Arming the acquirer to forge a decisive edge The Core Problem: Forced Dependency and the High Cost of Waiting It is a familiar and frustrating story: a multi-million-dollar weapon system that is key to a unit's survival is rendered inert...
During the brutal assault on Tarawa in World War II, Marines faced nearly insurmountable odds. The beach was heavily fortified, enemy fire poured down from all directions, and the Marines’ landing craft were slow, vulnerable, and difficult to maneuver. Casualties...
Making it an unfair fight Gen Gray oversaw our Marine Corps as Commandant from 1987 to 1991. Gen Gray notoriously reinforced that “Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary.” Our self-imposed standard that every...
During the brutal assault on Tarawa in World War II, Marines faced nearly insurmountable odds. The beach was heavily fortified, enemy fire poured down from...
A Transformative Journey for Marine Aviation The character of war is changing, and the speed of decision making has become the critical axis of victory....
Balancing crisis response with modernization for the future fight “Aviation provides the lion’s share of killing power on the battlefield … we must maximize this...
Demand for data and transport interoperability Sgt Jones is a member of a Marine littoral regiment reconnaissance team, operating deep within the adversary’s weapons engagement...
IC4’s Strategy for Transforming Network Resourcing and Cybersecurity In an era defined by peer competition and ubiquitous information, the ability to decide and act faster...
Logistics Support to Maneuver Warfare The Marine Corps has mastered the kill chain—finding, targeting, and engaging threats—through constant innovation in fires and maneuver. Yet, the...
Winning when demands rise and margins shrink There is a conversation we must have as a Corps. It is a difficult, uncomfortable conversation that strikes...
March 2026 The Marine Corps Gazette is well-known for providing generations of Marines with a virtuous push-pull cycle of learning through which they can both...