Restructuring the VMU

Abstract

The utility of the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is unquestioned for the current operating environment and tomorrow's battlefield. Presently, the United States Marine Corps operates two unmanned aerial vehicle squadrons, VMU-1 and VMU-2, and will soon designate a third. By 2010, the Marine Corps will also field an organic Tier II capability resident within the VMUs. The goal of this expansion is to meet the growing demand for unmanned aerial systems and operators throughout the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) with VMUs capable of multiple Tier III and Tier II detachments. This plan will fall short of its goal unless the VMU table of organization undergoes a tremendous restructuring of manpower. To mitigate the problems resulting from expansion, the Marine Corps must, at a minimum, increase VMU manning of the S-2, S-3, and maintenance departments, as well as designate an officer MOS specific to the UAS community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA506427

Entities

People

  • J. P. Kaufmann

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Wings
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Lessons Learned
  • Manpower
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Applications
  • Training
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs