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SAN DIEGO – Expeditionary communicators will be critical to the command and control of small Marine Corps units dispersed across far-flung islands in contested terrain, service officials say. Those Marines will need to travel light, be nimble and have the capability to provide their commanders with continuous and seamless communications and networks, even in the […]

A decision by the Marine Corps to get rid of its scout sniper program as part of a restructuring of its infantry battalions is drawing criticism.

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The Marine Corps is eliminating the scout sniper program as part of the service's big Force Design 2030 overhaul.

No one wants a Sino-American war over Taiwan, but the best way to persuade Beijing not to start one is to convince it that an attack will be too costly.

The Stern Landing Vessel is the precursor to the Landing Ship Medium, the new vessel introduced by Force Design 2030.

ARLINGTON – The Navy’s top shipbuilding officer the service needs to focus on speeding delivery of new ships to the fleet, he said on Thursday. The service and industry “need to look for areas where we can speed decision-making,” Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, who heads the Naval Sea Systems Command, said at the National Defense Industrial […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the Navy and Marines have “got to get the right concept … and design” to move forward with the new Landing Ship Mediums – the vessels projected to augment larger amphibious vessels. Investing in the new ships did not mean the Navy was pulling back its […]

While not disclosing everything, senior military leaders from virtually every service and specialty have spoken about how they're incorporating lessons from the Ukraine war, from the danger of cell phones to the importance of a quick-moving industrial base.

A year ago, Mark Cancian of CSIS laid out five things to watch for in a war between Ukraine and Russia. Now he assess where things ended up.