Marine Corps Field Artillery: A Path to Renewing Relevance in 21st Century Warfare

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Abstract:

Marine artillerymen have overseen the evolution of their community to create a force that can mass accurate artillery fires insupport of major combat operations, but their failure to fully embrace the realities of the current operating environment andthe implications of the information age has set it on the path to irrelevance.

Author(s):
Secor, Jonathan M
Author Organization(s):
MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
Funding Organization(s):
MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA, QUANTICO , VA
Document Type:
Technical Report/Research Report
Publication Date:
2016 Apr 20
Pagination:
73

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
artillery, warfare, artillery units, munitions, combat operations, fire control systems, information operations, fire support, indirect fire, military operations, accuracy, acquisition, artillery fire, control systems, force structure, marine corps, training
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences; Ordnance
Creation Date:
2022 Aug 09
Update Date:
2022 Oct 03