corps wants to spend nearly a third of its Fiscal Year 2020 money on modernizing…
Marines’ Next High-End Fight Could Call for Larger Formations, Tougher Amphibs
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marine Corps is preparing for a high-end distributed fight inside island chains in the Pacific, and…
Marine Corps Eyeing Further Naval, Joint Integration to Support Future Fight
THE PENTAGON – The Marine Corps is looking at future fights as being inherently naval and joint and is seeking ways…
Marines See Future for Special Purpose MAGTFs Even As Ship Count Rises
THE PENTAGON – The Marine Corps may have expanded its use of ground-based Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (SP-MAGTFs)…
Marine Corps Wants Forces in U.S. Ready to Surge for Major War
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marine Corps wants to focus its continental U.S.-based forces training for a high-end large-scale war, in…
Navy, Marines Eyeing Ship Capability Upgrade Plans that Focus on Weapons, C5I
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy and Marine Corps are eyeing upgrade plans for their surface combatants and amphibious ships to…
14 Amphibs Tied Up In Maintenance, Exacerbating Shortfall in Available Ships for Marines’ At-Sea Training
CAPITOL HILL – Nearly half the Navy’s amphibious ships are currently tied up in maintenance availabilities and the service would…
Navy, Marines Ponder Alternative Platforms’ Role as First ESB Now Operating in 5th Fleet
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy and Marine Corps are committed to using alternative platforms to move Marines around at sea,…