Army leaders commit to keeping Marines in close combat task force
Todd South
Soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment and Alpha Company, 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion conducts a stress shoot with their counterparts from the Royal Thai Army. (1st Lt. Angelo Mejia/Army)
Top Army leadership assured Congress Tuesday that Marines will continue to be involved in work to transform the infantry, though the Army will likely take control of a former joint service task force.
Last week, a House Armed Services Committee member asked the Navy Secretary and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger about the move, which was recently announced by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, a former Army officer and former Army secretary.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/03/03/army-leaders-commit-to-keeping-marines-in-close-combat-task-force/
