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As dusk descends, Marines and civilians from Program Executive Officer Land System’s Ground Based Air Defense program assemble around the PEO’s cutting-edge Medium Range Intercept Capability system. Serving as the Corps’ first medium range missile capability since the HAWK system, this state-of-the-art capability is a key example of successful acquisition under FD 2030. (Marine Corps courtesy photo) - As dusk descends, Marines and civilians from Program Executive Officer Land System’s Ground Based Air Defense program assemble around the PEO’s cutting-edge Medium Range Intercept Capability system. Serving as the Corps’ first medium range missile capability since the HAWK system, this state-of-the-art capability is a key example of successful acquisition under FD 2030. (Marine Corps courtesy photo)

Force Design 2030: Acquisition for the Future Battlefield

The 2018 National Defense Strategy warns that U.S. adversaries are actively challenging the long-standing rules-based international order, thus “creating a security environment more complex and volatile than any we have experienced in recent memory.” Building on the Pentagon’s observations, Gen. David H. Berger, then-commandant of the Marine Corps, released his seminal 2019 Commandant’s Planning Guidance, in which he proposed sweeping changes aimed at transforming the Corps from its established land-focused role in the Middle East into a naval expeditionary force-in-readiness primed for active engagement in contested maritime spaces within the Indo-Pacific region.

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Marine Corps hackathon announced for fall

8/10/2026 - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/07/marine-corps-hackathon-announced-for-fall/

U.S. Marine Corps Demonstrates New Combat Capabilities with NMESIS and Amphibious Combat Vehicles

8/07/2026 - https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-marine-corps-demonstrates-new-combat-capabilities-with-nmesis-and-amphibious-combat-vehicles

U.S. Marine Corps tests Perennial Autonomy drones for reconnaissance, strike and counter-drone missions at Twentynine Palms

8/05/2026 - https://defence-industry.eu/u-s-marine-corps-tests-perennial-autonomy-drones-for-reconnaissance-strike-and-counter-drone-missions-at-twentynine-palms/

Marines provide first aid, stall assault suspect near Okinawa beach

8/03/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-08-03/marine-heroes-okinawa-beach-assault-22443271.html

Marines Assist Okinawan Man Following Assault at Naminoue Beach

7/31/2026 - https://www.einpresswire.com/article/929865551/marines-assist-okinawan-man-following-assault-at-naminoue-beach