By Brian Kerg
Captains Brendan Costello and Tyler Muniz of the United States Marine Corps join Brian to discuss their article, “The Marine Littoral Regiment’s Missing Link,” published in the Marine Corps Gazette.
Notes
Brendan Costello and Tyler Muniz, “The Marine Littoral Regiment’s Missing Link,” Marine Corps Gazette (15 August, 2024) https://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/the-mlrs-missing-link/.
Brian Kerg is the Co-Host of the Sea Control Podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.
Where this goes in the force structure is where they are adding the MQ-9As. The capability the Marines need to bring is that expeditionary aspect as the article indicates. MQ-9A is setting up to do more than actually complicates the rest of the Marine structure. The article suggested MQ-8C. I’d say it might be worth the trade to go with Mojave / Gray Eagle STOL. Same speed but 25+ hours in ISR form vs 15. Both can move around via C-130 but the STOL needs 400 feet.