USMC trimming F-35 squadrons, cutting tank battalions in 2030 force design effort

摘要

As it gears up to fight China in a period of great power competition, the Marine Corps will trim the size of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter squadrons and cut all tank battalions in the next 10 years. The changes, part of the 2030 force design effort, come as the Marine Corps prepares for a future conflict in the Indo-Pacific after years of conducting combat operations in the Middle East. An outline of the force design plans, released today, provides the first detailed look at the results of the Marine Corps' wargaming and analysis effort meant to inform what it needs to fight a near-peer threat in 2030.