Marine Corps Combat Development Command
{{Short description|Major command of the U.S. Marine Corps}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
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|unit_name=Marine Corps Combat Development Command
|image= Seal of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command.png
|caption= MCCDC Insignia
|dates=1921–present
|country= United States of America
|allegiance= {{flag|United States of America}}
|branch= {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg}} United States Marine Corps
|type= Major Command
|role= Combat Development & Integration
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|command_structure= Headquarters Marine Corps
|garrison= Marine Corps Base Quantico
Prince William County, Virginia, U.S.
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|commander1=Lieutenant General Eric E. Austin
|commander1_label=DC, CD&I
|commander2=Major General Phillip N. Frietze
|commander2_label=ADC, CD&I
|commander3=Sergeant Major Anthony J. Loftus
|commander3_label=SgtMaj CD&I
|notable_commanders = Charles C. Krulak
David H. Berger
Robert S. Walsh
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.mccdc.marines.mil/About/Our-leaders/|title=Mission and Organization|publisher=Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration|access-date=5 November 2020}} 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).
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.netc.navy.mil/Portals/46/NSTC/NROTC/docs/NROTC%20Field%20Training%20Manual%20Revised%2028JAN08.pdf|title=Quantico History|publisher=Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)|access-date=5 November 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.mccdc.marines.mil/About/History/|title=MCCDC History|publisher=Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration|access-date=5 November 2020}} On 1 Jan. 1968, the Marine Corps Schools was re-designated the Marine Corps Development and Education Command (MCDEC).{{cite web|url=https://www.quantico.marines.mil/About/History/|title=History of Marine Corps Base Quantico|publisher=MCINCR|access-date=5 November 2020}} On 10 Nov. 1987, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) was created.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Research-Tools-Facts-and-Figures/Chronologies-of-the-Marine-Corps/1987/|title=Chronologies – 1987|publisher=Marine Corps University|access-date=5 November 2020}} 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).
Subordinate units
- Operational Analysis Directorate
- Marine Corps Embassy Security Group
- Capabilities and Development Directorate
- Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
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