Tech whizzes and CEOs find homes in Corps’ new Reserve innovation unit>
Marine Corps Times – Irene Loewenson
Part of the impetus for the unit is Force Design 2030, the overhaul of the Marine Corps that seeks to modernize it in preparation for potential conflict with a near-peer, in particular the technologically advanced Chinese military. The unit is set up to help find the technology, broadly defined, that the Corps needs as it makes that shift.

The idea behind the unit is that reservists, thanks to the expertise and connections they have developed in their civilian careers, can be uniquely situated to help modernize the active force.

When an active force unit comes across a thorny technological problem, that’s where the Marine Innovation Unit comes in. It might clue the unit into relevant civilian technology. It might connect the unit with another military unit or governmental agency that is working on a solution.

The unit kicked off operations in March 2022, but its activation ceremony is scheduled for May 5.
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