Talk Of Creating Joint Landpower Office Fades Without Formal Proposal

By Christopher J. Castelli / October 4, 2013 at 4:15 PM
The Army's push to persuade the Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command to create a joint landpower office has hit a wall without an endorsement from a key task force, though all parties are still working together to advocate for ground forces amid looming budget cuts, according to an Army official. All three organizations participate in a task force on strategic landpower, but the Marine Corps has resisted the Army's push to establish a formal office, which would be...

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