Mission
Mission objectives for Marine Corps Test Unit #1 as directed by Commandant of the Marine Corps:
- Evolve organizational concepts for the marine landing force under conditions of nuclear warfare,
- Determine requirements for light-weight weapons and equipment to permit maximum tactical exploitation of nuclear weapons,
- Develop tactics and techniques responsive to the full employment of nuclear weapons, and
- Evolve operational concepts, transportation requirements, and techniques to enable fast task force ships and submarines, or a combination of such shipping and airlift, for movement to the objective area and the ship-to-shore movement.
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