Doug " Breaking the Phalanx " MacGregor, tilts at the windmills of the USMC (Under-utilized Superfluous Military Capability) *and* XVIII (Airborne) Corps... thinking big, is our tanker. Marine Commandant James Amos’ recent remarks on the future of the corps can be summed up as: nothing new. In shorthand, “Rah, rah, the Marine Corps is awesome, and all we have to do is make sure they have the equipment & training & facilities they need so they can always be awesome Marines...