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Getting 'On the NATO Map': Marine Corps Innovation and Late Cold War Exercises, 1975-1978.

  • Published In: Journal of Military History, 2024, v. 88, n. 4. P. 1062 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Donlon, Brian 3 of 3

Abstract

This article examines two pairs of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercises--Teamwork/Bonded Item 76 and Northern Wedding/Bold Guard 78--that had a significant impact on the United States Marine Corps of the late Cold War. These exercises reversed the service's previous ineptitude, repairing its reputation in NATO and helping to quiet U.S. critics of the corps. More importantly, they spurred innovation and boosted deterrence, inspiring enduring changes in service training, equipment, and doctrine while also increasing Soviet perceptions of the conventional threat posed to their flanks. This article adds both to the study of peacetime military change and the historiography of the late Cold War. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of Military History. 2024/10, Vol. 88, Issue 4, p1062
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0899-3718
  • Accession Number:179782299
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