Force Design 2030 update accelerates agile, distributed sustainment as III MEF expands logistics capacity amid rising regional threats
CAMP SCHWAB, Japan | The U.S. Marine Corps has activated three new combat logistics companies in Japan, marking a significant step in the service’s intensified push toward agile, distributed sustainment across the Indo-Pacific under Force Design 2030.
Combat Logistics Battalion 4 (CLB-4) formally stood up its Headquarters, Alpha, and General Service Companies during a Nov. 14 activation ceremony at Camp Schwab, the Marine Corps confirmed. A fourth unit—Bravo Company—is expected to follow as part of the battalion’s expanding footprint in the region.
The new formations underscore the service’s sharpened focus on expeditionary logistics, an area Commandant Gen. Eric Smith has repeatedly described as essential for surviving and prevailing across contested island chains stretching from Japan to the Philippines.
