American Mercenary educated me on it, but to actually see it is pretty good stuff.
The Army has the tools, all it needs to do is to develop the right formation to become a big part of the pivot to the Pacific.
Personally I'm fired up about the possibilities. The Marines kick in the door, the Army with a Task Organized Amphibious Brigade (Light Infantry/Stryker Reinforced) fills in the breach and heads to the objective.
I LIKE IT!
That should be to TO mission for the Marine Corps, initiate the breach and make the bubble (be it 3, 5, or whatever miles) and let the Army roll in behind us with the heavy stuff. No more pissing squabbles over missions, everyone has a clearly defined role in the op. It would allow Marine arty to drop the M777 and use primarily 120s (maybe downgrade to 105s). Keep the Marines in their (bubble) and we allow ourselves to be used as a QRF type force for the Army (potential MV-22 mission?). The options are infinite almost, but this should end with the Marines and the Army supporting each other in clearly defined roles.
ReplyDeleteI 100% agree! before you can be joint you have to understand your lane. the Marine Corps, the Army...hell all the services have been wandering around in each others territory. no more of that trash. lets get this right! you just gave me my next post!
DeleteThats how to make "Joint" work, you have to have a clear lane where you high five the next guy to let him get in the fight. Its a tag team match, stop fighting these fights alone, the Army has divisions of Mech, USE THEM. (rant over).
DeleteWell said above. It seems many just can't see past the Marines looking like soldiers and therefore they must be treated the same. They fail to see Marines as a seaborne weapon system reaching on to the land.
DeleteI think of it as a Venn diagram. The part where the sea and land circles intersect is a common domain where both Army and USN/USMC have to work together. Some struggle with the idea of the Navy "owning" the Marines; they really struggle with the idea of Army operating craft like the Runnymeade's and LSV. For the USN/USMC the shore (and the immediate littoral hinterland) is at the full extent of the reach. For the Army the shore is the starline, the place to build a base from which to launch their actions. Why is it so difficult for some to get their mind around such a simple model?