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. Apr 22, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau
A U.S. Marine with 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, I MEF, tests a PRC-160 High Frequency Radio inside a combat tent in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2023. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I MEF in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler D. Wilson) Marine Corps taking data-centric approach to network and battlefield information The Marines are undergoing a paradigm shift when it comes to how they view the network, working to consolidate enterprise and tactical systems. Jan 16, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 aviation ordnance technicians load compatible software for a U. S. Air Force Guided Bomb Unit 38 to be employed on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet proof of concept mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 14, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr) Marine Corps using exercises to mature new Information Command Marine Corps Information Command is looking to mature regionally first, with eventual aspirations for global integration. Jan 4, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau
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. Mar 31, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau
U.S. Marines review how to make nine-line calls on a radio during a communications exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 17, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kindo Go) Marine Corps Information Command to be activated in FY23, commanded by the service’s cyber and space leader Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage, commander of MARFORCYBER and MARFORSPACE, will lead the forthcoming information command. Oct 26, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau