Great to see marines like @EmanThinks publicly grapple with the rationale of the service's new force design.

Here he addresses the 'why', laying out his case for the USMC's role as a principal mechanism for deterring PRC gray zone activities in the South China Sea.
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Does this translate to other theaters? The CMC identified Iran as a threat "partially of a maritime character"--will the service have the capacity to provide 'deterrence by denial' in both regions?
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"The Marine Corps is the ideal Service to deter potential adversaries in the gray zone as a naval infantry force capable of fighting from the sea and on land."

Is it? Does this exclusively apply to the SCS? Exclusively to maritime/littoral areas?
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Part of me thinks that this line was included as a test to see if anyone outside the USMC reads the Gazette...

Good read--thanks for putting it out there!
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