Smaller, leaner: Marines put their new ways to fight to the test

Smaller, leaner: Marines put their new ways to fight to the test
Smaller, leaner: Marines put their new ways to fight to the test

Breaking Defense was on hand to see a Marine combat logistics regiment train to stay low-profile while extending the Corps’, and Navy’s, reach.

Marine Littoral Regiment to refine concepts of employment in coming months

Marine Littoral Regiment to refine concepts of employment in coming months
Marine Littoral Regiment to refine concepts of employment in coming months

The newly re-designated regiment plans to experiment with expeditionary advance base operations this year.

What Is NMESIS, The Marine Corps’ New Ship Killer?

What Is NMESIS, The Marine Corps’ New Ship Killer?
What Is NMESIS, The Marine Corps’ New Ship Killer?

The Marine Corps says the new missile is a top modernization priority. Analysts say China is a big reason why.

Navy, Marines Push Plans To Transform How They Fight

Navy, Marines Push Plans To Transform How They Fight
Navy, Marines Push Plans To Transform How They Fight

Putting a variety of unmanned capabilities through their paces “in a Pacific warfighting scenario,” Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, Pacific Fleet’s director of maritime headquarters, said in a statement, the exercise “will include maneuvering in contested space across all domains, targeting and fires, and intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance.”

Historic Marine Plan to Reinvent The Corps EXCLUSIVE

Historic Marine Plan to Reinvent The Corps EXCLUSIVE
Historic Marine Plan to Reinvent The Corps EXCLUSIVE

The document outlines an evolving effort to stand up a series of small, agile units tasked with air defense, anti-ship and submarine warfare, and seizing, holding and resupplying ad hoc bases to support an island-hopping campaign in the Pacific.