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This analysis aims to examine the transition of the United States Marine Corps from a Pacific focus to global defense strategies post-World War II.

May 1, 2026Open Access

"Leathernecks in Paradise: The United States Marine Corps and the Pacific Basin, 1945-1947"

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This analysis aims to examine the transition of the United States Marine Corps from a Pacific focus to global defense strategies post-World War II.
Historical examination of Marine Corps deployments from 1945 to 1947
Analysis of budget and personnel cuts impacting military operations
Assessment of strategic military reorientations towards Europe and the Atlantic
Marine Corps faced significant unit demobilization and base closures.
Redeployments were necessary to meet early Cold War defense demands.
The transition was influenced by shifts in U.S. military strategy toward containment.

Abstract

Between 1945 and 1947, as the United States transitioned from a wartime stance to the beginnings of the Containment Doctrine, the United States Marine Corps similarly had to reorient itself from a focus on the Pacific Basin to one on the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Europe. In the postwar Pacific, Marine Corps deployments were dominated by budget and personnel cuts which dictated unit demobilization, base closures, and major redeployments even while the defense of the region had to be provided during the early stages of the Second Cold War.

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