Robert Holmes

Captain Holmes is the commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.

Articles by Robert Holmes

The Navy–Marine Corps Team Must Prevent an American Moskva in the Pacific

By Captain Robert Holmes, U.S. Marine Corps

February 2023

Working together, the Navy and Marine Corps can minimize the risk to ships inside China’s weapons engagement zone in the western Pacific.

Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

Force Design 2030 Needs Better Blue-Green Intelligence

By Captain Robert Holmes, U.S. Marine Corps

January 2023

Naval Intelligence Essay Contest—Second Prize. Cosponsored by the Naval Intelligence Professionals and the U.S. Naval Institute. Navy and Marine Corps intelligence need to be even more integrated.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan lent themselves well to traditional service employment models such as the MAGTF, but future fights may require other solutions.

Keep the MAGTF Relevant to the Future Fight

By Captain Robert Holmes and Major Patrick Hassett, U.S. Marine Corps

December 2020

Marine air-ground task force commanders and planners must become fluent in the employment concepts naval expeditionary forces will use in the future.

Robert Holmes

Articles by Robert Holmes

The Navy–Marine Corps Team Must Prevent an American Moskva in the Pacific

Force Design 2030 Needs Better Blue-Green Intelligence

Keep the MAGTF Relevant to the Future Fight

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