Professionalizing the Fire Support Officer

Abstract

Force Design 2030 calls for organizational changes in the Marine Corps to meet the demands of great power competition. The inclusion of new units and capabilities will strain current fire support paradigms across the enterprise. Current Marine Corps structure and capabilities, in terms of fires, remain largely modeled on the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and do not account for the capabilities and systems of a near-peer competitor. As the Marine Corps prepares for future conflict, it has prioritized resources allocation to equipment and not emphasizing the professionalization of its personnel to plan and coordinate those systems. As such, the Marine Corps is not prepared to execute all-domain fires, as a Joint Force provider, against a near-peer competitor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 13, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178191

Entities

People

  • Ryan T. Scheetz

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Units
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Fire Support
  • Force Structure
  • Information Operations
  • Instructors
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.