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WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Marine Corps\u2019 top officer has sent a message to all Marines<\/a> to clarify the direction the service will take while he awaits Senate confirmation to become commandant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen. Eric Smith, who both serves as the assistant commandant and acting commandant, has not received a confirmation vote due to a showdown<\/a> between Sen. Tommy Tuberville and the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Tuberville telling Smith \u201ccongratulations on your nomination, and [I] look forward to supporting you,\u201d the senator has single-handedly held up the general\u2019s confirmation and those of hundreds of military officers who are slated for promotions and new positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuberville is protesting a Defense Department policy that would allow service members and their dependents to travel to other states for abortions and other reproductive care if they are stationed in states that do not allow those medical procedures. The DoD would give the service members paid time off and reimburse their travel costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith said during outgoing commandant Gen. David Berger\u2019s relinquishment of command ceremony<\/a> that, \u201cto make sure that there is no confusion: All orders, directives and guidance in effect this morning remain in effect, unless I direct otherwise. Further guidance to the force will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, three weeks later and no end in sight to Tuberville\u2019s hold, Smith on Aug. 3 released a letter to Marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI cannot predict how long this process may take,\u201d he wrote, \u201cbut waiting is not an option for Marines, so we will move out as a team \u2014 just as we would in combat. We are always strongest as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Berger took command of the service in July 2019, he quickly published his \u201cCommandant\u2019s Planning Guidance\u201d that previewed major changes for the Corps. The service has since run experiments and implemented Berger\u2019s plans through the Force Design 2030 modernization effort that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith, as acting commandant, cannot release his own guidance document, though he previously has made clear that he supports Force Design 2030, and told Defense News at the relinquishment ceremony that he\u2019d accelerate some aspects of it even while serving as acting commandant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith speaks with Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, July 24, 2023. Smith toured the military construction, base housing and other facilities during his visit to MCB Camp Lejeune. (Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher\/US Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday\u2019s message to Marines called out five focus areas that are deeply reflective of Berger\u2019s work through Force Design 2030 and its follow-on efforts, including Talent Management 2030: balancing crisis response with modernization efforts; naval integration and organic mobility; quality of life; recruiting and retaining Marines; and maximizing the potential of reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are a naval force, biased towards the high-end fight, but capable of responding across the spectrum of conflict,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe enable naval and joint force maneuver by being both forward deployed and rapidly deployable. We are expeditionary so that we can stand-in when others must pull back, to enable naval, joint, allied, and partner fires and maneuver.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that end, he added, the Corps remains committed to its requirement for 31 amphibious ships plus additional Landing Ship Medium vessels to move Marines around for a range of missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even while serving as the acting service chief, Smith said, \u201cI encourage and will reward innovation which aims to capitalize on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing. No Marine has ever told me, \u2018Sir, this weapon shoots too far\u2019 or \u2018This equipment is too light.\u2019 We will continue to experiment and modernize, always with a focus on our requirement to win in combat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith also addressed the trust that must exist between a leader and his organization. \u201cI am incredibly proud of you and all you have accomplished. I believe in you and trust you to do the right thing,\u201d he wrote. \u201cYou need to hear that directly from me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He then explained that he owes Marines a professional and disciplined command climate and the best quality of life possible, including housing, food and training. \u201cI ask that you trust my decisions are based on the best interest of our Corps, our mission, and our Marines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith will continue to serve as assistant commandant and acting commandant until the Senate votes to confirm him as the commandant of the Marine Corps. He was nominated to serve as the 39th commandant<\/a> on May 30 and appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee<\/a> on June 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Tuberville and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke two weeks ago, Tuberville is not showing signs of backing down from his across-the-board hold on confirmations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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