Marine Corps Losing Focus on Medium Lift Mission

Abstract

Due to its inherent flexibility and expeditionary nature, the Marine Corps finds itself at the forefront of a modern day shift toward distributed operations. This projection of combat power is due, in large part, to its ability to conduct attacks into hostile territory using medium lift assault helicopters as a platform of maneuver. The Marine Corps is slowly losing this capability due to its narrow operational focus, lack of training in an expeditionary environment, and backing an inadequate replacement to its aging fleet of medium lift helicopters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA510299

Entities

People

  • J. K. Springfield

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Communities
  • Deployment
  • Environment
  • Flight
  • Flight Decks
  • Helicopters
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.