Marine Corps Combat Development Command

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Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Seal of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command.png
MCCDC Insignia
Active1921present
CountryUnited States of America
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States of America
BranchFlag of the United States Marine Corps.svg United States Marine Corps
TypeMajor Command
RoleCombat Development & Integration
Part of Headquarters Marine Corps
Garrison/HQ Marine Corps Base Quantico
Prince William County, Virginia, U.S.
Commanders
DC, CD&ILieutenant General Karsten S. Heckl
ADC, CD&IBrigadier General Phillip N. Frietze
SgtMaj CD&ISergeant Major Anthony J. Loftus
Notable
commanders
Charles C. Krulak
David H. Berger
Robert S. Walsh

The Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), located at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia, is a major command of the United States Marine Corps (USMC), which has the mission of supporting the development of future operational concepts and the determination of how to best organize, train, educate and equip the Marine Corps of the future. [1] Since 2005, the commanding general for the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) has been dual hatted as the Deputy Commandant, Combat Development & Integration (DC, CD&I).

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History

The predecessor to the MCCDC, Marine Corps Schools Quantico, was established in 1921 by the 13th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Major General John A. Lejeune. [2] Prospects of a Pacific war led to the development of the concepts and techniques of amphibious warfare, which were then applied in the Pacific theater of World War II. [3] On 1 Jan. 1968, the Marine Corps Schools was re-designated the Marine Corps Development and Education Command (MCDEC). [4] On 10 Nov. 1987, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) was created. [5] In 2005 the commanding general for Marine Corps Combat Development Command was dual hatted as the deputy commandant for combat development and integration (DC, DC&I). [3]

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References

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  2. "Quantico History" (PDF). Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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