EXCLUSIVE Marines Tested Commandant’s New Vision In Largest Marine Exercise Since Cold War
In an exclusive statement, the ambitious USMC Commandant says the exercises are shock testing "what we will expect to see in a realistic fight where large forces are spread out over great distances.â€
By Paul McLeary on November 12, 2019 at 11:02 AM
WASHINGTON: Some 10,000 Marines just hammered away at new fighting concepts in the Corps’ largest exercise since the Cold War, testing Gen. David Berger’s bold new guidance to the force, the general tells Breaking Defense.
The 2nd Marine Division took on a peer enemy with similar capabilities, marking a key test of the Pentagon’s push to stay ahead of the growing military prowess of China and Russia.
https://breakingdefense.com/2019/11/exclusive-marines-tested-commandants-new-vision-in-largest-marine-exercise-since-cold-war/
