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Lt. Gen. James Bierman, Deputy Commandant for plans, policies and operations, US Marine Corps, laid out challenges the United States Department of Defense faces in the Western #Pacific and moves the United States Marine Corps are making to address those gaps. The three key challenges are “time, space and access,” Bierman said. To meet those challenges, Bierman said, the Corps has focused efforts on its units both already within the U.S. Navy fleet and those inside of the first island chain and “weapons engagement zone.” “Our allies and partners are all in,” Bierman said. “They are feeling the heat, they’re tired of getting pushed around in their own backyards.” Partner and allied nations in that same chain are training alongside Marines in new ways, focused on detecting, targeting and striking enemy naval vessels. “They’re very much seeing the problem the same way,” Bierman said. “Which is how in distributed naval terrain do you sense and make sense; do you synchronize and coordinate in combined operations. How do you establish the right linkages for command and control?” As the Australian Army evolves smaller, agile littoral manoeuvre capabilities and the USMC, US Navy, US Army and other partners and allies increase training and exercising in the region, northern Australia's geostrategic importance will become further pronounced. #defence #defense U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Armatus.ai Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia Defense News Japan - The Government of Japan Northern Territory Government https://lnkd.in/gMzvyzFj

Rigid Tactical Assists the US Army in Operation Pathways in Strategic Partnership 🚢 Seacor Lee OSV Contracted by U.S. Army for Critical Operations in the Pacific: In a significant development for U.S. military operations in the Pacific region, the Seacor Lee Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) has been contracted by the United States Army to undertake vital cargo and personnel transport duties. The vessel's mission, spanning from April 3rd to June 16th, 2024, will see it traversing from Anacortes, Washington, to key destinations including Japan, the Philippines, Guam, Brunei, and Malaysia. The primary objective of this contract is to facilitate the operational and rehearsal requirements of Operation Pathways 2024, a crucial component of the U.S. Army's strategic engagements in the Asia-Pacific theater. This short-term interim solution is aimed at ensuring the seamless execution of various military maneuvers and exercises scheduled during this period. By CW2 Joshua E Way, April 26, 2024 Read More: https://buff.ly/3Wus5TS #usarmy #maritime #vbss #logistics #PACOM #8thtsc #ICorps

The #USSpaceForce unveiled an overhaul of its command structure that consolidates two large organizations under a three-star general. The name of the new organization, U.S. Space Forces-Space, is a bit of a mouthful, intended to capture the unit’s strong focus on meeting the needs of #USSpaceCommand. Whereas the Space Force is a military service, #US Space Command is a Department of Defense unified combatant command responsible for planning and conducting military operations in the space domain. The command has representatives from all military branches, including the Space Force, the U.S. intelligence community, and several foreign allies. For more information: https://bit.ly/3RuYKVx #SpaceCommand #military #commandstructure #organization #consolidation #generalmatters #focus #needs #spaceoperations #DoD #unifiedcombatantcommand #planning

U.S. Fleet Forces Command is working on a new plan to take a peacetime #naval force and develop a construct for a US Navy at #war. Speaking at the Surface Navy Association’s annual #symposium on Tuesday, Adm. Daryl Caudle outlined the start of a new framework for high-end conflict. “The #sea has once again emerged as a primary focal point for peer competition,” Caudle said in his speech. Fleet Forces have been tasked with crafting the Global Maritime Response Plan for the #Navy to fight in high-end conflict, he told reporters on Tuesday before his speech at SNA. For more than 20 years, the Navy has been largely locked into variations of the current Optimized #Fleet Response Plan – the 36-month-long cycle the service uses to train-up its large formations for deployment and maintenance after they come home. But, according to Caudle, OFRP is a peacetime plan not suited for world-wide conflict and a different structure is needed. The new Global Maritime Response Plan is a break-glass-in-case-of-war plan to surge available forces. “OFRP was not built to generate combat ready ships and air wings to meet the demand signal against peer #adversaries. During #peacetime force generation, the OFRP provides a steady supply of ready naval forces for a wide range of global presence operations. But it is not optimized to shift into high gear,” he said in his speech. “The Global Maritime Response Plan is being designed to give the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (#CNO) a way to shift the Navy from peacetime to #wartime.” #mai #marineacoustics #usnavy #navalpower #powerprojection #underseawarfare #readiness https://lnkd.in/eSnY_iip

LOE3 Historical Preservation In the beginning.... Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment One (MCSOCOM DET-1) was the first unit level “proof of concept” that added Marine Corps units to USSOCOM. Up until this point, individual Marines (largely from Force Reconnaissance Companies) had held individual billets in USSOCOM, the National Mission Force and other Special Mission Units. The core of Det One was its Reconnaissance Marines and Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsmen, but what made the detachment truly unique was its integrated, task organized support elements (intel, fires, logistics etc). By capitalizing off of the professional capabilities of the Reconnaissance Marine/Corpsmen core, this task organized unit was relatively self contained (with the exception of an aviation element) and able to provide a single cohesive unit that was singularly trained, certified and focused, where other SOF units largely depended on non SOF supporting elements (e.g. intelligence) to execute the mission. The organization and performance of Det 1 would largely be considered a model for other SOF units to emulate as was documented by the NSW Task Unit responsible for the Detachment evaluation. This Detachment is the actual lineage to today’s MARSOC and the current Marine Raider Battalion. “Forever shall I strive to maintain the tremendous reputation of those who have gone before me” Marine Reconnaissance Foundation #marinereconfoundation #reconfoundation

Today, I had the opportunity to attend a deep-dive seminar organized by Försvarsmakten, FMV - Försvarets materielverk , SME-D, The Swedish Association of Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Defense and Security , and Säkerhets- och försvarsföretagen (SOFF). The seminar covered several crucial areas, including defense service procurement, logistics, army, command systems, aerospace/space, and navy. I participated in discussions on aerospace and navy. A central message from the seminar, especially in light of the current global situation and Sweden's entrance into NATO, is the urgent need for resources. There is a significant opportunity for us in the industry to assist by providing solutions and offers that circumvent lengthy and sluggish procurement processes. It's heartening to see the Swedish Armed Forces and FMV opening their doors to the industry, a notable shift from the past's bureaucratic challenges. It's time to let go of old ways and embrace new possibilities to make swift and innovative progress. The readiness to innovate and collaborate shown at today's seminar is not only necessary but also exciting. Together, we can make a difference. Swelex AB #DefenseIndustry #Innovation #Collaboration #Aerospace #Navy #SwedishArmedForces

External partnerships are crucial in modern military operations, providing access to advanced technologies and innovative practices. These collaborations enhance logistical capabilities, improve operational efficiency, and expand logistical reach, ensuring military forces remain adaptive and effective in a rapidly changing global landscape. #MilitaryLogistics #TechIntegration #KnowledgeSharing #OperationalEfficiency #GlobalReach #miltarylogisticsinthespot

Do you know the #PESCO4E project? 🤔🔍⚓ The #PESCO 4E (Essential Elements of European Escorts) project helps define the different technologies and systems that will support the military capabilities of the next generation of EU defence ships in the 2030-2045 timeframe. The Spanish Navy leads PESCO 4E, collaborating with six EU Member States: Italy, Portugal, Greece, Sweden, The Netherlands and Germany. Learn more about PESCO 4E through this #video which explains the project and gathers the vision of both the Ministries of Defense and industry Undoubtedly, PESCO 4E paves the way for the future of European navies. ➡️ Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/d5fkSNKU #EUDefence #Navy #PESCO4E

As I understand it under the recently released Australian Government Surface Fleet Review and other studies, there is no requirement for additional support vessels for the Royal Australian Navy. If we are expanding the fleet we will need more than the current two AORs ... won't we? The capability 'rule of three' applies. We can't always rely on allies and partners. "With the Navy planning to expand its surface fleet over the next decade, it has been left in the embarrassing situation of currently having no operational replenishment ships. HMAS Stalwart, the second of two Supply-class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) vessels acquired by the Navy just three years ago has been berthed at #Darwin for more than a month with engine defects requiring urgent repairs. This comes after the lead ship of the class, HMAS Supply has been docked at Garden Island naval base in Sydney for more than a year with major mechanical defects. The mechanical issues effectively leave the #Navy with no #sovereigncapability to resupply its vessels at sea, during a time of heightened tensions in the #indopacifc region and increasing regional deployments and engagements by Australian vessels. While replenishment evolutions from vessels from other nations can and frequently are conducted, these are usually done as part of exercises in order to train for #interoperability". Thanks for the article Andrew McLaughlin. #defence #defense U.S. Indo-Pacific Command US Navy United States Marine Corps Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Japan Ministry of Defense #china #taiwan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) Defense News Defence Connect #maritime Mark Dodd https://lnkd.in/ggduaCDP