The Impact of Maneuver Warfare Strategy/Tactics on the U.S. Marine Corps' Integrated Air/Ground (MAGTF) Doctrine

Abstract

U.S. Army FM 100-5 has officially adopted a position exposing maneuver warfare as the guiding principle for tactical though and operations of U.S. Army units. There is an intensive movement within the USMC to concurrently adopt this philosophical position on warfighting tactics and force structure. In view of the fact that MAGTF doctrine was developed under classic firepower/ attrition thinking, there is significant potential impact on current and projected doctrine and force structure. From outside the Armed Services, private consultant Paul Lind and Senator Gary Hart are both vocal and influential advocates of maneuver warfare and its attendant force structure implications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 22, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144032

Entities

People

  • J. W. Rippy

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attrition
  • Doctrine
  • Force Structure
  • Maneuvers
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Second World War
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Tactical Air Support
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.