Commandant’s Planning Guidance

1 October 2019 – A Striking New Vision for the Marines, and a Wakeup Call for the Other Services

https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/a-striking-new-vision-for-the-marines-and-a-wakeup-call-for-the-other-services/?utm_source=WOTR+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9761da972d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_10_30_2018_11_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8375be81e9-9761da972d-83039793 https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/Portals/142/Docs/%2038th%20Commandant%27s%20Planning%20Guidance_2019.pdf?ver=2019-07-16-200152-700 So What’s New for the Marine Corps? The Marines Will Focus on Naval Operations Once Again The Marines Will Focus Primarily on the Pacific The Marines Will Fight Differently The Marines Need Fewer Amphibs, More Unmanned Systems, and Possibly Fewer Marines Marines Should Have More Freedom to Do…