Evolution on Demand
The Changing Roles of the U.S. Marine Corps in Twenty-first Century Conflicts and Beyond
Edited by Joanna Siekiera, PhD
DOI: 10.56686/9798987336281
ABOUT THE BOOK
The future battlespace promises to be complex, unpredictable, and multifaceted. To answer its challenges, military professionals must think deeply and innovatively about warfare’s evolving character and how to gain decisive advantage across a hotly contested global landscape. Evolution on Demand: The Changing Roles of the U.S. Marine Corps in Twenty-first Century Conflicts and Beyond, featuring the work of nonresident fellows of the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare, offers critical insights into the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Drawing on a range of perspectives and areas of expertise, they explore the strategic, operational, and technological factors that will shape military conflict in the years to come. Each chapter not only provides an in-depth analysis of specific challenges but also offers practical recommendations for how the Marine Corps and its allies can prepare to win the future fight. The contributions in this volume underscore the need for militaries, particularly the U.S. Marine Corps, to adapt to these changes and remain at the cutting edge of innovation and strategy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1
Keeping the Gains: A Barbell Force Design for the Twenty-first Century Marine Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Leo Spaeder, USMC
Chapter 2
The Marine Expeditionary Force Is the Marine Corps’ Stand-in Force: The Future of Corps-level Warfighting in the Littorals
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kerg, USMC
Chapter 3
Force Design and Maritime Southeast Asia: Military Diffusion or Mutual Inspiration?
Drake Long
Chapter 4
The Logistical Underpinning of Combined Operations: Lessons from Burma
Rosella Cappella Zielinski, PhD Ryan Grauer, PhD
Chapter 5
Ironclad Commitment: U.S. Marines Reinforcing U.S.-Philippine Defense Alliance
Amparo Pamela Fabe
Chapter 6
To the Shores of Taiwan: Preparing for a Defensive Paradigm in the Pacific
Lieutenant Colonel Zach Ota, USMC Lieutenant Colonel Austin Duncan, USMCR
Chapter 7
Marine Logistics on the European Front: Delivering Effects Inland from the Littorals
Sidharth Kaushal, PhD
Chapter 8
Owning the Littorals: Transforming Marine Aviation in the Twenty-first Century
Kelly A. Grieco, PhD Colonel Maximilian K. Bremer, USAF
Chapter 9
U.S. Marine Corps and Stability Policing: A Necessary Update to Stability Operations
Lieutenant Colonel Kurtis Kjobech, USMC Joanna Siekiera, PhD
Chapter 10
The U.S. Marine Corps and Irregular Warfare in the Twenty-first Century
Colonel Preston McLaughlin, USMC (Ret)
Chapter 11
Cyberspace as a Critical Component of Future Marine Corps Missions: Why the U.S. Marines Can Be Used as a Role Model for Other NATO Allies and Likeminded Partners in This Domain
Joanna Siekiera, PhD, Colonel Arun Shankar, USMC, PhD
Chapter 12
Innovation in PME Wargaming for Innovation in Warfare
James “Pigeon” Fielder, PhD
Chapter 13
Ender’s Legacy: Digital Wargaming in the Twenty-first Century
Kevin Williamson
Bibliography
About the Authors