USMC Concepts & Programs 2013 - Defense Innovation Marketplace

chapter 3: programs
Introduction
The Individual Marine is the heart and soul of the Nation’s Marine Corps.
The Individual Marine is trained, educated, and equipped to operate across
the broadest spectrum of missions and tasks — a “middleweight” fighter optimized
for crisis response but equally capable in global engagement, irregular
warfare, or responding to larger threats worldwide.
Marine ground combat forces will be staffed with disciplined, highly
trained, well-educated, and superbly led Marines who thrive in uncertainty,
exploit chaos, solve complex problems through simple means, and take prudent,
ethical, and decisive action. These Marines will be armed with superior
weapons and equipment that enhance shared understanding of the battlespace
and enable rapid, coordinated action — all without overburdening the Individual
Marine or compromising our expeditionary agility.
Today’s Marines are operating superbly in every clime and place. The
Marine Corps leadership has an obligation to their Marines, their families, and
the Nation to be prepared for tomorrow with an eye to lightening the current
fighting load. While a Marine’s focus in the field is on excellence and mission
accomplishment, the focus of Marine Corps programs is on the “tools” needed
for operational success. America’s Marines deserve nothing but the best that
the Nation can afford.
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