New US Marine Recruitment Commercial

 

WNU Editor: No woke messaging in this new recruitment video. What are your thoughts?

Top Marine Corps Commander Wants Smaller Forces Not Just Hypersonic Weapons

Gen. David Berger, the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps, visits Camp Lejeune, N.C., on May 3, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Jennifer Reyes/U.S. Marine Corps)  

Stars and Stripes: Marine Corps commandant calls for focus on small forces not just hypersonic weapons to challenge China in the Pacific  

WASHINGTON – Marines – not just hypersonic missiles – are key to preventing a conflict with China and its growing military arsenal, the top general for the Marine Corps said Tuesday. 

“The standoff [with missiles] from 1000 miles away works right into [China’s] strategy,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said during an event at the Center for a New American Security, a liberal-leaning Washington-based think tank. 

“We have to be in there [with troops], we have to be close-up and forward.” 

In August, China successfully tested its first hypersonic missile – a feat the United States is working toward but has not accomplished. Some lawmakers, such as Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., called the test “a call to action” for American arms development, urging more be done to field such weapons.  

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Update #1: Gen. David Berger: Marine Corps Needs Training Tools That Replicate Adversaries (Federal Executive)  

Update #2: Berger: Pacific Stand-In Forces Will Rely on Allies, Joint Force Sensors to Avoid Another Wake Island (Sea Power Magazine)  

WNU Editor: The top US Marine Corps General reveals the biggest risk to the US Marines .... US Marines chief reveals biggest risk for his force (RT).

Over 7,000 Marines Unvaccinated As COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Deadline End

Marines stationed on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, receive their COVID-19 vaccination Feb. 16, 2021. (Lance Cpl John Hall/Marine Corps)  

Marine Times: 5% of active duty Marines still completely unvaccinated as deadline passes 

The Marine Corps’ active duty deadline to be fully vaccinated passed on Sunday, with 5% of active duty Marines still completely unvaccinated ― putting their future Marine careers into question. 

An administrative message released by the Marine Corps in October said in no uncertain terms that any Marine who fails to be vaccinated or receive an exemption by the Nov. 28, deadline would be administratively separated from the Marine Corps. 

However, in November Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said that Marines who refused to be vaccinated by the deadline would be given one more chance to change their mind. 

In total 95% of active-duty Marines have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a Marine Corps press release said on Monday.  

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 Update: Over 7,000 Marines Unvaccinated As COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Deadline Hits (Epoch Times)  

WNU Editor: This is what is being implemented now .... Weekly Testing Mandated for US Sailors Who Haven't Been Immunized Against Coronavirus (Stars and Stripes)

Will The US Marines Go woke?

The Marine Corps has plans for a big overhaul designed to address its lack of diversity and problem with retaining troops. The goal is "to reflect America, to reflect the society we come from," says Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps. https://t.co/S7scORzgwQ

— NPR (@NPR) November 12, 2021

Bonchie, Red State: The Marines Go Woke, and President Xi and His Boys Couldn't Be Happier 

Wokeness in the military has been pervasive for years now, going back to the early years of Donald Trump’s time in office. That first seemed to manifest itself in the battle over transgender troops and using taxpayer money to pay for them to “transition.” Since then, things have broadened out to prioritizing “diversity,” including recruitment ads featuring LGBT pride parades and the inclusion of critical race theory.

But while the Army, Navy, and Air Force seemed to readily embrace such ideology, the Marine Corps had been largely resistant…until now. According to Gen. David Berger, a big overhaul is coming to focus on diversity so the corps can “reflect the society we come from.” You know, because what’s truly important when the bullets start flying is that racial and gender quotas were filled. 

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Update: Top US Marine General Says Marine Corps Will Reinvent Itself 'To Reflect America' (September 12, 2021)  

WNU Editor: Selecting people on the basis of ethnicity or gender is absurd. The Marines are made up of volunteers, and it should remain an institution where people are selected on the basis of merit. 

