{"id":26533,"date":"2020-11-24T20:15:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T20:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/24\/marine-corps-short-6-infantry-battalions-navy-short-100-ships-this-new-strength-index-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:34:18","slug":"marine-corps-short-6-infantry-battalions-navy-short-100-ships-this-new-strength-index-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/11\/24\/marine-corps-short-6-infantry-battalions-navy-short-100-ships-this-new-strength-index-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps short 6 infantry battalions, Navy short 100 ships, this new strength index says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy and Marine Corps are only \u201cmarginally\u201d capable of meeting America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/10\/04\/marines-not-optimized-for-the-next-great-power-fight-commandant-says-this-is-how-the-corps-will-need-to-change\/\" target=_blank>national security needs<\/a>, according to a new scorecard from The Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The the conservative think tank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/military-strength\">2021 Index of U.S. Military Strength<\/a> had more than 20 authors take a look at the global operating environment and the mission of each branch of the U.S. military, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With an eye on near-peer competitors like China and Russia, as well as regional threats like Iran and North Korea, the organization graded each branch of the U.S. military based on its ability to complete its mission. The report graded all the military branches based on capacity, capability and readiness on a scale ranging from \u201cvery weak\u201d to \u201cvery strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps received a rank of \u201cmarginal,\u201d the middle score on the table, in all three categories and a marginal overall score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Navy received a \u201cmarginal\u201d score in capability and readiness, while its capacity was marked as \u201cweak.\u201d The Navy\u2019s overall score was marked as \u201cmarginal,\u201d but the report notes the service is trending in the \u201cweak\u201d direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/09\/02\/what-war-with-china-could-look-like\/\" 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\/635774999538290744-mar-2015-dawn-blitz-5jpg.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\">What war with China could look like<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A host of scenarios could push China and the United States into some kind of conflict.<\/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\"><b>The report also looked into the Army, Air Force and the nation\u2019s nuclear capability, giving all three a \u201cmarginal\u201d overall rating.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Army got top marks of \u201cvery high\u201d on the readiness score, but its capacity was graded as \u201cweak\u201d and its capability was marked as \u201cmarginal.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Air Force was ranked as marginal in all three individual categories.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese characterizations should not be construed as reflecting either the competence of individual servicemembers or the professionalism of the services or Joint Force as a whole,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRather, they are assessments of the institutional, programmatic, and material health or viability of America\u2019s hard military power,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>\u2018Marginal\u2019 Marine Corps<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Marine Corps received a \u201cmarginal\u201d grade, it generally is trending in the right direction, Dakota Wood, a retired Marine \u00adlieutenant colonel and a current senior research fellow at The Heritage \u00adFoundation and co-author of the report, told Marine Corps Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSize-wise it\u2019s still too small, equipment-wise it still has old equipment, but it\u2019s a very ready force,\u201d Wood said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat the Marine Corps is doing is they\u2019re trying to make sure that they are relevant in the future,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps took a hit on its capacity score because of its aging fleet of vehicles, including the Vietnam-era amphibious assault vehicle and the nearly 40-year-old CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Corps seems to be well on its way of replacing those vehicles with newer more powerful versions. The first Amphibious Combat Vehicle hit the fleet in November and the CH-53K recently has overcome its initial technical problems and is expected to reach initial operational capability by 2021, according to the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest hurdle for the Marine Corps to overcome in future fights is its size, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By analyzing every fight the Marine Corps has been involved with since the Korean War, Wood estimated the Corps would need 15 infantry battalions, along with the supporting force, to be effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In past years, the Heritage report based the Corps\u2019 grade off its ability to fight in two such conflicts and estimated that it would require at least 36 infantry battalions to meet that need while holding some forces in reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under that assessment the Marine Corps with \u201conly\u201d 24 infantry battalions would have received an overall grade of \u201cweak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020 Wood accepted the Marine Corps\u2019 insistence that it is a one-war force with an added crisis response mission. Under the new evaluation the estimated requirement was lowered by Wood to 30 infantry battalions and the Corps score was moved up to \u201cmarginal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Marine Corps is planning for more downsizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/02\/10\/corps-looks-to-cut-more-than-2000-active-duty-marines-in-2021\/\" target=_blank>Marine Corps budget request<\/a> proposed a cut of 2,257 enlisted Marines alongside an increase of 158 officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, <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>Berger promised <\/a>even more personnel cuts as the Corps attempts to reinvest in more modern tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November the Senate Appropriations Committee proposed an acceleration to those cuts, reducing the Marine Corps by 6,000 Marines in its draft of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/11\/10\/gop-unveils-14t-spending-bill-with-696b-for-defense\/\" target=_blank>2021 defense funding bill. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the Corps goes through with the planned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/02\/10\/corps-looks-to-cut-more-than-2000-active-duty-marines-in-2021\/\" target=_blank>personnel cuts<\/a>, it would receive an overall \u201cweak\u201d grade, according to the report.<\/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\/05\/14\/new-marine-littoral-regiment-designed-to-fight-in-contested-maritime-environment-coming-to-hawaii\/\" 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=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RIMPAC.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\">New Marine Littoral Regiment, designed to fight in contested maritime environment, coming to Hawaii<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The new littoral regiment will consist of a combat team, an anti-air battalion and a logistics battalion.  