Gen. David Berger said his Marines and Australian troops are experimenting with new combinations of weapons and new ways to use existing ones, though he avoided discussing any examples.
A new unit formation, a different way to operate and vocal congressional backers are all ways that Force Design 2030 took shape this year.
Lawmakers can’t force the Navy to buy more amphibious ships. But they can – and did – set them up for it.
As he approaches his final months as the senior Marine, Gen. David Berger says Ukraine conflict has "validated" some Force Design 2030 concepts.
The Navy has taken much criticism from Congress for repeatedly promising the study was nearing completion, but failing to deliver it.
The concept, published in December, was put to an early test in Europe in the early days of the war in Ukraine.
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
Gen. David Berger says the past four months of war in Ukraine has been a "fantastic case study" in information warfare.
Last month's update to the Marine Corps strategic guidance included many changes from the original document. Mark Cancian of CSIS goes in depth on what shifted, and why it matters.
There is a growing split in the Marine Corps community, and it needs to be addressed before it becomes a major rift, writes David E. Johnson of the RAND Corporation.
A top Navy official says she hopes aggressive plan doesn't fall to partisanship, as it's a "holistic look" at making the Navy more "efficient, more effective" and with more capabilities.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
Previous laws requiring certain ship counts have struggled to be anything more than symbolic.
The Navy and Marine Corps will likely release the study's results in the coming weeks, according to Commandant Gen. David Berger.
“A big component to everything [we’re] talking about is time,” said Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl. That is “the one thing we can't control, and we know that the Chinese are moving out really quickly. So, doing this at speed is really important.”
In wide-ranging talk Gen. David Berger discusses Ukraine, amphib ship numbers, lawmaker relations and what's left to do before his 2023 exit.