This CRT crap should be discarded.

Top US Marine General Says Marine Corps Will Reinvent Itself 'To Reflect America'

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger delivers remarks at a press briefing about the Marine Corps and COVID-19, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 26, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lisa Ferdinando)  

NPR: The Marine Corps is reinventing itself to reflect America, says top general 

The Marine Corps, the smallest U.S. military force, has plans for a big overhaul designed to address its lack of diversity and problem with retaining troops. 

The goal that's driving what amounts to a cultural shift within the service, is for the Marines "to reflect America, to reflect the society we come from," Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, said in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. 

It's not a matter of being politically correct or "woke," he said. The core of America's strength lies in its diversity, Berger said, adding that the same is true for the military.  

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Update: Marine Corps will reinvent itself 'to reflect America,' top general says (FOX News)  

WNU Editor: It looks like racial and gender quotas are in the pipeline for the US Marine Corps.

US Marines Want A "Diversity, Equity And Inclusion" Adviser With A Starting Salary Of $144,128

Chief drill instructor Staff Sergeant Amber Staroscik (L) hands recruit Abigail Ragland, 20, her Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem as recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego finish the grueling crucible training to become the first ever women Marines trained at Camp Pendleton, California, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake  

FOX News: Marine Corps offers $144,000 salary for 'diversity, equity and inclusion' adviser  

Adviser's duties include 'shifting the USMC cultural paradigm' 

A job listing with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) seeking a "diversity, equity and inclusion" adviser with a starting salary of $144,128 is gaining attention on social media. 

The USMC is hiring the adviser to ensure that all "internal and external communications reflect diversity, equity, and inclusion," or DEI, and to develop tools that "enable shifting the USMC cultural paradigm for diversity, equity, and inclusion."  

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WNU Editor: This is a good point (see below):

Our military doesn't just do it for the money, but the money matters. When we're paying DEI consultants more than commanding officers we ask to go into battle, and offering illegal immigrants settlements far larger than what a family gets after death in battle, we have a problem

— Michael Brendan Dougherty (@michaelbd) November 10, 2021

US Marine Quick Reaction Force Has Brrn Deployed Twice In The Last 30 Days To Protect American Embassies

U.S. Marines attached to the Marine Security Augment Unit (MSAU) practice firing on stationary targets in Summit Point, W.Va., April 9, 2015. The training prepares members of MSAU for the protection and security of American Embassies and assets across the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Benedict/Released) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Benedict/Released)  

Task & Purpose: This US Marine quick reaction force has deployed twice in the last 30 days to protect American embassies 

They deploy on average every 8 days. 

When U.S. Marine Security Guards at American embassies around the world need backup, they call on the Marine Security Augmentation Unit. And in the past 30 days, the quick reaction force has responded to that call twice to protect embassies in Africa and the Caribbean. 

 “Everywhere we have an embassy, we can reinforce it with what we call an MSAU team,” Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey said in a 2014 video. “It consists of about a squad size of Marines that can break down into teams and go out and reinforce an embassy all around the world.” 

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 Update: US Marine quick reaction force deployed twice in last 30 days to defend embassies (FOX News).  

WNU Editor: The two countries that this US Marine quick reaction force has been deployed to in the past month are (1) Haiti .... Marines headed to protect embassy in Haiti, but no troops to stabilize nation, says Biden (Military Times/AP), and Eswatini/Swaziland .... Marines Bolster Embassy Security After Unrest in Tiny African Kingdom of Eswatini (Military.com/Stars and Stripes). 

Here is an easy prediction. I expect this quick reaction force will be used in the near future to protect the US embassy in Kabul.

