United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
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The United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) was established in 1995, at Marine Corps Base Quantico
, Virginia
. The organization was originally known as the Commandant's Warfighting Laboratory.
The warfighting lab is part of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command
(MCCDC) and its stated purpose is to improve current and future naval expeditionary warfare capabilities across the spectrum of conflict for current and future operating forces.
The organization is in charge of various aspects of advanced techniques and technology in the United States Marine Corps
, and is also responsible for overseeing the Urban Warrior
program. Recently the MCWL has been overseeing the testing and implementation of distributed operations
at the behest of General James Amos
, the former Commanding General of MCCDC.
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico, sometimes abbreviated MCB Quantico, is a major United States Marine Corps training base located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly in southern Prince William County, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The organization was originally known as the Commandant's Warfighting Laboratory.
The warfighting lab is part of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Marine Corps Combat Development Command, located in at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, has the mission of developing Marine Corps warfighting abilities to enable the Corps to field combat-ready forces...
(MCCDC) and its stated purpose is to improve current and future naval expeditionary warfare capabilities across the spectrum of conflict for current and future operating forces.
The organization is in charge of various aspects of advanced techniques and technology in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
, and is also responsible for overseeing the Urban Warrior
Urban Warrior
Operation Urban Warrior is a United States Marine Corps program created as an exercise meant to plan and test Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain and urban warfare in general...
program. Recently the MCWL has been overseeing the testing and implementation of distributed operations
Distributed operations
Distributed Operations is a new war-fighting concept being adopted by the United States Marine Corps and is being developed by their Warfighting Laboratory as a response to the changing environment of the Global War on Terror...
at the behest of General James Amos
James F. Amos
James F. Amos is a four-star general in the United States Marine Corps and the 35th and current Commandant of the Marine Corps. A naval aviator by trade, Amos commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and 2004. He served as the 31st Assistant Commandant of the...
, the former Commanding General of MCCDC.
See also
- Asymmetric warfareAsymmetric warfareAsymmetric warfare is war between belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly, or whose strategy or tactics differ significantly....
- Commercial HunterCommercial HunterExercise Commercial Hunter was a program run by the United States Marine Corps Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. The program is designed to bring in creative unconventional outsiders to anticipate new threats...
- CQB
- Distributed operationsDistributed operationsDistributed Operations is a new war-fighting concept being adopted by the United States Marine Corps and is being developed by their Warfighting Laboratory as a response to the changing environment of the Global War on Terror...
- Low-intensity operations
- Urban WarriorUrban WarriorOperation Urban Warrior is a United States Marine Corps program created as an exercise meant to plan and test Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain and urban warfare in general...