By Tom Ricks, Foreign Policy: “Lt. Col. John Arsenault’s larger argument is that it is time for the Corps to return to its roots of being a naval raiding force. So, he says, cut force strength to 100,000 or less, get out of most aviation, shift support jobs back to the Navy, and train the remaining force to be “Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command-level ‘Raiders.’”"
By Yasmin Tadjdeh, National Defense: “Countries across the region are signing deals for new and used aircraft as they modernize aging planes or bulk up their fleets, said Derek Bisaccio, an analyst focusing on Eurasia at Forecast International, a Newtown, Connecticut-based market consulting firm. "