Marines’ Summer Experimentation Agenda Includes Naval Maneuver, Urban Fighting

The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory executed a Manned and Unmanned Teaming Limited Operational Assessment (MUM-T LOA) at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC), Indiana in late 2018. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps’ emphasis on experimentation will be in full swing this summer, with the kickoff of a new urban warfare experimentation series and a technology demonstration focused on naval maneuver.

Building on experimentation efforts that have taken place over the last few years – as...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/03/marines-summer-experimentation-agenda-includes-naval-maneuver-urban-fighting

Top Stories 2018: Marine Corps Operations

An F-35B Lightning II assigned to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 sits on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) on March 7, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Marine Corps spent 2018 preparing the force for a new era of warfare, modernizing how it conducts its business in ways large and small.

Arguably the biggest headline for the service this year was the first deployment of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on a routine Amphibious Ready...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/25/top-stories-2018-marine-corps-operations

Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Experiments Heading Toward Massive Sea Control Event

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Regiment, 1st Marine Division, look at an Android phone with enhanced Beartooth radio capabilities, which allow them to talk, text, and see teammates on a map without requiring cellular service or Wi-Fi, during Urban Advanced Naval Technologies Exercise 2018 (ANTX18), March 21, 2018. Urban ANTX18 is an innovative approach to concept of operations and capability development that integrates engineers, technologists and operators into a dynamic...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/29/marine-corps-warfighting-lab-experiments-heading-toward-massive-sea-control-event