The combat team will be organized around an infantry battalion and an long-range anti-ship battery.<\/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\">But it is not all bad news for the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The force is undergoing a massive transition from one that has spent nearly two decades fighting a counterinsurgency war in the Middle East to one specifically designed to counter China in the littoral waters of the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the transition, Marine Corps commandant Gen. David Berger envisions the Corps as slightly smaller, <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>significantly lighte<\/a><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>r<\/a> and much more maneuverable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berger wants the Marine Corps to be able to operate with small groups of Marines spread out over vast distances and capable of delivering a big blow to any enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are revolutionary leaders of organizations and there are steward leaders of organizations,\u201d Scott Cooper, a Marine veteran and former congressional candidate, told Marine Corps Times while describing Berger\u2019s vision for the future Corps. \u201cBerger is a revolutionary leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wood said he fully supports the commandant\u2019s vision for the future of the Corps, but without data from the Corps\u2019 wargaming and force design just now entering its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/22\/corps-to-begin-3-year-marine-littoral-regiment-experiment-using-hawaii-marines\/\" target=_blank>real-world experimentation phase <\/a>he was unable to factor the plans into the 2020 score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also is meant as a measure of where the Corps is in case war broke out right now, he said. Though Berger has gotten his plan rolling, it is still years away from being fully implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to convey to the American public and to representatives and staffers on Capitol Hill, is this is the military you have today,\u201d Wood said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we had to go to war tomorrow or next month or next year, you can\u2019t magically make the future Marine Corps, the Marine Corps that you\u2019re using today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The Corps\u2019 anchor<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps is trending in the right direction, experts said. But the Navy, trending in the wrong direction, has the potential to pull the Marine Corps down with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fleet roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/surface-navy-association\/2020\/01\/13\/in-a-quest-for-355-ships-us-navy-leaders-are-unwilling-to-accept-a-hollow-force\/\" target=_blank>100 ships too small<\/a>, mixed with shipyards \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/11\/18\/broken-littoral-combat-ship-detroit-back-returns-to-sea-on-its-own-power\/\" target=_blank>overwhelmed<\/a> by the amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/editorial\/2020\/11\/07\/shipbuilding-here-today-gone-tomorrow\/\" target=_blank>repair work needed,<\/a>\u201d has put the Navy heading straight toward a \u201cweak\u201d rating, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Heritage Foundation report recommends that the Navy have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/11\/19\/secnav-calls-for-standing-up-new-numbered-fleet-in-the-indo-pacific\/\" target=_blank>400 \u201cbattle force ships.\u201d<\/a> The Navy is building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/08\/24\/americas-355-ship-navy-does-not-have-to-be-the-current-fantasy\/\" target=_blank>toward a fleet of 355 ships<\/a>, as required by law, but has stumbled several times on its way to a growing fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy currently less than 300 ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/08\/04\/incoming-pentagon-official-slams-the-us-navys-fleet-plans-as-not-a-credible-document\/\" 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=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50083340182_2b7366a62f_k.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\">Pentagon nominee slams the US Navy\u2019s fleet plans as \u2018not a credible document\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy&#039;s plan for a 355-ship fleet was put together without regard to its cost, an incoming Pentagon official told lawmakers Tuesday.<\/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 categories, \u201cother than capacity \u2026 which is still weak, don\u2019t tend upwards at all,\u201d said Brent Sadler, a Navy veteran, current senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a co-author on the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are \u201cbeginning to trend more aggressively downward unless the build-up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2018\/02\/13\/us-navy-to-add-46-ships-in-five-years-but-355-ships-is-well-over-the-horizon\/\" target=_blank>3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2018\/02\/13\/us-navy-to-add-46-ships-in-five-years-but-355-ships-is-well-over-the-horizon\/\" target=_blank>55 ships actually accelerates<\/a>,\u201d Sadler said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These trends are particularly evident in the Western Pacific, where roughly 60 ship are deployed at any given time and could potentially be forced to faceoff against China\u2019s 350 ship force on a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the winds are blowing in the wrong direction for the Navy, it is not all bad news, according to Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a potential for the Navy, acting as the anchor, the drag, that keeps the Marine Corps from realizing what it needs to be,\u201d Wood said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut it is also possible the success the Marine Corps has in developing and proving these new concepts pulls the Navy forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Heritage report takes a deep dive into the current state of the military and the threats it must deal with. But the recommendations on force size, structure and equipment come without budget limitations that will surely face the next president and Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Heritage Foundation is not limited to fiscal realities, they are simply saying this is what we need,\u201d Cooper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Berger already has planned to transform the Marine Corps in future with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/23\/reshape-from-within-how-berger-plans-to-transform-the-marine-corps-without-a-budget-increase\/\" target=_blank>shrinking military budget,<\/a> the spiking U.S. deficit amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may challenge even his frugality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a pandemic, we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/10\/24\/budget-watchdog-questions-navys-plan-for-355-ship-fleet\/\" target=_blank>budget deficits<\/a> and we need to probably change our discretionary spending \u2026 whatever party is in the majority in either House of Congress,\u201d Cooper said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Navy and Marine Corps are only \u201cmarginally\u201d capable of meeting America\u2019s national security needs, according to a new 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