{"id":14766,"date":"2021-01-11T21:09:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T21:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/11\/the-marine-corps-expects-to-break-ground-on-a-groundbreaking-wargaming-center-in-2021\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:31:43","slug":"the-marine-corps-expects-to-break-ground-on-a-groundbreaking-wargaming-center-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2021\/01\/11\/the-marine-corps-expects-to-break-ground-on-a-groundbreaking-wargaming-center-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marine Corps expects to break ground on a state-of-the-art wargaming center in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nearly four years after Marine officials announced the Corps wanted a state-of-the art, advanced <\/a>wargaming center near the service\u2019s headquarters, the service expects to break ground on the Quantico, Virginia, facility in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 2017 Modern Day Marine Military Exposition then-Lt. Col. Ross Monta, with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, said the three- to five-year plan would put Marines on track to have a capability of conducting 20 war games a year, including two, 250-participant exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advanced simulations at the center, he said, would provide \u201caccurate representation of future operating environments … simulate friendly and enemy capabilities\u201d and perform \u201crapid, in-depth analysis of game-derived data or insights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The center is expected to be completed by late fiscal year 2023 and reach full operational capability by fiscal year 2025, according to a Marine Corps statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t