HERE is the link to the YouTube video of the “A Critical Discussion on Force Design 2030 with LtGen Paul Van Riper and Gen Anthony Zinni“

Three retired Marine Infantry Officers — Colonel Will Costantini, Colonel Jeff Kenney & Major Tim Lynch join host Mike McNamara for an hour of current events discussion every Thursday here on ALL MARINE RADIO. TODAY’S TOPICS: Russian & Ukrainian troop movements — what do they mean? What is next for Russian forces and what is next […]

Here is John F. Schmitz’s article on Force Design 2030: The Marines Are Marching toward Irrelevance

Background articles relative to today’s discussion: General Jack Sheehan’s opinion piece — March 10, 2022:  Wasteful Spending, a Shrinking Force and the Marine Corps’s Big Bet LtGen Paul K. Van Riper’s opinion piece — March 21, 2022: Jeopardizing national security: What is happening to our Marips? Col Matt Jones (Ret) opinion piece — March 2022:  Modernizing […]

I had heard about Col Mike Marletto while I was deployed to Iraq in 2004 as part of the Division Staff of the 1st Marine Division led by MajGen James Mattis; everyone who spoke of Col Marletto spoke of him with great respect.  I finally met Mike when he sent an email to ALL MARINE […]

Grant Newsham is a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, a senior research fellow at the Center for Security Policy and a retired United States Marine Officer. He was the first US Marine liaison officer to the Japan Ground Self Defense force and was instrumental in promoting the JSDF’s initial moves […]

On National Vietnam Veterans Day one of our favorite Veterans joins the program — Ken Rodgers. Ken served with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment during the epic battle of Khe Sanh in Vietnam during 1968.  He and his wife Betty have made two documentaries in the last ten years: “Bravo! Common Men, Uncommon […]

Articles cited in today’s discussion: General Jack Sheehan’s opinion piece — March 10, 2022:  Wasteful Spending, a Shrinking Force and the Marine Corps’s Big Bet LtGen Paul K. Van Riper’s opinion piece — March 21, 2022: Jeopardizing national security: What is happening to our Marips? Col Matt Jones (Ret) opinion piece — March 2022:  Modernizing the […]

Three retired Marine Infantry Officers — Colonel Will Costantini, Colonel Jeff Kenney & Major Tim Lynch join host Mike McNamara for an hour of current events discussion every Thursday here on ALL MARINE RADIO. TODAY’S TOPICS: “Retired General Officer Force Design discussion” feedback Ukraine War news:  ships sunk & counterattacks

Grant Newsham is a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, a senior research fellow at the Center for Security Policy and a retired United States Marine Officer. He was the first US Marine liaison officer to the Japan Ground Self Defense force and was instrumental in promoting the JSDF’s initial moves towards […]