Alert and Ready: An Organizational Design Assessment of Marine Corps Intelligence
Abstract
U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) intelligence personnel collect, analyze, and disseminate intelligence to support USMC operational components and leaders. The geopolitical landscape within which this occurs has changed drastically since the 1994 Intelligence Plan (Van Riper Plan) sought to restructure USMC intelligence in response to perceived shortcomings exposed by the first Gulf War. Today, international security concerns abound, and issues such as the rise of lethal nonstate actors, nuclear proliferation by rogue nations, and shifting power dynamics in strategically vital regions all threaten global stability. These external developments have unfolded alongside an ongoing internal reorganization of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), as well as the workforce and structure of USMC intelligence more specifically. Not only have the threats changed since the implementation of the Van Riper Plan, but the tools needed to counter a diverse array of adversaries have changed as well. Globalization, sophisticated satellite technology, and the ubiquitous reach of the Internet, among other developments, have spawned advances in real-time communication. To meet the demands of this complex security and information environment, the USMC has grown to 202,000 marines, and the number of marines with intelligence military occupational specialties has more than doubled since 1994.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA546835
Entities
People
- Chad C. Serena
- Christine Osowski
- Christopher Edward Paul
- Colin P. Clarke
- Harry J. Thie
- Joya Laha
- Katharine W. Webb
- Stephanie Young
- Susan G. Straus
Organizations
- RAND Corporation