Analyzing the biggest changes in the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 update - Breaking Defense
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Last month's update to the Marine Corps strategic guidance included many changes from the original document. Mark Cancian of CSIS goes in depth on what shifted, and why it matters.
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Waiting Is Not an Option for Marines': Top Marine Officer Issues Guidance as Confirmation Stalls
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Modernization of the Marine Corps Reserve
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U.S. Marine Corps The Heritage Foundation
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Analyzing the biggest changes in the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 update - Breaking Defense
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Force Design 2030: Why The Marine Corps is changing to fight China
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Marine Corps Rolls Out a New Education Plan to Get Marines Ready for Combat Faster
Modernization of the Marine Corps Reserve
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History of Modernization
The Marines Transformed to Take On China. Will They Be Ready for Everything Else? - WSJ
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Marine Corps Warfighting, Force Design 2030 & the coming war with China