We continue our discussion about General Berger’s Planning Guidance with Col Thomas X. Hammes, USMC (ret). Col Hammes is currently a Distinguished Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Research at National Defense University and specializes in the area of Future Strategic Concepts; Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief; Insurgency/Irregular Warfare.
Some of the things you’ll hear:
- Drone warfare is coming
- Long range rockets with pinpoint accuracy will dominate the Peer-to-Peer warfare of the future
- The is a REVOLUTION, not the normal evolution of warfare
- The “close with and destroy” part of the Marine Corps mission will be diminished
- The Marine needs to get older and more experienced
- The Marine Corps F-35 buy is too large, what is needed is DRONES with long legs, long time of flight and the ability to shoot and direct shooting
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