Marines Seek New Tech To Get Ashore Vs. Missiles; Reinventing Amphib Assault

Marines Seek New Tech To Get Ashore Vs. Missiles; Reinventing Amphib Assault
Marines Seek New Tech To Get Ashore Vs. Missiles; Reinventing Amphib Assault

NATIONAL HARBOR: Cheap grey-market missiles and commercially available radar kits are forcing the Marines to reinvent amphibious warfare for the 21st century. The new Corps concept, Expeditionary Force 21, predicts long-range threats will force the fleet to stay at least 65 nautical miles offshore, a dozen times the distance that existing Marine amphibious vehicles are…

Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter

Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter
Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter

WASHINGTON: Career soldiers can retire at 42, get a great deal on Tricare health insurance, take home a pension, and get paid a good private-sector salary on top of that. That can’t continue to be the norm for the military and Congress must create a two-tier pay system, says Rep. Duncan Hunter, Marine Corps reservist…