"Infantry: Marines Watch, Learn And Change" Topic

"The U.S. Marine Corps has announced a new squad and platoon organization, based on its experience so far this century, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan. Actually the new squad was just one of many changes for marine combat units. The new squad will have twelve men organized into three fire teams with three men each led by a squad leader (sergeant). There will also be an assistant squad leader (corporal) and a squad systems operator. Everyone will be armed with the new M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle). Each squad will have a quad-copter UAV (based on commercial models many marines are quite familiar with off duty.) The systems operator will usually handle the UAV, although all marines in the squad who have quad-copter experience will be identified so there will also be additional operators available. The systems operator also handles the new digital radios that can also communicate with marine air support (helicopters or fighter-bombers). The systems operator is trained to deal with all the electronics in the squad, as well as apps used on smartphones or laptops…."
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Amicalement
Armand

The Marine Corps squads just got a help desk person.

Chris

Except for the fact that funding for the switch to the IAR looks like it will be cut.

3-man fireteams become combat ineffective as soon as one Marine goes down. There's a reason we went to 4-man fireteams after WW2!

Thanks!

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Armand