Accession Number:

ADA414981

Title:

The Conflict Between the United States Army and Marine Corps

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Bloss, Richard E.

Report Date:

2003-04-07

Pagination or Media Count:

35.0

Abstract:

There has been an ongoing battle between the two dominant land forces in the world, the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps. This ongoing struggle transcends from the tactical to the strategic level in the fight for resources and in some cases survival of force structure necessary to protect our nation. The United States military land forces of the Army and Marine Corps have a dysfunctional rather than a cooperative, direct relationship to each other to operate, organize, train, and equip the military land component. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, these two separate and distinct land forces find themselves for the past decade in a great debate over their roles, responsibilities, and missions. Both forces compete for the same resources, often the same missions, and both attempt to define their role in the new world order or disorder within our national security strategy.

Descriptors:

• *MARINE CORPS
• *ARMY
• MILITARY OPERATIONS
• MILITARY STRATEGY
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• LEADERSHIP
• MILITARY TRAINING

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE