Ideas
The U.S. Marine Corps Has a Choice: Transform or Die
If the Corps does not veer from its current course, it will lose the things that differentiate it from the Army and the special operations community.
Ideas
Civilians Will Choose the Marine Corps’ Future—and Soon
And they will do it by selecting the next commandant and other four- and three-star generals.
Threats
US Scrambles Warships in Response to North Korean Missiles
North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles Thursday as U.S. ships from USS Reagan carrier strike group conduct exercise with South Korea and Japan.
Threats
US Military: Bad Publicity Is Hurting Recruiting. Lawmakers: Fix Your Problems
As services miss end-strength and accession goals, senators at personnel hearing have some blunt suggestions.
Threats
Ukraine War Offers Clues to Future War, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says
Don’t expect any more tank columns massing on highways like sitting ducks.
Policy
No Abortion Access for 40 Percent of Female Troops, Study Finds
RAND says it’s “not unreasonable” that the lack of abortion access will make women more likely to leave service.
Ideas
Get to Know the Middle Tier of Awesome…Er, Acquisition
Speeding good ideas into reality through rapid prototyping and fielding is awesome. Don’t let disbelievers muck it up.
Policy
Marines Hone Future Concepts with Dune Buggies, Liaison Officers, and Many Radios
The giant RIMPAC exercise helped the Corps test their newest type of agile unit within a multinational force.
Threats
‘We Need to Own the Heat The Way We Now Own Night,’ Pentagon Climate Leader Says
Tactical cooling vests and other adaptations will be needed as dangerous temperatures arrive on training ranges and in combat zones.
Threats
This Gen-Z Value Could Spell Trouble for Spec Ops Community
CNA looked at the leadership traits valued by today’s youth, special operators, and strategists of tomorrow.
Policy
Fail the Body-Fat Test, Marine? Ask for a High-Tech Recount
The Marine commandant says this and other new body-composition policies will help “maintain a healthy, ready force.”
Threats
Marine Ospreys Still Flying, Despite AFSOC Stand Down
Marine Corps says it has known about the hard clutch issue for 12 years, and is trained on how to respond to the failure.
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