Conway to 'Right-Size' Marine Corps, Focus on Reset, Modernization

By Jason Sherman / November 14, 2006 at 5:00 AM
Gen. James Conway, the newly installed Marine Corps commandant, has announced a handful of "focus areas" he says will guide his term as head of the service. Conway, who replaced Gen. Michael Hagee yesterday to become the 34th Marine Corps commandant, said he plans to "right-size our corps" -- an effort that Pentagon officials and defense analysts believe will mean fighting to increase the size of the force -- and work to ensure that units returning from Iraq and Afghanistan...

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