

“We must first divest of legacy programs in order to generate the resources needed to invest in future capabilities,” Berger stated in Force Design 2030.Īs the Marine Corps’ acquisition command, Marine Corps Systems Command plays a critical role in the disposal of ground capabilities.

David Berger stated that the Corps must invest in the affordable and plentiful at the expense of the exquisite and few when conceiving the future amphibious portion of the fleet.Īccording to Berger, achieving this vision requires divesting certain equipment, such as tanks and other aging systems, in order to accelerate modernization efforts and realign capabilities, units and personnel to higher-priority areas. In his 2019 planning guidance, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. The Marine Corps has begun a multiyear process of divesting legacy equipment to increase force readiness, resiliency, mobility and lethality to support the future operating environment around the globe.
