Berger worried pandemic-related budget issues could slow force redesign

By Aidan Quigley / September 24, 2020 at 3:25 PM
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said Thursday he is concerned that funding constraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic could slow the service's force redesign efforts. Under Berger's Commandant's Planning Guidance, released earlier this year , the service will focus on littoral combat and move away from the legacy capabilities used to fight ground wars. "That would be OK, if we weren't pressed by an adversary or two that are moving pretty quickly," Berger said Thursday at Defense One's...

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