The United States Marine Corps

I believe that the mission of the author, Victor H. Krulak, Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret.), in writing this book was to describe how vital the United States Marine Corps is to our nation and that through the extensive preparation and training we receive, we have become the leading fighting force on and off the battle field. The purpose of this book was to inspire readers about the Marine Corps and to explain stories about how different equipment came into the Corps and how we perfected them. The author’s goal was the educate readers based on his personal experiences

The (LCPL) used solely by the Marines in the Guadalcanal operation was of poorly design. The sole purpose of the LCPL craft design was to enhance the operation of deploying ground troops and equipment in a combat zone amphibiously in shallow water with sandy bottoms and minimal hard surfaces like rock and coral. It was not designed to with stand rough seas or volcanic coral rock of the Pacific waters.

The United States of America has been involved in many different conflicts, foreign and domestic, popular and unpopular, spanning across four centuries and all corners of the globe. From the warm coastal waters of the American homeland to the atolls of the Pacific, from the winding inland rivers of Vietnam to the chokepoint at the Strait of Hormuz, American sailors have valiantly stood up to defend America’s interests at home and abroad. The Navy has had to continuously update its vessels and technologies in order to keep up with the rapidly changing times, and ensure we not only stay competitive with but surpass the foreign competition. No other period in history has undergone the swift technological evolution that our troops experience

Preparing to return to the mainland, the four Marine officers paid their parting respects to the division commander, Major General J.L. Collins and his chief of staff, Colonel William P. Bledsoe. To their surprise General Collins chose to speak to his staff on how the Army was resolved to eliminate forever its deficiencies in amphibious matters and its dependency on Marines for amphibious expertise.

Government downsized the military budget, in hopes to regulate the nation’s economy. As a result, the resources available dwindled, and each of the branches developed a plan that concentrated on specific efforts for production. Emmel discusses the distinct plans of each branch, and how it hurt the collective efforts of the military. This reduction in military services drove the branches further away from each other, and effectively increased the divide between collective efforts required for an amphibious campaign. The Marine Corp struggled in their own efforts at this time, as the budget constraints resulted in failed missions. They simply did not have enough manpower to seize lands. As a replacement for the lack of funds, the Marine Corps primary objective was placed in the hands of Major General Commandant John A. Lejeune. Emmel goes on to explain how placing an entire branch’s efforts on a single Commander’s tactics is not conducive to successful campaigns. It wasn’t until the Navy and Army participated in Joint Overseas Expeditions that cooperation developed and the amphibious doctrine moved in a positive direction (Emmel, 63). From the mid 1930s up until the brink of World War II, the U.S. military worked together, in hopes of forming a strengthened doctrine that would succeed in the toughest of conditions, such as World War

As guidance for the basis of the future Naval Integration in enhancing ability to face the future challenges of the 21st Century, the Expeditionary 21 shown the important aspect of the own capability against the way to respond the challenges, whereas will continuously to be characterized in demand a force within capabilities for global response. Therefore, for USMC being expeditionary is a “strategically mobile and light enough to get to the crisis quickly,” and its operate on and from the sea, in and from the air, and on the land. US Marines is optimized to be “expeditionary” within Naval characteristic influence to meet the coming challenges. The potential threats and issues shown on the surface in certain area are directly affected US interests

Irregular warfare brings many unusual situations and circumstances that the majority of the United States Marines would not normally experience in the American way of life. For instances, there is a nine year old Arabic child holding an RPG aimed at your convoy, do you kill him or do you not kill him? This is an immoral decision that has to be made or your fellow Marines may be killed. If you have not been prepared for this situation, you will hesitate and the child will fire the RPG at the convoy. These shock causing situations and circumstances will cause a delay in thinking or decision making which could lead to a life or death situation. Training to overcome gut wrenching situations by training to the mission, the priority of life, and experiences outside of normal life will allow a Marine’s second nature to assist him in the difficult decision to prevent

Another factor that has affected the development of amphibious operations is the reduction of defense budget. The Marine Corps along with other services has managed the reduction in funding by cutting capacities. Many procurement programs, capabilities, and force structures were under severe examination. The fiscally restrained environment associated with the questioned relevance of amphibious operations hit severely amphibious forces that are

In recent history, the Marine Corps offered only limited options to the combatant commander to respond to crises. This response capability was usually resident within the Marine Expeditionary Unit in the form of noncombatant evacuation operations, foreign humanitarian assistance, and embassy reinforcement. However, as the global climate has shifted from a Cold War, or even OIF I, paradigm to one of small conflicts or crises of short duration. Within this context the Marine Corps continues to seek to match its unique capability sets to the dynamic challenges of the 21st century, developing concepts such as Expeditionary Force 21, which seeks to provide options for contingencies through globally dispersed assets and capabilities.

The United States has to maintain the ability to conduct globally irregular and conventional warfare to preserve its status as a superpower and credibility as a reliable partner. Nevertheless, America faced severe constraints for U.S. military forces due to its over $17 trillion national debt and the enacted sequestration. Therefore, a balance and prioritization is necessary to accomplish national strategic objectives, retain military and economic reliability, and solve financial limitations.

According to the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, “it is often highlighted the US Marine Corps has not conducted an amphibious assault since the Korean War, although technically this is not true. The Marine Corps has conducted 4 amphibious assaults in just the last 2 decades.” (Emphasis added) Lt. General George Flynn argues that “in the past twenty years U.S. amphibious forces have responded to crises least one hundred and four times. These operations represent a crisis response rate more than double that of the Cold War.” (Emphasis added)

“THE ABILITY OF AMPHIBIOUS FORCE TO INFLICT GRAVE INJURY UPON THE FOE IS USUALLY IMMENSE. THE CAPABILITY OF PURELY NAVAL FORCE TO CAUSE THE ADVERSARY DAMAGE IS OFTEN VERY LIMITED.”

First to Fight by Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak is where the history, reputation, and truth about the United States Marine Corps meet. Within this 252-page book you will find a combination of historical fact, interesting background, and personal recollection from one of the men who helped shape what the Marines are today. The book is organized in seven different sections, each explaining a different facet of the Marine Corps. The first section explains in detail the struggle of the Marine Corps to survive as an entity over its long history. General Krulak explains how the Marine Corps had to fight for its current status as an equal organization with the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Even a series of Presidents were among those who tried

After the last attacks in June the U.S Military deploy the thirty-second Marine expedition Unit are currently deployed to the North Pacific Ocean to react if any kind of cyber or terror crime does occur from Asia. Cybersecurity has become the U.S. government priority in the past year, after a string of denial of service (DOS) attacks on government computers and hacking attempts of the CIA main computers, But while many of these sophisticated cyberattacks have sought to inconvenience governmental agencies that have little impact on day-to-day public life, many in the government are increasingly worried about an attack on the energy sector.

     The proper involvement of our Navy will be a strong hand for America to play. We will be able to have a full arsenal of air craft and troop transports placed in the right areas around the nations in question . The rockets carried by some of