Making It Happen: Training Mechanized Infantry Companies

Abstract

The requirement for the Marine Corps to conduct mechanized operations is higher now than at any other time in the history of the Corps. While the infantry and amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) team continues to get the job done, all is not well. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) revealed shortcomings in the current ad-hoc nature of Marine mechanized infantry, especially between infantry companies and AAV platoons. While the Marine Corps has sought to alleviate dissension over the employment of AAVs, no amount of doctrine will completely eliminate the potential for friction that exists between infantry company commanders and AAV platoon commanders. The root of this problem is a lack of familiarity between infantry and AAV units that can only be solved with a new approach to training for mechanized operations. The USMC must provide mechanized operations training for infantry company officers who will operate with AAVs, and standardized collective training standards for mechanized infantry companies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 2006
Accession Number
ADA503934

Entities

People

  • Mark W. Zanolli

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Military Vehicles
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Friction
  • Infantry
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Logistics
  • Maneuvers
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vehicles

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  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design