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To put it simply, he’s just getting rid of all the expensive stuff. Aircraft squadrons are being trimmed of planes, the Marine Corps tank program is no more, and artillery is getting rid of most of their traditional cannons in favor of high mobility artillery rocket system, or HIMARS.<\/p>\n
The Marine Corps is cutting or reducing these programs to free up money in the budget to reinvest in what is needed in the future fight against China, Berger said.<\/p>\n
The plan would require Marines to \u201clive\u201d and operate well within range of China\u2019s missile defense system, playing a sea denial and skirmish role against the Chinese military as the rest of the U.S. joint force moves in to\u00a0win the war.<\/p>\n
In order to survive against the Chinese missile threat the Corps will have to change its logistics network and work to reduce its signature in order to hide from the enemy, Berger said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Berger, a former Recon Marine, seems to want the Marines to return to their smaller, more elastic, amphibious role. He’ll either be remembered as a visionary or an abject failure. He’s a visionary if he’s seen in decades hence for seeing a future conflict with China in which the Marines are able to deploy quickly to hold the line until larger Army units arrive. He’s a failure if he gets rid of major weapons systems that will be hard and expensive to re-procure that are needed in any future conflict.<\/p>\n
Source; Marine Corps Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"