Regaining the Initiative in Ground Fires: The Transformation of Marine Corps Artillery from 1999 to 2015
Abstract
Marine Corp artillery transformed at the beginning of the 21st century (1999-2015) improving the communitys ability to provide increased mobile, scalable, and lethal fire support. A major factor driving the artillery community to change was newly developed doctrine such as Operational Maneuver From The Sea (OMFTS) and Ship To Objective Maneuver (STOM). As OMFTS and STOM continued to develop, the artillery community identified deficiencies with its ability to effectively support these new concepts due to weapon system limitation and an inflexible personnel structure. The artillery community implemented a plan to develop three new artillery weapon systems, which became known as the triad of fires, as well as adjust the personnel structure to better support maneuver in the future operating environment. This paper depicts the artillery community's transformation, the effectiveness of the transformation, and the relevance of the transformation in comparison with the EF 21 future operating environment. Conclusion: The transformation undertaken by Marine Corps artillery in regards to developing and fielding three new complimentary fire support weapon systems, modifying organizational structure, and adjusting manpower structure effectively postured the community to effectively support maneuver forces in the future operating environment as described in EF21.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1176155
Entities
People
- Nathan M. Harvey
Organizations
- Marine Corps University