Hey everyone, welcome back to the fighter pilot podcast. I am your host, Vincent Iello,

call sign Jello, and this week we are featuring our monthly episode in the year-long on future war series,

sponsored by our friends over at Cubic Defense.

This particular installment, titled The Latorals,

dives into the Marine Corps's Force Design 2030 Restructuring Plan and its strategic implications for operations in coastal zones.

Now this series as you can tell just from that introduction well it involves a more serious tone than our regular content here on the show, but it's perfect for those of you looking for a detailed exploration of complex military strategies.

Now, I won't be joining the discussion. Our experts for this episode are Mike Benitez, Lance Lewis, and Scott Chafian, and Paco, Boyle and Roger, well, they'll discuss among other things the transformative changes in artillery and rocket units the

new marine littoral regiment the Navy's crucial supporting role in all this and the

logistical challenges that accompany such sweeping changes.

So without further ado, let's dive into this in-depth discussion.

Here we go.

As technologies and geopolitics change, so does the nature of warfare.

Welcome back to On Future War.

A series sponsored by Cubic Defense that looks at emerging technologies and how they may

affect peer and near peer level conflict in the future, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region

with a specific focus on military tactics, operations, and strategy, and their interaction

with the other instruments of national security policy.

The future is now.

The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

Mr. Gerbertsurbachev tear down this wall.

The people who knocked these buildings down

will hear all of it soon. Each of our own.

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