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Force Design 2030: Operational Incompetence

The United States Marine Corps is no longer capable of effectively conducting combat operations across the spectrum of conflict. Who is responsible? Over the past five years, some Marine Corps senior leaders have myopically reorganized and restructured Marine forces to perform regional small unit operations focused on a single enemy. The results of these efforts have become clear: the Marine Corps' ability to project force "in every clime and place" to maintain global deterrence and to fight and win the Nation's battles has been compromised.