Abstract
General David H. Berger’s tenure as Commandant of the Marine Corps has set the stage for drastic change toward a Marine Corps more focused on maritime operations. The Commandant has called on these changes to be concept driven and capabilities tested, driving experimentation, wargaming, analysis, research and development, and acquisitions. The Marine Corps is pursuing or developing a number of concepts but lacks an overarching concept that provides context and coherence for conceptual exploration. The author proposes advanced force operations, a concept designed to be broad enough to link together modern concepts like expeditionary advanced base operations and distributed operations, while building on the Marine Corps’ traditions and strengths. Advanced force operations envision Marine Corps forces acting as a vanguard force, competing for maritime access, shaping naval campaigns, and enabling the introduction of Joint forces.
Highlights
The Marine Corps is organized under the Department of the Navy and is a natural part of the naval force.[10]
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Findings This analysis looked at key problems and issues facing modern amphibious assault capabilities one phase of operations at a time and one issue at a time, especially during major combat operations against near-peer powers
Summary
Sharpening the American Military’s Competitive Edge (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2018). Commandant’s Planning Guidance: 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps (Washington, DC: Headquarters Marine Corps, 2019), 1. Force Design 2030 (Washington, DC: Headquarters Marine Corps, 2020), 2
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