Leonard Fielding Chapman, Jr., 1913-2000
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Gen Leonard F. Chapman, Jr, was the 24th Commandant of the Marine Corps and was to lead the service through one of its most turbulent and crisis- filled eras when he assumed his post on Jan 1, 1968. Chapman was able to develop a recruiting strategy that enabled the Corps to meet its manpower quotas when military conscription was abolished in the early 1970s. He was also astute in his treatment of the social and racial problems that were plaguing the Corps during the same period. Chapman also fought hard to ensure that the Corp received essential equipment and machinery. In retirement, he continued to take a keen interest in Marine Corps affairs. Chapman died of cancer on Jan 6, 2000.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2000
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URBAN WARRIOR continues to progress
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URBAN WARRIOR, the Marine Corp's exploration of new concepts, tactics, and technologies for addressing combat on urbanized terrain, continues to progress. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) and the Special Purpose MAGTF(X) joined in URBAN WARRIOR's second limited objective experiment (LOE) on April 26, 1998, to April 30, 1998, at Camp Lejeune's Military Operations in Urban Terrain Facility. The MCWL held a medical-based limited technical assessment on April 24, 1998, to April 25, 1998. Other URBAN WARRIOR activities planned in major US cities in 1998 include a limited technical assessment of cross-canyon mobility gear in New York City, NY.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 1998
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The SEA VIKING Experimentation Campaign
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The SEA VIKING Experimentation Campaign has become a main venue for developing the enhanced expeditionary power projection capabilities envisioned in Marine Corps Strategy 21. It employs the concept of expeditionary maneuver warfare (EMW) to inform the emerging joint integrating concepts for seabasing and forcible entry operations in order to ensure that the Marine forces remain ready, relevant, and fully capable of supporting future joint operations.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2004
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