Maneuver Warfare Collection – Page 11 – Marine Corps Association

MCDP 1, Warfighting, Revisited

Sometimes it's difficult to see the forest because of the trees.

Strickland talks about the concept development in the Marine Corps Combat Development Command that is consuming a considerable portion of limited resources, as countless personnel are tasked with ensuring that the force remains ready and able to face any global challenge. While this type of forward

Implications From Operation IRAQI FREEDOM for the Marine Corps

This article will broadly address the recent war in Iraq and then focus upon matters most pertinent to the Marine Corps.

West and Smith address the 2003 war in Iraq, and focus on matters most relevant to the US Marine Corps, including geopolitics and overall conventional power. The implications of the Operation Iraqi Freedom to the Marines are also discussed.

Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1-0, Marine Corps Operations

MCDP 1-0 sits amid the hierarchy of doctrinal publications that sets forth the Marine Corps' philosophy of maneuver warfare, bridging it (the philosophy) to the 21st century tactics, techniques, and procedures developed and articulated in Marine Corps warfighting and reference publications.

Bass discusses the Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1-0 (MCDP 1-0) of the Marine Corps Operations. MCDP 1-0 sits amid the hierarchy of doctrinal publications that sets forth the Marine Corps' philosophy of maneuver warfare, bridging such philosophy to the 21st century tactics, techniques, and

Proportionality in the Law of War

It's legal, and consistent with maneuver warfare, to smash the proverbial enemy fly with a sledgehammer.

Gillette discusses the need to use overwhelming force to conquer the enemy, and distinguishes proportionality during mission accomplishment from proportionate response in self defense. In the law of war arena, proportionality should only refer to balancing military objective against collateral

Digital Command and Control: Cyber leash or maneuver warfare facilitator?

Will utilization of digital communications capability lead to centralized control of maneuver forces?

Skaggs shares the pros and cons of digital communications to the US Marine Corps (USMC) in leading a centralized control of maneuver forces. He further believes that the USMC must embrace the technology as a vehicle for its maneuver warfare doctrine; otherwise, it will be enslaved by the

Maneuver Warfare Revisited

Letter to the Editor

by Leon EngelbrechT This is a belated reply to “Maybe It’s Time to Reconsider Maneuver Warfare” by Maj Michael S. Chmielewski (MCG, Aug02). Surface mail takes a while to arrive

Maybe It’s Time to Reconsider Maneuver Warfare

How viable is the concept of maneuver warfare in the current environment?

Chmielewski discusses the viability of the concept of maneuver warfare in the current environment. He reviews some of the current trends in thinking about the future of warfare and whether the armed forces should reconsider their warfighting philosophy of maneuver warfare in light of the

Combat Service Support in Transition

The case is made to restructure the FSSG in order to better serve the Marine air-ground task force operationally and in combat.

The case is made by Burrell to restructure the force service support group in order to better serve the Marine air-ground task force operationally and in combat. The force service support group has responded to the challenges of minimized available assets by creating a new unit for each assigned

Terminology and Graphics

Precise terminology and graphics can help the commander generate tempo in planning and execution because subordinate commanders have a clear end state. On the other hand, improper terminology and graphics undermine unity of effort.

Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare

Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare (EMW) is the US Marine Corps' capstone concept for the early 21st century. EMW focuses Marine Corps competencies, evolving capabilities, and innovative concepts to ensure that forces are optimized for forward presence, engagement, crisis response and fighting.

What if…? The Essence of the COA Wargame

Wargaming assists the commander in developing his vision for success by identifying the advantages and disadvantages of each friendly course of action in relation to enemy actions.

The US Marine Corps' warfighting philosophy of maneuver warfare seeks to shatter the enemy's cohesion through a variety of swift, focused, and unexpected actions that create a turbulent and rapidly deteriorating situation with which the enemy cannot cope. The course of action (COA) wargame