Maneuver Warfare Collection - Marine Corps Association

The Marine Corps Way of War

Book Review

[...]scores of critical thinkers at all ranks contributed immeasurably to the Corps' institutional learning during those heady years and helped reconcile maneuver warfare with the Marines' combined arms, MAGTF, and expeditionary ethos. There İs no discussion of the after-action analysis that

Innovation Information War

The known dimensions of conflict

Simultaneously, the information revolution means that reconnaissance (gaining information about the operating environment) and counter-reconnaissance (denying information to the enemy) will become more important than ever before, and winning that competition is integral to Marine Corps operations.

The 21st Century MAGTF

This article includes extracts and ideas from the MOC

This effort is underpinned by a campaign of learning that integrates force development and Operating Forces' concerns to understand and solve our most vexing warfighting challenges.

Implementing Maneuver Warfare in Daily Operations

The effects of cell phones and email on the decision-making process

[...]we cannot focus on one problem long enough to develop a solution, "Patterns of Conflict" advises maneuver warfare practitioners to "present many simultaneous and sequential happenings to generate confusion and disorder. [...]we should communicate orally when possible, because we communicate in

How to Eradicate* a Scourge

Yellow fever, malaria, and construction of the Panama Canal

"Eradicate" is a strong word. It means not only to drive the incidents of a scourge all the way down to zero, but also to do so in such a way that it never returns. Accordingly, eradication of a scourge is very difficult. This is exactly what Col William Gorgas and John Stevens did to yellow fever

MIX-16

Letter to the Editor

by Capt Dilan Swift Thank you for publishing Sgt Luke G. Cardelli’s recent article, “MAGTF Integrated Exercise (MIX-16),” (MCG, Novl7). His experience as an opposing force pointed to the crux

Maneuver Warfare: An Anthology

Book Review

"There are basically1two styles of fighting... methodical battle; a set-piece, closely orchestrated, slow moving battle, tightly controlled from a highly centralized command... [and] maneuver warfare; a fastpaced battle, loosely controlled and decentralized, highly responsive to a changing

Training Command

A mechanism for change

Training Command's mission is to consistently produce officer and enlisted entry-level MOS, career progression, and career enhancement skills trained Marines and Sailors to meet force generation requirements. Force 2025: 06XX Communications FMP (Force Modernization Plan) Understanding the need to

Chasing the Dragon

The leader's futile quest for absolute knowledge in an informational battlefield

[...]by seeking to possess all of the potential information up front, a commander is centralizing decision making, a concept which flies in the face of the Marine Corps' doctrine of decentralization. In order for maneuver warfare to continue to be successful, however, we must stay rooted in its

Investing in Marines

Getting the best return

The Challenge Tomorrow's force must be able to conduct operations, both direct combat and partnered, while under threat of attack not just from skirmishes or from rockets or mortars but also from unmanned systems, cyber, and electronic attacks. Resource constraints will prevent ambitious

An Unbreakable Network is Like an Unsinkable Ship

Internet-based technology and maneuver warfare

Everything from personnel records to maintenance records, annual training statistics to annual training classes are delivered and shared via the Internet and tracked, cataloged, and stored on computers and servers. Units now drag computers, servers, heating and cooling systems, and associated