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Marine Corps News
May 2020
Future of the Marines: Forces to Undergo Transformative Changes
By Connie LeeAs the Pentagon looks to shift its warfighting strategies to fight near-peer competitors Russia and China, the Marine Corps is planning to revamp its force structure to prepare for operations in the Indo-Pacific region. -
Marine Corps News
April 2020
Marines Return to Sea Only to Battle Corrosion
AUSTIN, Texas — After years of fighting in desert-like conditions in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Marine Corps earlier in the decade was tasked with returning to its maritime roots. And with a renewed emphasis on fighting peer competitors, it is also being called on to integrate more closely with the Navy. -
Marine Corps News
March 2020
JUST IN: Marine Corps Tank, Infantry Battalions on Chopping Block
In a move to realign forces toward great power competition, the Marine Corps is moving forward with a new force design initiative that will cut tank battalions and reduce infantry units by 2030. -
Budget
March 2020
BREAKING: Bigger Cuts to Come in Marine Corps Budget
By Connie LeeFuture budget requests beginning in fiscal year 2022 will have major force structure changes for the Marine Corps, said the service's commandant March 10. -
Navy News
February 2020
Navy, Marine Corps Seek Tighter Integration
Amid rising tensions with great power competitor China, the Navy and Marine Corps are planning to more closely integrate their forces. -
Budget
February 2020
BUDGET 2021: Trump Budget Would Cut Marine Corps Funding, Force Structure
The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2021 budget request cuts the Marine Corps funding by $1.4 billion and eliminated more than 2,000 active-duty Marine positions, according to budget documents released February 10. -
Training and Simulation
December 2019
Marine Corps Taking Training Out of the Industrial Age
When Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, took the helm of the service earlier this year, he laid out a number of priorities that he would focus on during his tenure. These included force design; warfighting; core values; command and leadership; and education and training. -
Marine Corps News
December 2019
BREAKING: Marine Corps Planning Major Program Cuts
By Jon HarperSIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The Marine Corps intends to divest itself of legacy systems as it transforms into a more mobile and expeditionary force, the service’s commandant said Dec. 7. -
Training and Simulation
December 2019
Marine Corps Training Shifts to Great Power Competition (UPDATED)
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — It was high noon in a mock city the size of downtown San Diego located in the California desert. Automatic rifle fire could be heard in the distance and the sound of a drone — heard but not seen — buzzed in the blue skies above. -
Logistics
October 2019
NEWS FROM EWC: Navy, Marine Corps Turn to Unmanned Systems for Logistics Support
By Connie LeeUnmanned systems will take on a larger role in the future of the Navy and Marine Corps’ logistics operations, service officials said Oct. 23.
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