{"id":19899,"date":"2020-09-23T21:21:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/23\/reshape-from-within-how-berger-plans-to-transform-the-marine-corps-without-a-budget-increase\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:34:23","slug":"reshape-from-within-how-berger-plans-to-transform-the-marine-corps-without-a-budget-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/modern-day-marine\/2020\/09\/23\/reshape-from-within-how-berger-plans-to-transform-the-marine-corps-without-a-budget-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Reshape from within\u2019: How Berger plans to transform the Corps without a budget increase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The future Marine force will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/02\/27\/larger-manpower-cuts-coming-to-the-future-corps-marine-commandant-says\/\" target=_blank>smaller,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/03\/26\/the-marines-want-to-get-rid-of-their-tanks-heres-why\/\" target=_blank>lighter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/marine-corps-times\/2020\/09\/22\/first-marine-unit-set-to-receive-amphibious-combat-vehicle\/\" target=_blank>more maneuverable<\/a> and with less room for inefficiencies, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to create a force designed to be the \u201ceyes and ears\u201d of a joint future fight against China, the Corps already has scrapped tanks, and is reducing squadron size and replacing most traditional cannon batteries with the high mobility artillery rocket system, or HIMARS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe, all of us, love the things we are getting rid of,&#8221; Berger said during his Wednesday morning the keynote speech at the virtual Modern Day Marine expo held from Quantico, Virginia. \u201cWe have to make hard decisions about what we must retain.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps is cutting or reducing these programs to free up money in the budget to reinvest in what is needed in the future fight against China, Berger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/22\/corps-to-begin-3-year-marine-littoral-regiment-experiment-using-hawaii-marines\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/beach-shoot.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Corps to launch 3-year Marine Littoral Regiment experiment using Hawaii Marines<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In addition to infantry Marines, logistics forces already based in Hawaii will be added to the regiment along with anti-air elements currently stationed on the mainland United States.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan would require Marines to \u201clive\u201d and operate well within range of China\u2019s missile defense system, playing a sea denial and skirmish role against the Chinese military as the rest of the U.S. joint force moves in to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/09\/01\/what-war-with-china-could-look-like\/\" target=_blank> win the war.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to survive against the Chinese missile threat the Corps will have to change its logistics network and work to reduce its signature in order to hide from the enemy, Berger said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe stand in force, the Marines postured for it, are the eyes and ears of the Joint Force,\u201d Berger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marines need \u201cthe ability to hide in plain sight. And this means blending and this means managing our signatures electronically and visually,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new technology will likely come out at a large cost, but the Marine Corps does not plan on asking Congress for money to pay for it, Berger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead the money saved from cutting 2,000 Marines in 2021, no longer supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/03\/23\/the-corps-is-axing-all-of-its-tank-battalions-and-cutting-grunt-units\/\" target=_blank>tank battalions<\/a> and reducing the size of F-35B and F-35C squadrons from 16 to 10 planes will be used to buy the equipment necessary to fight the war, Berger envisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not asking for a nickel more the Marine Corps is not asking for any end strength increase any money increase,&#8221; Berger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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