{"id":31615,"date":"2023-06-14T13:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/14\/next-commandant-says-he-will-accelerate-marine-corps-transformation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:04:09","slug":"next-commandant-says-he-will-accelerate-marine-corps-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/06\/14\/next-commandant-says-he-will-accelerate-marine-corps-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Next commandant says he will accelerate Marine Corps\u2019 transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general who has been<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/05\/31\/bidens-pick-to-lead-the-marine-corps-helped-design-its-new-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\"> nominated to become the next top Marine <\/a>signaled his strong commitment to two of the main priorities of the current commandant: reshaping the Marine Corps and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/05\/02\/marines-want-31-amphibious-ships-the-pentagon-disagrees-now-what\/\" target=\"_blank\">building out the military\u2019s amphibious fleet.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/06\/13\/military-nominations-hold-could-hurt-readiness-says-top-marine-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gen. Eric Smith, who serves as assistant commandant<\/a> and was a chief architect of the ongoing Force Design 2030 modernization effort, said global threats demand that the Corps not only stay on course with its overhaul but move even faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cForce Design is on track \u2014 we need to accelerate those areas where we can\u201d through experimentation with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, he said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If given a larger budget, he said, \u201cI\u2019m committed to putting that to things that we are already doing: accelerating being more lethal, accelerating being even more ready \u2026 because we don\u2019t know when the fight starts. So we must assume that starts when the sun goes down tonight.\u201d<\/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\/2023\/06\/13\/military-nominations-hold-could-hurt-readiness-says-top-marine-nominee\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gen-smith-goes-to-washington.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\">Military nominations hold could hurt readiness, says top Marine nominee<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">One misstep by an less experienced leader can have cascading effects on the entire operation, Marine Gen. Eric Smith said.<\/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\">During the Tuesday hearing, Smith faced no questions implying reservations about his fitness for the role of commandant. Instead, senators mostly asked him broad questions about the state of the Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith was adamant in his commitment to Force Design 2030, an ambitious restructuring of the service, and to related initiatives focused on training, retention and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he expressed a willingness to make course corrections to the restructuring plan as it is currently laid out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny time there\u2019s data that says we need to change to be modern, more lethal or ready, I\u2019m in favor of that, and I\u2019m committed to change wherever change is required,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=7d44c28a-92bc-4024-b00e-59869ed6c1b6\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-7d44c28a-92bc-4024-b00e-59869ed6c1b6.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As the Marine Corps shifts away from counterinsurgency ops, and follow Force Design 2030, they may be taking on larger operations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Force Design has sparked a backlash from a group of retired Marine leaders in the years since the current Marine commandant, Gen. David Berger, announced the plan. Critics have fretted that Marine units of the future \u2014 which will be lighter, more dispersed and more focused on amphibious operations \u2014 will be less prepared to respond to a range of global crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress, however, has largely expressed support for Force Design. Smith will need to continue cultivating that support now that, as he acknowledged Tuesday, the Marine Corps can no longer self-fund its modernization efforts through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/05\/10\/heres-how-marine-air-power-will-shift-with-the-corps-2022-aviation-plan\/\">extensive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/03\/22\/goodbye-tanks-how-the-marine-corps-will-change-and-what-it-will-lose-by-ditching-its-armor\/\">divestments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf confirmed, I\u2019ll seek support where required, and I\u2019ll never be shy about telling you what our young Marines need to have an unfair fight in the Pacific or globally,\u201d Smith told senators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of Force Design, the Marines have tried to shed heavy systems or those that require significant manpower or parts to operate forward. They have prioritized systems that can be used by small teams of Marines dispersed throughout the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith repeatedly talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/03\/21\/marines-update-logistics-doctrine-from-1997-heres-whats-inside\/\" target=\"_blank\">logistics as a key focus of his<\/a> in continuing to implement Force Design. He said the problem requires a range of solutions: deals with allies and partners to pre-stage materiel in forward locations; investing in unmanned systems in all domains to deliver supplies; using new materials to make ammunition and armor lighter and easier to transport; and, especially, investing in additive manufacturing technologies like 3D printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI do see one day we will be printing forward, and forward operating bases will be printing major end items: aircraft engines, propellers,\u201d the general said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be doing that forward, as opposed to straining the [supply] lines that come from the United States through contested logistics areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith noted the need to buy the intellectual property rights for existing systems and to develop future programs with those data rights in mind. If done correctly, he said, \u201cI can build and print aircraft engines forward,\u201d eliminating entire supply chains that are vulnerable to disruption during a fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith insisted, as Berger has, that the Marine Corps needs the Navy to maintain a fleet of at least 31 amphibious ships to keep Marines at sea around the globe.<\/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\/2023\/05\/02\/marines-want-31-amphibious-ships-the-pentagon-disagrees-now-what\/\" 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\/7626727.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\">Marines want 31 amphibious ships. The Pentagon disagrees. Now what?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy has 31 amphibious ships \u2014 what the Corps considers the bare minimum it needs \u2014 but the Pentagon plans to shrink the fleet in fiscal 2024.<\/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\">\u201cThose 31 amphibious warships, sir, are vital for the Marine Corps and more importantly, sir, for the nation,\u201d Smith said in response to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. \u201cThey\u2019re a national asset.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith\u2019s confirmation faces a significant complication: a blanket hold by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/06\/13\/military-nominations-hold-could-hurt-readiness-says-top-marine-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama,<\/a> on senior military nominees. Tuberville is protesting a Pentagon policy that affords troops time off and travel expenses if they seek an out-of-state abortion and has said he won\u2019t let up while the policy is in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/06\/13\/military-nominations-hold-could-hurt-readiness-says-top-marine-nominee\/\">Smith warned at the confirmation hearing<\/a> that the hold on nominations could leave key leadership gaps and prevent some lieutenant colonels from getting promoted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps is the first service scheduled to have a change in top leadership; the Army, Navy and Air Force will also get new chiefs later this summer and fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berger took command of the Corps on July 11, 2019, and must step down after four years, on July 10. If Smith is not confirmed by the Senate by then, he will concurrently be the assistant commandant, the nominee to be the next commandant, and the Marine performing the duties of commandant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that acting role, Smith will have all the authorities of a service chief with no limitations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/06\/08\/joint-chiefs-vacancies-loom-amid-tubervilles-senate-standoff\/\">Defense News has reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gen. 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