Marine Corps is rebuilding itself. It will be in a better position to deal with land wars and major powers. It will be smaller and more mobile, and it will be able to move across domains. It will also use more unmanned platforms to enhance its firepower. There are still many challenges.
The Marine Corps is about to undergo its biggest transformation in over a century. To do so, the Corps is trading in its tanks for unmanned boats and planes. A new breed of Marines will emerge. It will have a greater talent pool and help the United States keep ahead of its near-peer rivals.
Currently, the Marines are engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan as a land force, but the Corps is shifting to a more agile and less volatile model. The Corps will reduce its infantry regiments from 24 to 21 to accomplish this. Helicopter squadrons and tilt-rotor planes will also be reduced. Instead, Marines are organized into three littoral units, each with long-range precision flames. These will be supplemented by drones that will increase their firepower, reach, and range.
The new Marine Corps will be distributed on the battlefield and will be able operation along coastlines and chokepoints. This is a vast improvement on the Corps of 2010. This is a vast improvement on the Corps of 2010.
However, it is possible that the new approach for amphibious operations will not be enough in defeating highly-mechanized adversaries. For example, it would be difficult for the Russian Ground Forces and North Korean People's Army to fight with heavy-gunned Marines.
The Corps will have to invest in long-range precision weapons, drones, and ships to counter this. New capabilities will be available over the next few years. Some of these are in the works, but the Corps is not yet ready to support a primetime 5G network.
Marines are now undergoing Tartan Eagle 2222 training exercise. Four Marines lost their lives when their plane crashed into the Norwegian town. Seven people rushed to aid the victims of the crash. Emergency services eventually arrived.
Although these are significant steps, the Marine Corps still has some acquisition challenges. The Corps will lose its tank battalions and buy fewer F-35C Joint Strike Fighters, and will decrease its helicopter squadrons. Still, the Corps is continuing to work on its Force Design 2030 strategy.
The Marine Corps overhaul is designed to place it in a position where it can seize China's South China Sea military bases. To achieve this, the Marines must reduce their size and shift their focus to the Pacific. If a conflict breaks out, the Marines will need to invest in more small-scale amphibious ships and a fleet of ground vehicles capable of threatening the Chinese maritime systems.