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December 27, 2021

The Marine Corps Is Redesigning Infantry Battalions for the Future
By Caitlin M. Kenney

Recommendations for a nimbler unit organization with fewer grunts and more tech will go to the commandant next year.

Marine Corps Seeks 'Fundamental Redesign' to Recruiting, Retention, Careers
By Caitlin M. Kenney

Commandant wants to keep young Marines longer, bring in older ones with skills.

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Marines Remove AAVs From Deployment, Water Ops
By Jennifer Hlad

The amphibious assault vehicle associated with the deadly 2020 sinking will no longer be used for deployments or offshore training.

The Marines Are Looking for a Few Older People
By Caitlin M. Kenney

The Corps' shift to a lighter, distributed force requires skills and judgment that may be easier to recruit than build, training chief says.

US Marines Must Relearn to Protect Pacific Supply Lines, Commandant Says
By Caitlin M. Kenney

As a backup, Berger says, troops must learn to "forage" for some supplies.

Marine General Punished For Training, Evaluation Failures Before Deadly Accident
By Caitlin M. Kenney

Commandant's decision may end Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi's career.

US Marines May Have Lost Their 'Amphibious Edge,' Leaders Say
By Elizabeth Howe

Top Marines tell Congress that after deadly AAV accident and years in Middle East, the Corps and its vehicles are unprepared for waterborne operations.

The Marines Are Copying the Air Force's Efforts to Counter Online Disinformation
By Brandi Vincent

Meanwhile, the Army is trying to get inside perpetrators' OODA loops.

13 US Troops Killed, More Injured, in Terrorist Attack at Kabul Airport
By Tara Copp and Elizabeth Howe

10 Marines among the dead; they were securing one of the last gates open for Afghans, Americans to escape.

Marine Corps Commandant Wants Review of Afghanistan Evacuation
By Caitlin M. Kenney

"While it's relatively fresh in our minds, we need the honest, open critique," Gen. Berger says.


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