4 of 5 last Marines ARG-MEU deployments were delayed: Official

4 of 5 last Marines ARG-MEU deployments were delayed: Official
4 of 5 last Marines ARG-MEU deployments were delayed: Official

Pending legislation in the Senate aims to force the Navy and Marine Corps to have 24 amphibs “operationally available” on any given day.

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USMC’s ground-based air defense focusing on quick rollouts, official says

USMC’s ground-based air defense focusing on quick rollouts, official says
USMC’s ground-based air defense focusing on quick rollouts, official says

“If you think it’s hard to buy a counter-UAS capability, go ask the contracting officer, ‘How do I buy three trees and have them planted?’” said Don Kelley, the Marine Corps Program Executive Officer Land Systems Ground-Based Air Defense program manager, referring to one particular unforeseen challenge to a program.

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A real ‘ripple effect’: Why it matters Smith will be ‘acting’ Marine Corps commandant

A real ‘ripple effect’: Why it matters Smith will be ‘acting’ Marine Corps commandant
A real ‘ripple effect’: Why it matters Smith will be ‘acting’ Marine Corps commandant

Gen. Eric Smith will become the first Marine in at least 100 years to have the title “acting commandant.”

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The sights of Modern Day Marine 2023 [PHOTOS]

The sights of Modern Day Marine 2023 [PHOTOS]
The sights of Modern Day Marine 2023 [PHOTOS]

The expedition featured key senior Marines speakers, endless displays of weapon systems, and Chesty.

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To sharpen the ‘stand-in force,’ Marines honing in on mobile recon battalions, ‘family of vehicles’

To sharpen the ‘stand-in force,’ Marines honing in on mobile recon battalions, ‘family of vehicles’
To sharpen the ‘stand-in force,’ Marines honing in on mobile recon battalions, ‘family of vehicles’

The most recent Force Design 2030 update directed service brass to establish the new recon battalions later this year.

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Enough ‘one trick ponies’: Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech

Enough ‘one trick ponies’: Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech
Enough ‘one trick ponies’: Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech

Three MARSOC members, whose names were withheld for operational security, spoke at a panel about the tech they say they most critically need.

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On his way out, Marines’ Berger addresses Force Design critics, Afghanistan and what’s next

On his way out, Marines’ Berger addresses Force Design critics, Afghanistan and what’s next
On his way out, Marines’ Berger addresses Force Design critics, Afghanistan and what’s next

The Marine Corps’ top officer spent part of his week at the Modern Day Marine exposition giving some of his last talks as the commandant.

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Juice far from home: DIU names winners in Stable Tactical Expeditionary Electric Power program

Juice far from home: DIU names winners in Stable Tactical Expeditionary Electric Power program
Juice far from home: DIU names winners in Stable Tactical Expeditionary Electric Power program

The Defense Innovation Unit announced this week that it had awarded GM Defense and Cummins with deals to produce a modular, vehicle-transportable system that will provide energy storage and management for tactical/mobile microgrids.

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Israeli firm Smartshooter unveils remote weapon station-radar combo to hunt drones

Israeli firm Smartshooter unveils remote weapon station-radar combo to hunt drones
Israeli firm Smartshooter unveils remote weapon station-radar combo to hunt drones

The firm, which specializes in fire-control systems, has teamed up with an Israeli radar-maker to offer a new c-UAS system.

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10 questions Congress should ask incoming Joint Chiefs nominees

10 questions Congress should ask incoming Joint Chiefs nominees
10 questions Congress should ask incoming Joint Chiefs nominees

AEI’s John Ferrari argues that lawmakers must hear from incoming service leaders on the assumptions they’re making as they prepare for their new, highest-level jobs.

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Marines eyeing driver simulator for ACV training

Marines eyeing driver simulator for ACV training
Marines eyeing driver simulator for ACV training

The effort is in parallel with a project to develop technology capable of objectively measuring surf conditions.

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GM Defense displays modified Hummer EV design for military

GM Defense displays modified Hummer EV design for military
GM Defense displays modified Hummer EV design for military

The Electric Military Concept Vehicle offers a peek at the company’s plans to bid on the Army’s Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle prototyping competition that kicked off earlier this month.

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HII delivers first flight III DDG, Jack H. Lucas, to Navy

HII delivers first flight III DDG, Jack H. Lucas, to Navy
HII delivers first flight III DDG, Jack H. Lucas, to Navy

The flight III destroyers will have some of the latest and greatest technology currently available to the service.

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To cool the war over amphibs, the Navy and Marines need a clearer justification

To cool the war over amphibs, the Navy and Marines need a clearer justification
To cool the war over amphibs, the Navy and Marines need a clearer justification

Congress should not shoot the messenger, but help the Navy and Marine Corps explain why 31 amphibs is the right number, CSIS’s Mark Cancian argues in this op-ed.

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