Historical Overview of Joint Army/Marine Corps Operations

Abstract

Today the United States military has a greater emphasis on joint warfighting capability than at any time in its history. With the passage of the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reform Act and the publication of Joint Pub 1, jointness will become more and more important in the military. Fighting together as a joint force is not new. Specifically, the Army and the Marine Corps have fought together as a joint force since the 1830's. This paper looks at selected campaigns and wars to try to capture some of the problems and lessons learned from the past. This is not an exhaustive study of joint Army/Marine Corps operations. Rather it is an overview intended to give the reader an appreciation for the fact that the new emphasis on jointness is really a rediscovery of how we have fought in the past.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 25, 1992
Accession Number
ADA250257

Entities

People

  • John A. Keenan

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Landing Forces
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Operations
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.