Deputy Commandant for Information develops and supervises plans, policies, and strategy for operating in the Information Environment and identifies requirements in doctrine, manpower, training, education, and equipment in order to support Marine Air Ground Task Force operations in the Information Environment. In support of the Commandant of the Marine Corps and his Title 10 responsibilities as a service chief, the Deputy Commandant for Information serves as the principal advisor on all Information Environment matters and serves as the principal spokesperson on Marine Corps Information Environment programs, requirements, and strategy throughout the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense.
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Jerry Carter, right, the Deputy Commandant for Information, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General by Gen. Eric...
The future operating environment will require Marines to scope and implement software-based solutions at the edges of the battlefield without connectivity or assistance from centralized or contracted support.
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Marines with the Marine Corps Information Operations Center stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, partner nation and joint force service members and members from several government agencies executed Information Warfighter Exercise aboard Camp Upshur from September 11th to September 23rd, 2022.
Gen. David Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, signed Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 8, Information publishing the Corps newest doctrine, June 29, 2022.
Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 8, Information, marks the establishment of the first capstone service doctrine to describe the purpose and mechanics of the Marine Corps’ seventh warfighting function. The purpose of MCDP 8, Information is to introduce a conceptual framework for understanding and employing the information warfighting function in addition to providing Marines with increased flexibility in their operational approaches across all phases of the competition continuum, in all warfighting domains. MCDP 8, Information is written within the context of a continuously changing global security environment. The Marine Corps' view of information is based on our common understanding of the nature of war and on our warfighting philosophy as described in MCDP 1, Warfighting. MCDP 8, Information is comprised of four chapters applicable to all Marines describing; the Nature of Information, Theory of Information, Effective Use of Information and Institutionalizing Information.
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Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 8-10 addresses the four functions of information (generate, preserve, deny, project) by describing a method for Marine Corps commanders and their staffs to plan and integrate information into operations and command activities. It provides the practical link connecting our maneuver warfare philosophy to the detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures found in reference or tactical publications. Further, MCWP 8-10 describes the means for conducting information by identifying those activities across all warfighting functions that can generate information advantages, and then presents a method to assess the effectiveness of those activities.