{"id":14393,"date":"2018-06-07T14:51:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T14:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/07\/the-corps-is-about-to-kick-off-experimental-exercises-for-its-information-warriors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:24:55","slug":"the-corps-is-about-to-kick-off-experimental-exercises-for-its-information-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/c2-comms\/2018\/06\/07\/the-corps-is-about-to-kick-off-experimental-exercises-for-its-information-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Corps is about to kick off experimental exercises for its information warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Corps is planning a series of experimental exercises to test its information warriors in exploiting and navigating the complex information terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corps calls it \u201coperations in the information environment,\u201d or OIE, and I Marine Information Group<\/a>, or I MIG, has been selected for the fiscal year 2019 series of experimental exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis approach to Marine Corps operations in the information environment (OIE) will significantly impact future MAGTF [Marine Air-Ground Task Force<\/a>] operations across all domains,\u201d reads a statement from a MARADMIN posted Tuesday. \u201cTherefore, experimentation to assess and evolve this nascent organization and its associated concepts is critical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exercises are a spinoff of last years Sea Dragon 2025<\/a> exercises that experimented with new infantry squad sizes and kitted up grunts with the latest and greatest tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of that experimentation, the Corps decided to cut its infantry squads down to 12, add a drone systems operator and is in the process of overhauling equipment and gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group prepare to take off during special patrol insertion and extraction operations training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2018. (Pfc. Larisa Chavez\/ Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Corps is amid plans to retool its forces for a future fight with a near-peer adversary like Russia and China. Both adversaries already boast impressive electronic warfare weapons and sensors to exploit the electromagnetic spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marines are prepping its forces to navigate the information environment and even grunts are getting in on the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experimental exercises have slowly been equipping infantry Marines with a range of electronic warfare equipment and sensors to aid them in the futuristic battle that lies ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\t