Vision 2027: Warfighting Tenets That Will Enable Our Corps to Fight and Win

Abstract

It is envisioned that future urban warfare (over the next decade) will consist of an environment that limits MAGTF capability from being employed to satisfy all mission requirements. Commanders will exercise decentralized leadership and ensure the main effort is focused on the following three warfighting tenets to successfully lead, fight, and win in urban combat. These three tenets were formed through interviews conducted with commanders who fought in the battle of Hue 1968 and my assessment through personal experience in commanding a rifle company in Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan- which has been referred to as the most kinetic operation in Afghanistan since 2001. Warfighting Tenets: 1. Leadership in the Fight - Frontline Leadership. 2. War Fighting Ethos Increases Combat Power. 3. To Understand How Your Enemy Fights and Operates - You Need to Understand Their Doctrine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2018
Accession Number
AD1176931

Entities

People

  • Ryan Cohen

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Employment
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  • Marine Corps
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  • Second World War
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  • United States
  • Urban Warfare
  • Vietnam War
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.