Reporter: Ground Forces/Marine Corps
Defense Daily
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Dan Parsons
Articles By Dan
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Navy/USMCBidders For Marine Corps Amphibious Vehicle Finalized
Five companies have submitted proposals for the swimming personnel carrier that will replace the Marine Corps’ aging Vietnam War-era amphibious assault vehicles. The deadline for bids in the amphibious combat […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Colonel Makes Case For Land-Based Crisis Response Units
When the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, came under attack in 2012, the Marine Corps was unable to dispatch a quick-response force before the facility was overrun and four Americans […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps F-35Bs Head to Sea Ahead of July 1 IOC
The Marine Corps is less than two months from declaring the F-35B ready for combat, but the long awaited fifth-generation aircraft will not be rushed into battle as quickly as […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps V-22s Operational in Wake of Fatal Crash
The Marine Corps fleet of MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors remains operational in the wake of a May 17 crash that killed one and injured more than a dozen other Marines. An […]
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InternationalU.S. To Fast Track Weapon Sales To Gulf Nations
The United States will fast-track arms sales to Gulf Cooperation Council member states through a dedicated Foreign Military Sales (FMS) office in an effort to bolster those nations’ abilities to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Sub Chief Seeks Expanded Offensive Capabilities
Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor, commander of Navy submarine forces, wants to enhance the conventional deterrent capability of United States submersibles to include the nation’s nuclear and ballistic missile submarines. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyInaugural Lab Day Displays Tech Innovations to Pentagon Personnel
The Pentagon’s central courtyard was transformed May 14 into a technology bazaar with the goal of bringing acquisition officials in Washington together with the work of thousands of scientists at […]
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ArmyObama Taps Milley For Top Army Job, Richardson For CNO
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on May 13 announced the nominations of Gen. Mark Milley as the next Army Chief of Staff and Adm. John Richardson to become Chief of […]
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ArmyBAE Turns Artillery Rounds Into Seeker Munitions
BAE Systems has demonstrated the capability of its Rokar Silver Bullet artillery shell retrofit to turn any conventional indirect fire round into a precision-guided munition, the company said May 11. […]
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ArmyArmy Vice Chief Says OCO Boost Won’t Fill Modernization Needs
A plan set forth by congressional Republicans to fund the defense budget through protected war spending will not be sufficient to tackle the Army’s modernization needs, an effort which in […]