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Eric Smith

General Smith is the 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Articles by Eric Smith

A recent example of Navy-Marine Corps campaigning is the deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group/26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to counter Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf by providing security to merchant vessels.

Rethink the Marine Corps’ Role in Global Campaigning

By General Eric M. Smith, U.S. Marine Corps

November 2023

Campaigning is not a new concept, but its renewed use is a wakeup call.

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Stand-in Forces: Adapt or Perish

By General Eric Smith, U.S. Marine Corps

April 2022

Small, mobile, and lethal, these forces must be able to fight “inside.”