U.S. Marines Are Planning For No Repeat Of Future Iraq And Afghanistan Conflicts

Marines Basing Future Plans On No Repeat Of Iraq, Afghan Conflicts -- The Hill

Marine Corps officials are basing long-term force size and equipment plans on the United States having no repeat of lengthy stability operations like Iraq and Afghanistan.

The service is in the middle of a high-level review that will help leaders determine how many Marines are needed, the proper mix of amphibious crafts and ground vehicles, which organizations to fold, and how to best address emerging threats.

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More News On The Future Of The U.S. Marines

Review calls for fewer Marines but greater capabilities -- Stars And Stripes
Marines to Slim Down After Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Marine Corps will be smaller -- Federicksburg

My Comment: I call the idea of "no repeat of lengthy stability operations like Iraq and Afghanistan" an optimistic assessment. But heh .... who am I but just a simple blogger who eats up military/war history and tries to dry parallels from past conflicts to present ones. And (if I may boast) is usually right.