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Marine Corps May Shift At Least $12 Billion Toward Future Force Design Efforts

Marine Corps May Shift At Least $12 Billion Toward Future Force Design Efforts
A U.S. Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft during the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) Redesignation Ceremony at Hangar 80 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ, Nov. 20, 2012. The squadron, activated in 1941, operates the newest Marine Corps aircraft, the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans/Released)

The Marine Corps has found $12 billion it plans to shift from low priorities toward its effort to redesign the force by 2030, divesting of its tanks and addressing ‘over-investments’ in howitzers and short-range, low endurance unmanned systems. Gen. David Berger, the Marine Corps commandant, has released his full force design report, which sets the path for the next 10 years of retooling the service, and addresses potential changes to equipping F-35s and the required number of ground tactical vehicles.…

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