Monday, December 22, 2014

HQMC Current Operations Brief pdf (25 Apr 2014).

Pay careful attention to page 7.  It seems that HQMC is taking baby steps toward the Navy's position of "rolling back" enemy defenses to conduct amphibious assaults.  Power Projection (a euphemism for the dreaded 101st Airborne/Heliborne MV-22 Marine Corps) from 65+nm out remains BUT discussions on launching from 12-25nm using ACVs is discussed.  The dream of "ship to shore" connectors with launch distances of 30-50nm remains though.





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  1. Don BaconMonday, December 22, 2014 9:14:00 AM

    The "Asia-Pacific Pivot" (or rebalance) includes a USMC pivot away from Asia.

    USMC Pacific Force Distributed Laydown

    Iwakuni - 3,500
    Okinawa - 20,600 to 11,500

    Guam - 5,000
    Hawaii - 6,100 to 8,800
    Darwin - 2,500 (part-time as now?)

    So the Marine forces within proximity of Asia will be roughly halved, with the rest in the Pacific area 3-5,000 miles from the Asian mainland.

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  2. Don BaconMonday, December 22, 2014 9:17:00 AM

    Crisis in South Sudan
    Covers uncontested evac op in Juba, but no mention of the failed contested Osprey op in Bor on Dec 21

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    1. Don BaconMonday, December 22, 2014 9:24:00 AM

      For more pro-Osprey propaganda go here.
      sample: "...Recently though, a new capability has begun to disrupt our traditional notions of vertical envelopment and rotary wing operations. The V-22, despite its troubled development history and opinions of continued naysayers, is radically changing the way the Marine Corps deploys and fights. Able to self-deploy over strategically significant distances, the Osprey's primary strengths are its range and speed."

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