US Marines Are Choosing Not To Get COVID-19 Vaccines Because They Think They Were Developed Too Quickly

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger receives the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Operation Warp Speed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, Dec 22, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Abbott/ Marine Corps)  

Daily Mail: REVEALED: Nearly 40 percent of the Marines are choosing not to get COVID-19 vaccines because they think they were developed too quickly 

 * New data released by CNN says that 38.9% of the Marines have refused the vaccine 

* It is considerably more than the rate of rejection in the general public which is about 25% 

* Military officials have said previously that hesitancy is mostly down to concerns over how quickly the vaccines were developed 

 * As of Thursday, 20 percent of the US population is fully vaccinated Nearly 40 percent of the Marines are choosing not to get COVID-19 vaccines, according to new data. 

CNN reported on Saturday that some 75,000 Marines have had one or two doses of a vaccine, and 48,000 have refused - a rejection rate of 38.9 percent. It is considerably higher than the rate of rejection among the general public which, according to a recent NPR poll, is around 25 percent.  

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WNU Editor: The US Marines are not the only ones who are reluctant to take the Covid vaccine .... Many health care workers are refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine (CBS News). 

On the other side. The situation is different for many members of the American military and their family members stationed outside the US who want the vaccine now .... Frustration grows at US military bases overseas over slow pace of vaccine rollout (CNN).

U.S. Marine Corps Practices Heavy Lifts With CH-53 Super Stallion Helicopters (Video)

 

Defence Blog: U.S. Marines releases fascinating video of heavy lifts with CH-53 helicopters 

The U.S. Marine Corps has released fascinating video footage shows CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters execute an air-to-air refuel, during a heavy lift exercise. 

Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), execute a heavy lift exercise, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-21, near Yuma, Ariz., March 31, 2021, according to a recent service news release.

During the training, they lifted two at once Humvee tactical vehicles, which is a mission often flown on deployment. 

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WNU Editor: Impressive.

U.S. Marines Admit That They Should Not Have Used An Official Account To 'Attack' The Opinion Of A TV Host On Pregnant Soldiers

Zero Hedge: Marines Admit 'Messing Up' For Attacking Tucker Carlson Over 'Pregnant Soldiers' Commentary 

The US Marines admitted to 'messing up' after ganging up on Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who mocked the military's shift from defense to social justice issues - after remarks by President Biden on International Women's Day on how he'd nominated two women for four-star command positions in the armed forces.

"So we’ve got new hairstyles, maternity flight suits. Pregnant women are going to fight our wars," Carlson said on Wednesday night, adding "It's a mockery of the US military" before he compared the US military to China's - which is "becoming more masculine." 

Following Carlson's segment, the official Twitter account for the II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group joined a pile-on by several woke military officials - tweeting a picture of a female soldier carrying a male soldier, tagging Carlson with the caption "what it looks like in today's armed forces," adding "Get right before you get left, boomer." 

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WNU editor: You just know that Tucker Carlson is reveling in all of this attention.

But it gets better.

The GF made a comment on this story and what I posted yesterday that I think is priceless .... Command Senior Enlisted Leader Of United States Space Command Weighs In On Pregnant Women Serving In The Military (March 13, 2021). 

Command Senior Enlisted Leader of United States Space Command, Scott H. Stalker says Tucker Carlson has never served in the military (unlike him who has served for years), and that he knows more about pregnant women serving in the military than a TV host. 

The GF says fair enough. 

But she is willing to bet that Command Senior Enlisted Leader of United States Space Command, Scott H. Stalker has never gotten pregnant, and may not be the best person to comment on this topic.

Update: This is going to get entertaining .... Sen. Ted Cruz demands meeting with the Marines commander over ‘political attacks to intimidate Tucker Carlson & other civilians’ (RT).

US Marines Prepare To Confront China With Island Training

An Osprey carrying members of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces touching down in Gunma, Japan.

Wall Street Journal: Marines Prepare for Rising Challenge From China’s Military With Island Training

Drilling in Japan, U.S. forces practice recapturing territory as Beijing develops into ‘near-peer’ rival 

CAMP SOUMAGAHARA, Japan—The Marine Corps is stepping up training in Japan for island-based conflict in the Western Pacific, putting it at the leading edge of a pivot by the U.S. to face the military challenge from China. 

