{"id":15412,"date":"2020-06-10T18:50:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T18:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/10\/why-a-marine-information-warfare-unit-knows-it-can-win\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:03:32","slug":"why-a-marine-information-warfare-unit-knows-it-can-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/information-warfare\/2020\/06\/10\/why-a-marine-information-warfare-unit-knows-it-can-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a Marine information warfare unit knows it can win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps created the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Groups (MIG) in 2017 as a means of modernizing its force and keeping pace with adversaries who exploit the so-called information environment via cyberattacks, propaganda and electronic warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a new commander takes the reins of these units, its outgoing leader explained how it is maturing, adapting, and gearing up for the information fight. Those lessons started at a 2018 exercise known as Trident Juncture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[That exercise] was a seminal event for II MIG and really put us on track for where we are now. The first big take-away for us is everything takes place in the information environment,\u201d Col. Jordan Walzer, the outgoing commander of II MIG, told C4ISRNET. \u201cGiven this was the biggest NATO exercise of its kind since the Cold War, the world was watching. We knew we\u2019d face cyberattacks, propaganda, disinformation, foreign intelligence collection, and narrative warfare \u2013 and we did. For what the MIGs were designed for, Trident Juncture was a live-fire environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Brian Russell, who most recently served as the director of plans and strategy for U.S. Cyber Command\u2019s Joint Task Force-Ares, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/cybercom\/2020\/01\/21\/what-new-documents-reveal-about-cyber-commands-biggest-operation\/\" target=_blank>online offensive against ISIS<\/a>, is expected to take over June 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MIGs have expertise in cyber, intelligence, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, communications and information operations, but with the advent of new information capabilities, the Corps needed to modernize.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/information-warfare\/2019\/12\/06\/heres-what-the-marines-information-command-centers-will-do\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-inside-2-NEW-0624.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s what the Marines\u2019 information command centers will do<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">These centers will help commanders better understand the threats and vulnerabilities in the information sphere.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Marines, we\u2019ve long clung to this sacred cow we call the Marine Air Ground Task Force, or MAGTF, and for good reason \u2013 it worked. Our ability to task organize with four combat elements \u2013 command, ground, air, and logistics \u2013 made us the greatest expeditionary fighting force in the world,\u201d Walzer said. \u201cBut the MAGTF construct hasn\u2019t really changed since 1963 \u2026 We can\u2019t saddle ourselves down with Industrial Age thinking. It\u2019s time to elevate the MIGs as the MAGTF\u2019s fifth combat element, the Information Combat Element.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have long maintained that the MIGs would not be built overnight. Exercises and events, such as Trident Juncture, help the Marine Corps shape the direction of these forces and better understand what needs to be tweaked.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/04\/06\/the-first-tests-for-the-marines-information-warfare-teams\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-cover-comp3.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The first tests for the Marines\u2019 information warfare teams<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Through a variety of exercises, the Marine Corps continues to integrate the Marine Expeditionary Force Information Groups and information-related capabilities with traditional forces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walzer noted that in the future, conflicts will likely be decided before the physical fighting begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe winners and losers of the great power competition will likely be determined left of any kinetic fight. Competition may not fit nicely with everyone\u2019s perception of war but it most definitely is warfare,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd should we have to fight at the high end, fire and maneuver have to be combined with information-related warfighting capabilities if we\u2019re to achieve true asymmetric advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, he said another critical lesson the unit took away from the exercise is that their team can win. He said the Atlantic Council, a non-partisan think tank, conducted a postmortem on the anti-NATO disinformation campaign during Trident Juncture and determined NATO persevered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe won the battle of the narrative. And if we did it once, we can do it again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with many forces in the information environment, the MIG will have to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re really going to have to review the structure of the MIGs as we move forward. We can walk and chew gum but the problem is we want to run \u2026 Our aim point of being \u2018fully online\u2019 has changed over the last three years and it\u2019s time to think bigger and bolder,\u201d Walzer said. \u201cAsk me where this MIG is going to be in five or 10 years and I honestly couldn\u2019t tell you. But I can tell you I can\u2019t wait to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Working with partners<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the common threads senior leaders have discussed recently is in the face of emboldened adversaries, the military must partner better; both within its sister services and partner nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the MIGs to reach their full potential, I believe we need to take a hard look at how we view componency and command and control relationships as we integrate as part of the naval and joint force,\u201d Walzer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commandant of the Marine Corps issued guidance last fall that calls for greater overall naval integration, acting more as an extension of the Navy versus a second land Army, which extends to the information warfare realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/information-warfare\/2019\/12\/05\/the-navy-and-marines-want-an-integrated-force-for-information-warfare\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RR-Japan.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Navy and Marines want an integrated force for information warfare<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Under new guidance, the Marine Corps is working to more seamlessly integrate all its forces, to include information warfare, with the Navy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the last year, II MIG\u2019s made huge strides revitalizing our Navy-Marine Corps Team. We\u2019re now aligned and integrated with the Navy in ways like never before,\u201d Walzer explained. \u201cTogether, we\u2019re building a shared understanding of the information environment which allows us to plan, pull our resources, and leverage complimentary capabilities. The Fleets are moving forward and we\u2019re right there with them \u2013 shoulder to shoulder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walzer also explained II MIG hosted the Army last year for the largest electronic warfare exercise the Corps has participated in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For international partners, Walzer said II MIG integrated well with their British counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re proud of our special partnership with the Royal Marines of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group,\u201d he said. \u201cThe MIGs strive to leverage capabilities from our joint and interagency partners \u2013 an \u2018all of government\u2019 approach. But we can\u2019t stop there. We need our allies and partners, now more than ever. 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