In The News
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The Marine Corps the United States NeedsJoint Force Quarterly | 25 Jul 2024
Adam Clemens writes, "The U.S. Marine Corps needs to adapt to 21st-century roles that strengthen the competitive position of the Nation. Three roles that do so are maintaining a steady-state presence in the Western Pacific to support and maintain influence in partner countries surrounding China; maintaining a credible force to counter Chinese or Russian adventurism abroad; and preparing forces to capture ships to impose strategic costs on China’s shipping-dependent economy."
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Marines move some recruiting centers to urban hubs in massive realignmentMarine Corps Times | 17 Jun 2024
This lever-pull was informed by a “qualified enlisted population,” or QEP, metric developed by the Corps in coordination with CNA, a nonprofit research and analysis organization, recruiting command officials said. This analysis crunches multiple population attributes within geographic areas to predict where recruiters are most likely to succeed.