Friday, August 04, 2023

With Force Design 2030 is Marine Infantry now Combat Support?

 I ask the above question seriously.

Think about it.  The incoming Commandant is maintaining course. He's full speed ahead with Force Design 2030.  Stating it simply without all the professor talk, Marine Infantry is now all about conducting recon/counter recon (In extremis I would think...these units are suppose to be undetected), and perform sea denial operations.

That means that unmanned JLTVs firing Tomahawk missiles along with HIMARs take center stage in the Ground Combat Element.

We've seen Force Design 2030 rolled out beyond the Pacific too so the job remains the same.

I've said it before but it bears repeating.  The ground element is all about "sensing and making sense".  It's not about closing with the enemy.  Missile artillery is the weapon/system of choice.

So having said all that is Marine Infantry combat support now?

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