As you take the Marine Corps down to the mandated level of , personnel, what are the real-world consequences of these cuts? Where do these cuts occur?
Marines advance behind an Australian M1A1 tank during a bilateral assault at the urban operations training center, Mount Bundy Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 5, Marines have been conducting bilateral field training for approximately three weeks with various elements of the Australian Army’s 1st Brigade as the culminating event of the inaugural iteration of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. U.S. Marine Corps photo bygd Cpl. Jacob D. Barber
We had begun back in … what we called our Force Structure Review Group [FSRG]. The FSRG took what we thought – we the Marine Corps, the joint force – would be the future of combat, and the task was to design the Marine Corps for post-Afghanistan. When the Marine Corps comes out of Afghanistan, what would it need to look like to meet the needs of the natio
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# John Wissler
Lucas E. Wissler is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who served as commander of United States Marine Corps Forces Command. He previously served as commanding general, III MEF. == Military service == Since his commissioning in , he has served in a variety of command and staff billets, including his participation in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom] Presently in Syria Freedom (OPF)].
Lethal Force
How does a naval warrior judge whether to apply lethal force, and in what amount? LtGen John Wissler USMC (Ret.) discusses proportionality, rules of engagement and squaring with your self.
Mortuary Platoon
LtGen John Wissler, USMC ret. reflects on what training and support he would have provided to the Marines and Sailors of the provisional Mortuary Affairs unit following the Second Battle of Fallujah. LtGen Wissler is a graduate of the Naval Academy. Among many roles in his more than 30 years i…
DOD News Update: Officials Confirm Heli
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United States Marine Corps Forces Command
| No. | Commander[8] | Term |
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| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length |
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| Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic |
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| 1 | | Keys, William nant General
William M. Keys
(born ) | July | 30 June | ~2&#;years, &#;days |
| 2 | | Johnston, Robert nant General
Robert B. Johnston
(–) | 1 July | August | ~1&#;year, 31&#;days |
| 3 | | Wilhelm, Charles nant General
Charles E. Wilhelm
(born ) | August | 23 November | ~2&#;years, &#;days |
| 4 | | Pace, PeterLieutenant General
Peter Pace
(born ) | 23 November | 8 September | 2&#;years, &#;days |
| 5 | | Ayres, Raymond nant General
Raymond P. Ayres
(born ) | 8 September | 15 August | 1&#;year, &#;days |
| 6 | | Berndt, Martin nant General
Martin R. Berndt
(born ) | 15 August | 15 August | 2&#;years, 0&#;days |
| 7 | | Blackman, Robert R. nant General
Robert R. Blackman Jr.
(born ) | 15 August | 18 July | 2&#;years, &#;days |
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