Why We Need The U.S. Marines -- A Commentary

If Not The Marines, Then Who? -- Roger S. Galbraith, L.A. Times

Some say training for D-Day-style beach assaults is no longer necessary. So what kind of relevant crisis response force should the U.S. assemble?

In this age of sophisticated, cheap anti-ship missiles, I understand why one might question the need to assemble hundreds of ships for an Inchon-style beach assault or thousands of ships for another D-Day. As The Times reported in its June 21 article, "U.S. rethinks a Marine Corps specialty: storming beaches," assaulting a defended beach is seen as a thing of the past. If that is the only perceived mission for the Marine Corps, then why do we even need a Corps?

Well, if not a Corps, then what do we need?

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