via SLDInfo...
A key way to understand the difference between legacy approaches and evolving ones is to contrast a rotocraft enabled ground force with a tiltrotor and fast jet enabled force.Read the entire propaganda piece here.
A rotorcraft enabled ground force is operating within the operational box of the rotorcraft range as well as the operating bases to support the operationsof the helicopter. At sea this meant that the USN-USMC team operated within a 200 square mile operational area with a three ship task force.
With the tiltrotor and fast jet combination, the capability to disperse and aggregate force over a much larger area has become a reality.At sea, this has meant that the USN-USMC team can now operate with a disaggregated three ship task force covering more than 1000 miles in operational reach.
The addition of the F-35B will add “tron warfare” capabilities as well as new ISR capabilities to the USMC insertion force as well, and the Marines are preparing for the initial introduction of such capabilities next year.
I've tried to be neutral in my stance toward SLDInfo. I hate the Pentagon speak, and I've become less than impressed with the cheerleading on every issue that supports the F-35, but this latest piece has pushed me over the edge.
I mean seriously?
They're still pushing this SPMAGTF-CR theme and not bothering to fill in the blanks. They still talk about a 3 ship ARG but don't explain what the Marines on the LPD and LSD will be doing while the MV-22 and F-35 and I would assume the Maritime Raid Force along with the Helo Company are operating off the LHD/LHA doing missions.
Additionally they don't touch on resupply, reinforcement, sustained supporting fires during the entirety of the mission, casualty evacuation etc....
They're simply throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks.
This is a bad idea, a useless concept and is making the Marine Corps a 101st Airborne at sea.
The America people expect more and deserve better from its Marines.
Sidenote: I laugh at this "wi-fi" connected cloud. I can build a wi-fi jammer with a quick trip to the local WalMart and I don't even approach average when it comes to electronics.
Sidenote 1: Will someone PLEASE tell HQMC, SLDInfo and the rest of the Pentagon to drop the terms; shaping, rebalancing, pivoting, new approach, relearning etc...from their talking points. Its been fashionable for about a year now and its annoying as hell.
SLD is another PR consultancy staffed by sellswords, not unlike LI. And guess who is a major contributor to both? Does LM ring a bell? The SLD gang uses annoying analogies, like "iPad generation" and now "tron warfare" to explain how the super fantastic F-35 series is a "game changer." The only thing super fantastic about F-35 is its procurement cost, and the even larger known unknown - its O&S costs.
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