CONCEPT FOR ADVANCED EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT -- "THE SYSTEM AFTER NEXT"
Date Signed: 6/15/2007 | ALMARS Number: 094/98
ALMARS : 094/98
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SUBJ/CONCEPT FOR ADVANCED EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT -- "THE SYSTEM
AFTER NEXT"//
RMKS/1.  THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND RECENTLY
DEVELOPED A CONCEPT FOR ADVANCED EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT -- "THE
SYSTEM AFTER NEXT" -- AS THE FIRST STEP OF PROPOSAL, DEBATE, AND
EXPERIMENTATION IN DEVELOPING A FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE FIRE
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
2.  THIS CONCEPT CONSIDERS FIRE SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT -- FROM DEVASTATING, LETHAL FIRES IN
MAJOR THEATER WAR TO TAILORED NON-LETHAL FIRES IN SUPPORT OF SMALLER
SCALE CONTINGENCIES.  PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS AND ACCURATELY
DELIVERED NON-PRECISION MUNITIONS WILL PROVIDE AN OPTIMAL MIX OF
ENGAGEMENT OPTIONS.
3.  MY INTENT IS THAT MARINES OF ALL GRADES STUDY THE IDEAS PRESENTED
IN THIS CONCEPT AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE CAPABILITIES
REQUIRED FOR THE FUTURE.  THE CONCEPT FOR ADVANCED EXPEDITIONARY FIRE
SUPPORT -- "THE SYSTEM AFTER NEXT" IS AVAILABLE ON THE CONCEPTS
DIVISION INTERNET WEB SITE HOMEPAGE AT 138.156.107.3/CONCEPTS/
(LOWER CASE) AND INCLUDES AN UNMODERATED DISCUSSION FORUM THAT
PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO INPUT YOUR COMMENTS AND IDEAS DIRECTLY.
THIS CONCEPT WILL ALSO BE PUBLISHED IN THE APRIL 1998 EDITION OF THE
MARINE CORPS GAZETTE.//
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