The Marines are preparing for a far larger and more sophisticated adversary than extremists in the Middle East and Afghanistan, the focus of their operations in recent years. China’s military satellites, cyberwarfare capabilities, use of artificial intelligence and narrowing gap with U.S. firepower make it what the Pentagon calls a “near-peer” rival. 

At one of a series of recent exercises, a few dozen Marines faded into long grass after touching down in two CH-47 Chinook helicopters, followed by Japanese soldiers arriving in two Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Their simulated mission: avoiding detection and recapturing a port on an island inside the range of much of the enemy’s missiles and artillery. 

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WNU Editor: It is not only the US Marines who are training to confront China. These Marines are training with their Japanese counterparts.

U.S. Marine Corps Wants Kamikaze Drones For Their Soldiers

A Marine with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company launches a miniature aerial missile system during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 2 (Cpl. Jennessa Davey/U.S. Marine Corps) 

USNI News: The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a kamikaze drone swarm to back up grunts on the battlefield 

The Marine Corps is looking for industry sources to produce a man-portable system capable of launching swarms of kamikaze drones... 

The Marine Corps is looking for industry sources to produce a man-portable system capable of launching swarms of kamikaze drones over contested battlefields, according to a new notice. 

In a request for information published earlier this month, Marine Corps System Command detailed a fresh need for an “individually operated, man-portable, anti-materiel, anti-personnel ground-launched loitering munition system” for fielding to grunts in the coming years. 

The so-called Organic Precision Fire-Infantry (OPF-I) capability will consist of a fresh infantry-operated system capable of launching drones that can conduct explosive strikes and are “capable of swarming” over a 20-kilometer range for up to an hour and a half, according to the notice. 

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WNU Editor: The US Marines are not the only ones looking to arm their soldiers with "kamikaze drones" .... Watch Out: Russia's "Kamikaze" Drones Are Cheap and Deadly (National Interest). 

 More News On the U.S. Marine Corps Wanting Kamikaze Drones For Their Soldiers 

The US Marine Corps wants grunts packing deadly swarming drones -- Defense News 

Marine Corps wants to equip troops with deadly swarming drones: report -- NYPost 

Marine Corps Want Swarming Kamikaze Drones -- Zero Hedge

The U.S. Marines Have A LSD Problem

Washington Times: LSD use in the ranks prompts testing at USMC base 

The Marine Corps is conducting random drug testing at one base in North Carolina because of reports that personnel there are using the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD. 

The 2nd Marine Division in Jacksonville, N.C., has conducted nearly 4,000 random tests for LSD since the start of the summer. 

Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the division commander, said the recent rise in LSD use among sailors and Marines on the base has prompted them to change how they test for illegal substances. 

In the past, the Department of Defense drug lab only accepted individual samples for LSD testing as part of a larger law enforcement investigation. Because of the spike in LSD use at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, random testing for LSD is now an option, officials said. 

“We have a drug problem in the 2nd Marine Division,” Maj. Gen. Donovan said in a statement. “We are committed to identifying the violators of our ethos. 

The vast majority of Marines within the 2nd Marine Division routinely uphold our core values and they deserve to know that the Marines to their left and right are doing the same.” 

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Update: ‘We have a drug problem’: Camp Lejeune starts random LSD testing (Stars and Stripes) 

WNU Editor: Warnings of LSD use in the Navy were first issued this summer .... NCIS Warns Navy After LSD Investigations Surge 70% (Military.com)

Report: Marine Corps Short 6 Infantry Battalions, Navy Short 100 Ships

Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Pearson watches his sector of fire during an amphibious assault on Kings Beach in Bowen, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Saber 2019. (Sgt. 1st Class Whitney C. Houston/Army) 

Marine Times: Marine Corps short 6 infantry battalions, Navy short 100 ships, this new strength index says 

The Navy and Marine Corps are only “marginally” capable of meeting America’s national security needs, according to a new scorecard from The Heritage Foundation. 

