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Marines

On Point

A Concept for Stand-in Forces

Combat Development & Integration

Quantico, Virginia

General Raymond G. Davis Center

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Department of the Navy Creates Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps to Accelerate Modernization

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric E. Austin, the commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and deputy commandant for Combat...

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Pushing Medicine into the High North

U.S. Navy medical providers alongside the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory demonstrate life-saving actions in extreme austere environments, during...

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Force Design Now

The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, published the 2025 Force Design Update, which lays out how the Marine Corps is aggressively...

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What is a MEU? (Part 1)

U.S. Marines with Marine Expeditionary Units conduct integrated operations across ground, air, logistic, and command elements to enhance readiness...

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Stand-in Forces, Indo-Pacific | Video Production

A "Stand-in Force" is a forward deployed, agile and lethal force designed to counter potential threats and deter aggression. U.S. Marine Corps Chief...

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