Working with Pacific Allies and Partners in Amphibious Operations
Please join CSIS for a half day conference covering the opportunities and challenges for the U.S. Marine Corps created by increasing allied and partner amphibious capabilities. This event will explore how the Marine Corps views regional engagement, how allies and partners view interactions with the U.S. and Marine Corps in particular, and what new capabilities the Marine Corps may need to explore in order to work effectively in this newly amphibious world.
A half day conference featuring opening remarks by:
Major General Christopher S. Owens ,USMC
Director of Expeditionary Warfare, OPNAV N95
A panel discussion on Pacific allies perspectives with:
Captain Hwang Eui-Sik
Naval Attaché, Republic of Korea Navy
Embassy of Korea
Colonel Masashi Yamamoto
Military Attach, Japan Ground Self Defense Force
Embassy of Japan
Andrew Shearer
Former Australian National Security Adviser and Visiting Fellow
CSIS
Closing keynote from:
Lieutenant General Robert S. Walsh, USMC
Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Commander and
Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration
This event is made possible with support from Huntington Ingalls Industries as part of a forthcoming CSIS study on the effects of increased allied and partner amphibious capability on the U.S. Marine Corps.












