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General Alfred M. Gray, Jr &#; Warfighting Innovator

By: Dr. Shawn Callahan
Posted on May 15,
Article Date 01/06/

The Marine Corps lost one of its great and visionary leaders on 20 March In the many public eulogies that marked Gen Alfred M.

Gray’s passing there were three aspects of his life and career that stood out: his leadership, his focus on combat readiness, and his role in promoting maneuver warfare and the creation of FMFM 1,Warfighting.

This article focuses on the latter aspect, Gen Gray’s achievements as a warfighting innovator. His contributions in this role both deserve explanation and illuminate many of his other merits worthy of emulation today.

Of the many models of military innovation presented by political scientists and historians, several highlight the importance of mavericks with new radical ideas and senior officer “champions” who protect them.1 Gen Gray’s greatest contributions to the adoption of maneuver warfare b