Marine Corps Combat Development Command | |
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Active | 1921–present |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch | United States Marine Corps |
Type | Major Command |
Role | Combat Development & Integration |
Part of | Headquarters Marine Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Base Quantico Prince William County, Virginia, U.S. |
Commanders | |
DC, CD&I | Lieutenant General Eric E. Austin |
ADC, CD&I | Major General Phillip N. Frietze |
SgtMaj CD&I | Sergeant Major Anthony J. Loftus |
Notable commanders | Charles C. Krulak David H. Berger Robert S. Walsh |
The Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), located at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia, is a major command of the United States Marine Corps (USMC), which has the mission of supporting the development of future operational concepts and the determination of how to best organize, train, educate and equip the Marine Corps of the future.[1] Since 2005, the commanding general for the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) has been dual hatted as the Deputy Commandant, Combat Development & Integration (DC, CD&I).