This link is to an article that appeared on 22 April 2022 in the Washington Post authored by Generals Krulak, Zinni, and Sheehan.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/22/marines-restructuring-plan-scrutiny-generals/
Marines thrive on innovation. It is in our DNA. From the development of landing craft before World War II, to the use of aircraft for close air support, to establishing the concept of vertical envelopment, to the use of the Harrier and development of the V-22, the Marine Corps has always been at the forefront of fighting wars in new ways.
Setting small groups of Marines on islands to wait for enemy ships to sail past is not innovation. Cutting significant combat capabilities that may be needed in all theaters to afford questionable capabilities in one theater is not innovation.
The stakes in this gamble require not only serious study and war-gaming both within and without the Marine Corps, but they beg closer scrutiny by the combatant commanders, the Defense Department and Congress. The national security ramifications of reducing the capabilities of our nation’s most ready, agile and flexible force are seismic.
Thanks for sharing. The war in Gaza highlights the danger of relying on technological superiority and intelligence. Israel tried it. It failed. The net result is ground forces are now on the ground. Time to revisit and revise FD 2030.