Marine Corps: Capacity, Capability and Readiness. The U. S. Marine Corps (USMC) is the nation’s expeditionary armed force, positioned and ready to respond to crises around the world. Marine units assigned aboard ships (“soldiers of the sea”) or at bases abroad stand ready to project U. S. Marines also serve in a range of unique missions, from combat defense of U. S. Although Marines have a wide variety of individual assignments, the focus of every Marine is on combat; every Marine is first a rifleman. The USMC has positioned itself for crisis response and has evolved its concepts to leverage its equipment more effectively to support operations in a heavily contested maritime environment such as the one found in the Western Pacific. Even though force levels have been decreasing in Afghanistan as operations draw down, the military will maintain 9,8. Afghanistan to support its mission in 2. Marines will make up a portion of those troops. Worldwide, over 3. MARINE CORPS Concepts and Programs 2013 MARINE CORPS Concepts and Programs 2011 MARINE CORPS Concepts and Programs 2010 MARINE CORPS Concepts and Programs 2009 MARINE CORPS Concepts and Programs 2008. Marine Corps Concepts & Programs posted May 27, 2014, 12:13 AM by Dcvc Webmaster., these new outlets will automatically update allowing the Marine Corps to provide up-to-date information. The new Marine Corps Concepts & Programs. Both new outlets serve as a one-stop shop for a variety of Marine Corps facts, figures and plans divided into five categories: concepts, organization, programs, almanac and resources. Concepts and Programs . The Commandant of the Marine Corps. Provide the Deputy Commandant Capabilities Development and Integration a one stop shop to convey the United States Marine Corps (USMC) vision, strategy, concepts, programs, and fiscal status to Capitol Hill, the. USMC CONCEPTS & PROGRAMS 2010 II As we continue to train the Iraqi and Afghan security forces for taking control in their respective countries, and in light of rising economic and energy concerns, the Marine Corps faces a. COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2B CH-1 3-i R. Marine corps concepts and programs. Marines are forward deployed and engaged. Throughout the year, Marines engage in various operations elsewhere; for example, they supported the evacuation of the U. S. Thus, given the fiscal constraints imposed, the Marines have prioritized “near- term readiness” at the expense of other areas, such as capacity, capability, modernization, home station readiness, and infrastructure. This trade- off is a short- term fix to meet immediate needs: Over the longer term, the degradation of investment in equipment will lead to lowered readiness. Capacity. The Marine Corps has managed the reduction in funding by cutting capacity. The Corps’ measures of capacity are similar to the Army’s: end strength and units (battalions for the Marines and brigades for the Army). End strength has been decreased from a force of 2. Active personnel in fiscal year (FY) 2. FY 2. 01. 5. 6 Of these 1. Marines, 1,4. 00 were funded from the Oversees Contingency Operations (OCO) budget. For FY 2. 01. 6, the Marine Corps requested a pause in capacity cuts (to remain at an end strength of 1. A battalion has about 9. Marines and includes three rifle companies, a weapons company, and a headquarters and service company. The overall reductions in end strength left the USMC with 2. Active Component in FY 2. FY 2. 01. 4. While funding at the requested levels for FY 2. Active infantry battalion,1. USMC end strength would be able to support only 2. General Dunford, would leave the USMC “with fewer active duty battalions and squadrons than would be required for a single major contingency.”1. Marine Aviation units have been particularly stressed by insufficient funding. Although operational requirements have not decreased, fewer Marine aircraft are available for tasking or training. For example, the number of active component squadrons (including both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft) has decreased from 5. Recently, it was announced that three of these active component squadrons would transition to the reserve component, meaning that the Corps will have 5. Approximately 3. 3 percent of these 5. Any reduction in Marine Corps aviation capability has a direct effect on overall Corps combat capability, as the Corps usually fights with its ground and aviation forces integrated as Marine Air- Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs). Additionally, the current inventory of non- commissioned officers and staff non- commissioned officers does not meet USMC force structure requirements. This will pose readiness challenges for the Corps as the shortage of “small unit leaders with the right grade, experience, technical skills and leadership qualifications” grows. In 2. 01. 0, the USMC determined that its ideal force size would be 1. President’s National Security Strategy. However, given the budget pressures from the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2. DSGDefense Strategic Guidance. The stated ideal deployment- to- dwell (D2. Ddeployment- to- dwell. The USMC ship requirement is managed by the Navy and is covered in the Navy’s section of the Index. The Marine Corps is focusing on “essential modernization” and emphasizing programs that “underpin our core competencies,”2. Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and the F- 3. Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programs its top two priorities. Of the Marine Corps’ current fleet of vehicles, its amphibious vehicles—specifically, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV- 7. A1) and Light Armored Vehicle (LAV)—are the oldest, averaging 3. Comparatively, the Corps’ M1. A1 Abrams inventory is 1. HMMWVs (“Humvees”) is relatively young, averaging six years. The Corps’ main combat vehicles all entered service in the 1. For example, with the advent of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the flat- bottom hulls found on most legacy vehicles are ineffective compared to the more blast- resistant V- shaped hulls incorporated in modern designs. The Corps’ aircraft have age profiles similar to the Navy’s. The USMC has 2. 64 F/A- 1. A–Ds and 2. 7 EA- 6. Bs in its primary mission aircraft inventory (including one reserve squadron),2. Unlike the Navy, the Corps did not acquire the newer F/A- 1. E/F Super Hornets; thus, the older F/A- 1. Hornets are going through a service life extension program to extend their lifespan to 1. This is to bridge the gap to when the F- 3. Bs and F- 3. 5Cs enter service to replace the Harriers and most of the Hornets. The AV- 8. B Harrier, designed to take off from the LHA and LHD amphibious assault ships, will be retired from Marine Corps service in 2. Before its retirement, the AV- 8. B will receive near- term capability upgrades in 2. The Corps declared its first F- 3. B squadron operationally capable on July 3. Operational Readiness Inspection” test. Reservations remain, however, regarding the platform’s reliability following sea trials aboard the USS Wasp. Michael Gilmore, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation for the U. S. Department of Defense, reported reliability figures at less than 5. The Marine Corps has one Major Defense Acquisition (MDAP) vehicle program. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a joint program with the Army to acquire a more survivable light tactical vehicle to replace a percentage of the older HMMWV fleet, originally introduced in 1. The Army retains overall responsibility for JLTV development through its Joint Program Office. The Marines intend to purchase 5,5. JLTVs should be completed by FY 2. The program is still in development and previously experienced delays due to a change in requirements, a contract award protest, and concerns regarding technical maturity. In 2. 01. 4, the Corps cancelled the HMMWV Sustainment Modification Initiative, which would have upgraded 1. JLTV funding. 3. 8 Although the Marine Corps has indicated that the JLTV will not be a one- for- one replacement of the HMMWV,3. The JLTV’s FY 2. 01. Production and Deployment Phase Approval decision will be made in the fourth quarter, after which Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) will follow. Following FY 2. 01. JLTV, the program awarded a low rate initial production (LRIP) contract, which includes a future option of producing JLTVs for the Marine Corps, to defense contractor Oshkosh. The Marine Corps procured seven JLTVs in FY 2. The lack of operational detail in the Army’s updated Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy could be an issue for future USMC JLTV procurement and modernization plans. Nevertheless, the USMC expects the JLTV program, consisting of “one infantry battalion fully fielded with the JLTV plus a training element,” to reach initial operational capability in the fourth quarter of 2. It should be noted that the Marine Corps has plans to replace the AAV- 7. A1 and LAV, but those programs are not yet MDAP programs, largely because of recent cancellations and program restructuring. The AAV- 7. A1 was to be replaced by the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFVExpeditionary Fighting Vehicle. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which has taken the place of the EFVExpeditionary Fighting Vehicle. The ACV 1. 2 platform is being planned as a fully amphibious, tracked version. Development and procurement of the ACV program will be phased so that the new platforms can be fielded incrementally alongside a number of modernized AAVs. Plans call for outfitting six battalions with 2. ACVs by 2. 02. 3 and for modernizing enough of the current AAV fleet to outfit four additional battalions,5. Corps to meet its armored lift requirement for 1. In addition, the Corps will purchase new vehicles based on the MPC concept. In the future, it is likely that this program will become an MDAP. In FY 2. 01. 5, the Marine Corps’ largest investment program was the F- 3. B program. As planned, the F- 3. B variant will be the first operational variant of the F- 3. IOC by late 2. 01. The service’s total procurement will consist of 4. F- 3. 5s (3. 57 F- 3. Bs and 6. 3 F- 3. Cs), and the retirement of AV- 8. Bs and F/A- 1. 8A- Ds will begin after the F- 3. As the F- 3. 5 enters into service and legacy platforms reach the end of their service life, the Marine Corps expects a near- term inventory challenge. Specifically, this is due to a combination of reduced JSF procurement, increasing tactical aircraft utilization rates, and shortfalls in F/A- 1. A- D and AV- 8. B depot facility production. Like the F- 3. 5A, the F- 3. B and F- 3. 5C variants are subject to development delays, cost overruns, budget cuts, and production problems. The F- 3. 5B in particular was placed on probation in 2. Probation has since been lifted and the Corps declared initial operational capability (IOC) with its first F- 3. B squadron, VMFA- 1. July 3. 1, 2. 01. Today, the MV- 2. As of February 2. Marine Corps had received 9. Block C MV- 2. 2 aircraft and 2. Program of Record. Following deactivation of the final CH- 4. April 2. 01. 5, the Osprey has replaced the Sea Knight as the USMC’s primary medium lift platform. The MV- 2. 2’s capabilities are in high demand from the Combatant Commanders (COCOMS), and the Corps is adding capabilities such as fuel delivery and use of precision- guided munitions to the MV- 2.
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