State of the Marine Corp 2023

Abstract

The year-old land war in Europe has not distracted the Marine Corps from readying its forces for operations in the world's other hemisphere. On any given day, 20,000 Marines are west of the dateline. Our job is to organize, train, equip, prepare them to handle the crises that may come. But we are focused on the Pacific. But those forces are not simply designed for the Pacific. They're most useful in the Pacific, but highly useful across the globe, Gen. Eric Smith, the assistant commandant, said Feb. 14 at the WEST 2023 conference in San Diego. In January, the Marine Corps reactivated Camp Blaz in Guam after a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. The base, part of a long-planned agreement with Japan to move thousands of Marines from Okinawa, provides the Marine Corps and the U.S. military a strategic hub for training and operations in the western Pacific.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 02, 2023
Accession Number
AD1195763

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  • Caitlin M. Kenney

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Ships
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Howitzers
  • Landing Craft
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • New Hampshire
  • Personnel Management
  • Regional Security
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Stress Tests
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Training

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.