The Marine Corps’ commandant wants to demolish decades of thinking about the corps’ function

The Marine Corps’ commandant wants to demolish decades of thinking about the corps’ function

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-anchors-aweigh-for-tomorrows-marines/2020/04/07/c705fd64-78e9-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html

Excerpt: When nature designed David H. Berger, it had a Marine in mind. From his shaved head to his shined shoes, he looks like the business end of a battering ram, which he is: The Marines’ 38th commandant aims to demolish decades of thinking about the corps’ function. He wants it configured not for lengthy ground wars (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan) but for forward-deployed capabilities in the Pacific region in support of the fleet. This, an echo of the corps’ island-hopping against Japan’s forces, revives the “Fleet Marine Force” idea that was adopted in 1933, after the corps abandoned its naval roots and went to war in France. Berger’s vision implies fewer land-based operations with aircraft delivering Marines to distant missions