{"id":28775,"date":"2018-02-06T23:05:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T23:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/06\/no-comms-naval-community-not-worried\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:26:46","slug":"no-comms-naval-community-not-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/show-reporter\/2018\/02\/06\/no-comms-naval-community-not-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"No comms? Naval community not worried"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Top defense leaders have continuously warned of the variety and veracity of threats near-peer competitors can pose to U.S. forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some might think the denial of friendly communications through signal jamming poses problems, officers in the Marine Corps and Navy don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe signature management fight is one we\u2019re excited about having because if we go to a completely comms-degraded environment, I win all day long because it\u2019s about training,\u201d Maj. Gen. Eric Smith, Commanding General of 1 Marine Division, said during a panel at the West 2018 conference in San Diego, California, Feb. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause if nobody\u2019s talking, I win because I\u2019ll guarantee you the marines that we have are far better trained than the soldiers we will go up against. If they can\u2019t talk and I can\u2019t talk, I win all day long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t