The the conservative think tank’s 2021 Index of U.S. Military Strength had more than 20 authors take a look at the global operating environment and the mission of each branch of the U.S. military, it said. 

With an eye on near-peer competitors like China and Russia, as well as regional threats like Iran and North Korea, the organization graded each branch of the U.S. military based on its ability to complete its mission. 

The report graded all the military branches based on capacity, capability and readiness on a scale ranging from “very weak” to “very strong.” 

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WNU Editor: Will This shortage be addressed in the Biden administration? I doubt it.

US Marines Are Running Island-Hopping Exercises And Practicing Destroying Missile Sites In The Pacific

Earlier this month, US Marines stationed in the Pacific practiced island-hopping exercises known as Noble Fury 21. Pictured: US Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment demonstrate basing capabilities as part of Exercise Noble Fury on October 7 

Daily Mail: US Marines are running island-hopping exercises and practicing destroying missile sites over fears of a future war with China 

 * Earlier this month, US Marines stationed in the Pacific practiced island-hopping exercises known as Noble Fury 21

 * This involves Marines being dropped covertly on islands and atolls in the region to attack Chinese missile sites and warships 

 * As part of the exercise, the Marines 'seize control' of an island and coordinate with Sailors from the US Navy that they've acquired targets 

 * More Marines arrive with their own missile systems to destroy the targets, while the remaining Marines are picked up a helicopter and taken to another island 

 * It comes as the Marines unveil a new force design to counter China's building of missile sites on islands in the South China Sea 

US Marines stationed in the Pacific are running island-hopping exercises over fears of a future war with China. 

The exercise, known as Noble Fury 21, involves Marines being dropped covertly on islands and atolls in the region to attack Chinese missile sites and warships. 

After hitting their targets with either missiles or rockets, the Marines would be picked up a helicopter and flee to another island. 

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Update: Marines Hop Islands, Set Up Long-Range Fires as Force Preps for Clash with China (Military.com) 

WNU Editor: The focus for these exercises is on China.

Two-Star US Marine General Fired After Reports He Used A Racial Slur Around Subordinates

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Neary, then commanding general, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, stands at attention during his change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Samuel Lyden/Marine Corps) 

Marine Times: Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa commander fired 

Marine Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary was fired Tuesday from his command of Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa by Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger, according to the Corps.

“Neary was relieved due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to serve in command,” said a Tuesday press release from Headquarters Marine Corps.

The general is under investigation for alleged use of a racial slur during physical training outside the Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa headquarters in Böblingen, Germany, Stars and Stripes first reported. 

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WNU Editor: It is not everyday that you see a two-star general fired. A Marine General to boot. 

 More News On Reports That A Two-Star US Marine General Was Fired After Reports He Used A Racial Slur 

Marines remove general investigated over alleged racial slur -- AP 

Top Marine general removed after being investigated over use of a racial slur -- ABC News 

Marines fire 2-star general for alleged racist remark -- USA Today 

Commander of Marines in Europe Removed Amid Investigation into Use of Racial Slur -- USNI News Marine Corps commanding general relieved of duty over reported use of racial slur -- The Hill 

Two-star Marine general fired after allegations he used a racial slur around subordinates -- Washington Post

Is This One Of The Best Jobs In The U.S. Marine Corps?

Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Fitzgerald. Courtesy photo

Business Insider: This Marine has one of the 'best jobs' in the Corps, and it sometimes involves firing 3,000 rounds a minute out of a helicopter

* Several Marines have told Insider that helicopter door gunners have one of the Corps' best jobs, so we asked one about his job.
* Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Fitzgerald's job involves handling heavy weaponry, including a minigun that can fire 50 rounds a second. But, there's more to it than just the big guns.
* "We are kind of like a SWAT Team, a police force, firefighters, EMTs, and car mechanics all wrapped into one, and we are able to take that anywhere in the world," he told Insider.

