US Marine Corps Sea Dragon future force continues focus shift
The beginning of FY19 has brought a change in focus for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Sea Dragon programme.
The next 12 months will look to focus on information environment operations following recent efforts that have focused on logistics and sustainability.
Brig Gen Christian Wortman, Commanding General, USMC Warfighting Lab added that the Sea Dragon FY17-19 efforts will culminate ‘in an intensive focus in fiscal year’20 which will address fleet Marine Force contributions to a maritime component sea control campaign’.
Sea Dragon is the Marine Corps' comprehensive approach to future force development and includes science and technology, concept development,
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