"What Does the Marine Corps’ Return to the Sea Mean for the" Topic

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"The U.S. Army is D.C.'s latest punching bag as the Indo-Pacific becomes the priority region for the Department of Defense. The Army's proposed budget as it moves from 2021 to 2022 goes down by $7 USD billion. Policymakers question the service's relevance in Asia even as 27 chiefs of staff in the region are army officers, the Army National Guard is partnered with 10 regional countries, the service is the lead to deter Russia and North Korea, and it performs many key support roles in Indo-Pacific concepts of operation such as communications and base defense.

With its impressive engagements and partnerships in the region, the Army is an essential player in competition below the level of armed conflict but, once the shooting starts, becomes even more in demand as combatants traditionally value survivable and lethal forces as combat operations progress…"
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Armand

Simple…The Navy and The Marine Corps want the Pacific and Asia? Give it to them…
Pull 2nd ID and the Support Units (19th Sustainment Command, 8th Army, etc), out of Korea. Pull US Army units out of Japan…Pull the 25th out of Hawaii…Give all Army operations to the USMC.
Relocate 2nd ID to Ft Lewis. US Army Japan units to Ft. Irwin, and Fort Carson. 19th to Ft. Bliss or Hood.
Focus the Army on Europe, Central America, Africa, the Middle East and whatever other non-pacific third world hellhole they want to send them too.
Problem solved…
Until the marines get in a sh*t-show and find out they need tanks….

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Armand

Has the Army ever wanted to be in the Pacific? Europe and the desert seem like prime "el grande" tank units and lots of vehicles.

People forget their geography – South Korea is Asia and that is much more in realms of US army than modern Marines.

And if a war foes start with China, ypu might need conventional forces to inbade China.

Missile marines are a stupid concept designed for one niche concept under very specific circumstances.

To invade China…?

How?….

Wost that invade Russia… and then you know what happened….

Armand