Daniel Fitzgerald was brushing his teeth before bed when small arms fire raked his building and explosions shook the ground at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan on September 14, 2012.

The North Carolina native rushed outside into what he describes as his most intense combat experience. It was chaos. Taliban insurgents disguised in Army fatigues had infiltrated the base. The fuel pits had erupted in flames, and the enemy was pouring fire of all kinds onto the base, everything from bullets to rocket-propelled grenades.

"My unit was under attack," Fitzgerald, who is assigned to helicopters, recalled. "We actually had to submit a request for air support on ourselves for ourselves."

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WNU Editor: For soldiers who are in an intense firefight, helicopter door gunners must look like the cavalry when they show-up.

U.S. Marine Military Strategy Training Cancelled Because The Instructor Was A Christian

Daily Citizen: Marines Cancel Military Strategy Training Because the Instructor is a Christian

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has a legendary history of bravery and esprit de corps when it comes to defending America’s freedom. From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, the Corps hasn’t shrunk back from meeting any foe of the United States. So it may surprise some to learn that recently the Marines surrendered to a single activist who complained that an instructor at an upcoming seminar on strategy and tactics was a Christian.

The USMC scheduled an annual training for military lawyers earlier this month, at which the Battle of Gettysburg would be discussed. The instructor for one portion of that training was supposed to be Jay Lorenzen, an Air Force veteran who taught for 10 years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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WNU Editor: It says a lot that one activist can make the US Marine Corps run scared.

U.S. Marines Are Getting Ready For Island-Hopping Warfare

A High-Mobility Artillery-Rocket System fires from the flight deck of USS 'Anchorage' during exercise Dawn Blitz 2017. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Abby Rader

Forbes: Meet Your New Island-Hopping, Missile-Slinging U.S. Marine Corps

The U.S. Marine Corps just stood up, in Hawaii, the first of a new kind of unit, a so-called Marine Littoral Regiment that could help the Corps battle Chinese forces in the Western Pacific.

Some background: The Marines in April announced a proposal for sweeping organizational changes that commandant Gen. David Berger has said are the key to making the Corps’ expeditionary units lighter, more survivable and more relevant in island-hopping warfare.

The Marines proposed to eliminate all of its law-enforcement battalions, tank battalions and bridging companies. The Corps also would disband three of its 24 infantry battalions, 16 of its 21 tube-artillery batteries and two of its four amphibious-vehicle companies.

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WNU Editor: It looks like the Marines are focusing their energies on fighting in the Pacific.

This Is Why The U.S. Marines Are Dumping Their Tanks

A US Marine refuels an Abrams tank. Credit: Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker.

Dave Makichuk, Asia Times: Why the Marines are dumping their tanks

Armored vehicles have had trouble surviving against the threat of precision strikes and the plethora of drone and recon systems

In late February, Turkish forces launched an operation targeting Syrian regime army troops, decimating more than a hundred tanks and armored vehicles, dozens of artillery pieces and hundreds of Syrian forces.

Posted videos highlighted the mixed role of drones, Paladin artillery systems and aircraft pounding Syrian armor from the skies over the course of several days.

The Syrian army appeared helpless to defend from the onslaught of long range systems. Even tanks camouflaged by buildings and bushes were no match for sensors and thermal imaging watching from the skies.

The lesson was not lost on US Marine Corps officials, who have decided to divest the force of tanks, cut ground cannon artillery and light attack air platforms.

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WNU Editor: What the Turks did to the Syrian Army last month was an eye-opener to everyone on what ground combat will look like in the future. It took only a  few days for drones, artillery, and air strikes to halt and destroy the Syrian Army's offensive in Idlib province. Another war-zone that has become a testing ground on what ground combat will look like has been in the Ukraine war. Drones, precision strikes, and artillery devastated the Ukraine Army at the beginning of the conflict. A lesson that the Ukraine Army has learned, now relying on mobile units that can survive these type of attacks, and to respond in kind.