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Mattis May Be Gone, But His Effort to Revolutionize the Infantry Continues

13 Feb 2019
Military.com | By Richard Sisk

Jim Mattis is gone after coming to loggerheads with the commander-in-chief, but his bottom-line legacy as defense secretary to boost "lethality" is driving a revolution in how the military conducts the most elemental form of combat on the small-unit level.

New gear and technology for squads and platoons is on the way -- the money and the commitment are there -- but the doctrine for employing them is still a work in progress.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/02/13/mattis-may-be-gone-his-effort-revolutionize-infantry-continues.html