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Every four years, the Pentagon experiences a dramatic leadership turnover, as civilian appointees resign to return to civilian life or move to more senior jobs for an administration’s second term. This places significant pressure on the new team in the Department of Defense (DoD) to form quickly to meet the persistent national security challenges. We must realize that the world broadly is getting more complex, and with it so is the national security environment that U.S. defense leaders must address—and de-risk.  How this environment will evolve is unpredictable, but I contend we should ...

Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze is currently serving as the Commanding General, 1st Marine Logistics Group.  He hails from Las Cruces, New Mexico and is a graduate of New Mexico State University. He was commissioned through the Officer Candidate Course Program in August 1991 and attended The Basic School, the Marine Corps Engineer Officer’s Course, the U.S. Army Engineer Officer’s Advanced Course, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Joint Forces Staff College, Defense Language Institute, the Argentine Ministry of Defense War College, and is a...

Big Changes to US Marines: No Tanks, Fewer People, and MANY More Drones Soldiers will be 'more educated and trained to handle multiple weapons systems' under Force Design 2030 plan Image Credit: Share Email The US Marine Corps is downsizing. Tanks and armored vehicles are on the way out, drones are in, and there will be fewer Marines – but more educated and trained to handle multiple weapons systems, USMC generals said. The USMC has already “modified our force structure” as part of the 10-year modernization initiative called Force Design 2030, Commandant General David Berger announced...

Here are some big changes that may be coming to the Marine Corps 2 hours ago A light armored vehicle 25 fires its main gun during Exercise Eager Lion 19. Marine Corps leaders have decided the aging vehicle's replacement may not be another vehicle. (Sgt. Adam Dublinske/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps’ second round of changes to how it fights shows moves in command, aviation, logistics and ground combat and shifts that might see stateside Marine reservists operating drones for active units overseas, ditching weapons companies from infantry battalions, and a host of other moves. Those ar...

US Marine Corps/Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz The Marine Corps is experimenting with creating generalists who can use different weapons in combat. Changes to the Corps' ground combat element are part of an effort reshape the service as it prepares for possible conflict with near-peers — mainly China. Infantry Marines get specialized training to operate specific weapons, but that could change as the service experiments with a model to create generalists who can use several different systems in combat. Three infantry battalions are spending two years testing new models th...