{"id":32569,"date":"2020-02-18T15:59:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/18\/a-new-cyber-group-to-help-marines-and-they-dont-have-purple-hair\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:34:51","slug":"a-new-cyber-group-to-help-marines-and-they-dont-have-purple-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2020\/02\/18\/a-new-cyber-group-to-help-marines-and-they-dont-have-purple-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"A new cyber group to help Marines &#8211; and they don\u2019t have purple hair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new pool of subject matter experts of who can be called in to help on cyber or IT issues for the Marine Corps has begun its work, including for a project on defensive cyber operations and another to improve automated tasks on networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials told Fifth Domain the members of the Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary aren\u2019t hackers with tattoos and purple hair, as was thought, when the program was activated in May. Instead, they are industry, academic, technical and project management experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is a pool of highly qualified individuals who want to help the Marine Corps and increase their effectiveness and readiness in the cyberspace domain,\u201d Maj. Stephen Magee, the auxiliary\u2019s program manager within the Deputy Commandant for Information, told Fifth Domain in an interview. He added the program is entirely voluntary.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/05\/01\/will-every-marine-remain-a-rifleman-new-cyber-unit-can-have-purple-hair-but-no-eagle-globe-and-anchor-commandant-says\/\" 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=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mar-magtf-cyberjpg.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\">Will every Marine a rifleman remain? New cyber unit \u2018can have purple hair\u2019 but no Eagle, Globe and Anchor, commandant says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Corps will create a new Cyber Auxiliary division, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said Monday.<\/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\">In early 2018, the Marine Corps\u2019 previous commandant wanted to bring in highly qualified experts who could link up with the Marine Corps and volunteer their time, Magee said. The result was the Cyber Auxiliary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizations within the Marine Corps that require help on a particular project or program can fill out paperwork for a specific requirement. The Cyber Auxiliary team will then weigh those requirements against the pool of volunteers and choose who might be best to help. For example, it may be a one-time advisory session or a longer effort that offers guidance periodically throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the first areas of focus for the auxiliary was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/marine-corps\/2018\/12\/11\/marines-need-to-equip-defensive-cyber-teams\/\" target=_blank>defensive cyber operations-internal defensive measures companies<\/a> that reside within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/c2-comms\/2018\/04\/06\/the-first-tests-for-the-marines-information-warfare-teams\/\" target=_blank>Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Groups (MIG)<\/a>. These are be specialized and tactically focused defensive cyber teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magee said the auxiliary has volunteers with expertise in digital forensics and industrial control systems that can assist in this realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other efforts include a requirement for agile development, a service-wide capture the flag event and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Automation task force<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the first projects undertaken by the auxiliary was the creation of an automation task force in response to a requirement from Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It started when Maj. John Schreiner, G6 project officer within the command, was looking for help with a network modernization project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThink about it like you\u2019re putting in a sewer system. You could never have laid any pipe before, never understood about water flows \u2026 read a couple of books and try it,\u201d he said. \u201cOr you can engage with subject matter experts who\u2019d actually done it before and remind you like \u2018hey make sure you don\u2019t cut power cables or fiber optic cables when you\u2019re putting those pipes down.\u2019 Talking to somebody who\u2019s done it before makes a pretty big difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magee explained that when Schreiner approached the auxiliary, the team was certain others had faced the problems he but instead could offer suggestions on how they might do it differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first, a small group of experts attended a question-and-answer session with the Schreiner\u2019s team. 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