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deputy commandant for information

Screenshot from video of then Brig. Gen. Melvin Carter being interviewed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, August 9, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Servante R. Coba)

Key naval information warfare organizations receive new bosses

Lt. Gen. Melvin Carter assumed his new role as deputy commandant for information, and Vice Adm. Mike Vernazza recently became the so-called I-Boss.
U.S. Marines assigned to Defensive Cyberspace Operations – Internal Defensive Measures Company, 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, review network configurations in the current operations tent at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 1, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cutler Brice)

No nominee to fill top Marine Corps information post after former pick assigned to different job

Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage was nominated and confirmed to be the next deputy commandant for information, but he's been assigned to a different position.
U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers attached to Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), utilize a GPS during an Instrument Set, Reconnaissance and Surveying (ENFIRE) class aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea, July 6, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)

The Marine Corps is getting a new top information warfare officer

Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage will be the next deputy commandant for information.
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