U.S. Marine Corps

The Marine Corps Is Ready to Win a Digital War Against China

Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) is intent on modernizing the U.S. Marine Corps. It recently launched the Technical Management and Analysis Directorate (TMAD) as part of an effort to modernize...

Head of U.S. Africa Command Makes First Trip to Morocco, Tunisia

The new head of U.S. Africa Command, Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, made his very first trip to the African continent since he assumed the command. The trip included visits to...

Why Australia Is the Perfect Training Ground for the Marines

“MORE READY, MORE LETHAL, AND MORE ALLIED IN THE INDO-PACIFIC,” a statement from the Marine Corps reads. The statement refers to Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, an annually-rotated Marine Corps force based...

Ready for Action: Marines Practice Littoral Combat Tactics in Hawaii

The newly-redesignated 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment and the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group wrapped up Exercise Spartan Trident earlier this month. The three-part exercise “facilitated the development and refinement...

Feed the Beast: How the Marines Plan to Sustain Open-Ended Pacific War

In preparation for a fight in the Pacific, the U.S. Marine Corps is refining its logistical capabilities to keep forces stationed in remote parts of the Pacific supplied with everything...

The Marine Corps Is Betting Big on Wargames

The Marine Corps University, the Marine Corps’ professional military education university, recently launched its Wargaming Cloud, a wargaming informational library. In an announcement, the Marine Corps explained that the “new...

Marine Corps Kicks off Exercises in Japan and the Philippines

The U.S Marine Corps launched a pair of large-scale exercises simultaneously from northern Japan and the Philippines. The activities, slated to begin on October 1, will run for two weeks....

The Marines Are Retooling Their Missiles for Great Power War

To become a more lethal maritime force, the U.S. Marine Corps is testing alternatives to legacy guidance systems for TOW anti-tank missiles, ensuring they will retain their accuracy even at sea....

Legacy of Excellence: 3rd Marine Division Celebrates 80th Anniversary

Eighty years ago, the U.S. Marine Corps stood up one of its most decorated and storied divisions:  the 3rd Marine Division. Also known as “The Fighting Third,” the Marine Corps activated...

Force Design 2030 Gets the Marines Ready for the Next War

The U.S. Marine Corps’ force structure plan, Force Design 2030, is an adaptable text written with the understanding that threat variables and weapons technologies will evolve and affect manpower organization....

Welcome to NATO: Marines Train for Littoral Operations With Finnish Navy

The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit recently concluded a series of ten-day exercises in tandem with the Finnish Navy. U.S. Marines and Finnish sailors practiced island seizure to strengthen interoperability between...

Will the Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle Ever Make It Into Battle?

The U.S. Marine Corps is delaying the inaugural deployment of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle in light of a training accident that occurred earlier this summer, USNI News reports. As a...