The Marine Expeditionary Unit, the basis with which the MAGTF operates, must evolve in the near future in order to cope with the concepts and challenges presented in Expeditionary Force 21. First, refining our organization and adjusting the way we train and fight is necessary to face the ever changing tactics and strategies of our adversaries. Second, our forward posture needs to adjust in order to smartly prepare for crises and hostilities abroad. Nested in these two concepts are several focus areas. High quality people will always be the foundation of our readiness, accurate and timely intelligence is critical in the high tempo world that we live in, and seabasing is the future of our forward naval forces.
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Specifically, our Marine aviation community is struggling to maintain Ready Basic Aircraft, a more generous metric than Fully Mission Capable aircraft. Sadly, our inability to maintain a ready squadron, or ready MAG, degrades our credibility towards the claim of a force in readiness. Steps need to be taken, procedures need to evolve, and our organization needs to be refined in order to equip our Marines with all the needed tools to build and maintain a ready force. Otherwise, we are expecting them to produce, when the deck of cards is stacked against them. Additionally, filling our units with only the most qualified Marines should be a top priority. Whether these are logisticians, mortarmen, aviation operations specialists, or infantryman, our forces need to uphold the standard that is going to set us up for success. “High Quality People” as the foundation of Marine Corps readiness, can not just be a catchy slogan. In order for this to withstand the test of time, we need to hold each other accountable and our Marines accountable to a common standard. When the standard is not met, then further steps ought to …show more content…
As stated in EF21, “This deployment-to-dwell ratio is dependent on a high degree of readiness and integration of our forward stationed and rotational forces. In the PACOM AOR, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is a continuously-deployed force that rotates units every 6 months. It is a difficult, but critical task, for the MEU to maintain a high level of readiness, both materially and personnel, to maintain its forward posture. EF21 demands a ready, forward-based MEU to maintain a presence in the Pacific. With the proposed augments to our amphibious shipping numbers and enhancements being made to Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons, seabasing allows our forces to remain within an arm’s reach of potential adversaries and continue to train and prepare for when they’re called upon. With the various sustainment ships coming online, our commanders are able to remain equipped to handle a wide range of military operations. Seabasing allows us to minimize our dependency on land bases and support our strategic objectives across the globe by maintaining a presence at sea and force in
The successes of our forces …show more content…
Specifically, our Marine aviation community is struggling to maintain Ready Basic Aircraft, a more generous metric than Fully Mission Capable aircraft. Sadly, our inability to maintain a ready squadron, or ready MAG, degrades our credibility towards the claim of a force in readiness. Steps need to be taken, procedures need to evolve, and our organization needs to be refined in order to equip our Marines with all the needed tools to build and maintain a ready force. Otherwise, we are expecting them to produce, when the deck of cards is stacked against them. Additionally, filling our units with only the most qualified Marines should be a top priority. Whether these are logisticians, mortarmen, aviation operations specialists, or infantryman, our forces need to uphold the standard that is going to set us up for success. “High Quality People” as the foundation of Marine Corps readiness, can not just be a catchy slogan. In order for this to withstand the test of time, we need to hold each other accountable and our Marines accountable to a common standard. When the standard is not met, then further steps ought to …show more content…
As stated in EF21, “This deployment-to-dwell ratio is dependent on a high degree of readiness and integration of our forward stationed and rotational forces. In the PACOM AOR, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is a continuously-deployed force that rotates units every 6 months. It is a difficult, but critical task, for the MEU to maintain a high level of readiness, both materially and personnel, to maintain its forward posture. EF21 demands a ready, forward-based MEU to maintain a presence in the Pacific. With the proposed augments to our amphibious shipping numbers and enhancements being made to Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons, seabasing allows our forces to remain within an arm’s reach of potential adversaries and continue to train and prepare for when they’re called upon. With the various sustainment ships coming online, our commanders are able to remain equipped to handle a wide range of military operations. Seabasing allows us to minimize our dependency on land bases and support our strategic objectives across the globe by maintaining a presence at sea and force in