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Rethinking Maritime Prepositioning for Contested Environments

Listen to this article: 00:00 Mark Schouten, an analyst at SPA For decades, maritime prepositioning depended on a basic assumption: forces would be able to reach the ports they needed when conflict began. That assumption no longer holds. Discussions during the Maritime Prepositioning for the 21st Century panel at Modern

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Reassessing Two Risky Assumptions in US Defense Planning

Seeing Bottlenecks Before They Become Readiness Gaps One of the key benefits of modeling is early identification of bottlenecks. These bottlenecks often appear in unexpected

Putting Force Design First – Logically

Noel Williams is SPA’s Fellow for USMC Strategy, Policy, and Force Development LtCol Noel Williams, USMC (Ret), SPA’s Fellow for USMC Strategy, Policy, and Force

Shaping the Future of Force Design and Structure in an Era of Rapid Technological Change

In an age where technology evolves at a breakneck pace, military strategies must adapt to maintain relevance and effectiveness. The Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030

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