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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
How US Marines are being reshaped for China threat
2023-02-03
[BBC] The US military commitment to the Pacific was underlined in a White House meeting between the leaders of the US and Japan. But behind the scenes, this renewed focus on Asia has sparked a fierce debate within one of its most fabled military forces, writes defence analyst Jonathan Marcus.

A bitter family row has erupted in one of the US military's most hallowed institutions, the US Marine Corps.

A host of its former senior commanders are lining up to attack the current leadership over plans for its reinvention.
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  Be prepared: Chinese pronouns
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-02-03 18:21  

#4  ...some infantry battalions - the foot soldiers - to be cut

There seems to be a 'Philosophy of War' argument bubbling to the surface encapsulated in 'cutting unnecessary rifles'. On one hand the Army and Marines position is called "Fourth-Generation Warfare" and boils down to war is a human activity and the infantry on the ground should be augmented as best as possible. On the other hand the Air Force and Navy follow the "Network Centric" paradigm where 'everything is a weapon system and humans are just one sensor' or "We blow up things -- that's what we do good!"
Posted by: magpie   2023-02-03 14:11  

#3  Drag shows?
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2023-02-03 12:51  

#2  they are teaching to be more submissive ask no questions teaching them how to pronounce MASTER in all dialects of CHINA and sloppy fuzzy accounting and printing press operations for UMERIKAN bonds and T notes so they can fund their fake i mean real war with china!
Posted by: Cholutle Thrans9751   2023-02-03 12:19  

#1  Yeah I remember years ago when the Army wanted to take over the Marine Corps airwing.
Missiles ? We had a Hawk Missile Bat. in Da Nang....so what else is new ?
Posted by: crazyhorse   2023-02-03 11:33  

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