美国海军陆战队近岸团（MLR ）【CRS】

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated November 18,2025The U.S.Marine Corps Marine Littoral Regiment(MLR)Background In March 2020,the U.S.Marine Corps(USMC)announced a major force design initiative planned to occur over 10 years originally referred to as“Force Design 2030”which is now known as“Force Design.”Under Force Design,the Marines are redesigning forces to place a stronger emphasis on naval expeditionary warfare.As part of the redesign,the Marines originally planned to establish at least three Marine Littoral Regiments(MLRs)organized,trained,and equipped to accomplish a number of missions within contested maritime spaces.MLR Missions According to the Marines,the MLR is to be capable of the following missions:Conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations(EABO),a form of expeditionary warfare involving the employment of naval expeditionary forces.Selected Marine and Navy forces are to be arrayed in a series of austere,temporary locations ashore within a contested or potentially contested maritime area to conduct sea denial and control and fleet sustainment operations.Conduct strike operations with a variety of systems.Coordinate air and missile defense operations.Support mar