There will be no crisis response void. If the USMC won't do it then the Army gladly will

 

Army units mobilize to White Sands Missile Range for emergency deployment readiness exercise https://t.co/5rkXKSc7XC

— Solomon (@SnafuBlogspot) July 19, 2023

If you haven't been paying attention then let me be the one to tell you. While the USMC has been pushing Force Design 2030, otherwise known as coast watcher/WW2 coast defense battalions for the modern era, the 82nd has been ramping up its crisis response exercises. Most of their exercises are shaped around crisis response.

Its obvious that if the USMC won't do it then the 82nd Airborne will.

Even more ominous?

You're seeing the 101st doing the same and we haven't even talked about the 173rd in Italy.

The DoD and the American public abhor a vacuum, especially in defense.

It really looks like the Marine Corps abandoned this mission, the 82nd picked it up and once caught on their bullshit the Marine Corps is trying to get back in the game.

It's probably too late now though.  You can't go from being a totally defensive, small unit, recon/counter recon outfit back into door kickers and life takers.