{"id":50831,"date":"2021-07-21T17:56:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T17:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/21\/marines-adopt-darpa-force-design-software-to-build-the-corps-for-future-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:56:58","slug":"marines-adopt-darpa-force-design-software-to-build-the-corps-for-future-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/07\/21\/marines-adopt-darpa-force-design-software-to-build-the-corps-for-future-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines adopt DARPA force design software to build the Corps for future fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab now has a software tool for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/09\/19\/marine-wargaming-center-will-help-plan-for-future-combat\/\" target=\"_blank\">force design<\/a> and experimentation developed by the same agency that conceived the stealth bomber and an early version of the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced recently that it was transitioning its Prototype Resilient Operations Testbed for Expeditionary Urban Scenarios, or PROTEUS, to the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab in Quantico, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/news-events\/2021-06-22\" target=\"_blank\">DARPA <\/a>launched the program in 2017 and completed a five-day capstone testing and demonstration with Marines from 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, according to a DARPA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/news-events\/2021-06-22\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUsing the PROTEUS software, Marines were able to visualize and manipulate their electromagnetic footprint, apply logistics support automation, and obtain quantitative analytics on the effectiveness of force packages and tactics in real time,\u201d John Paschkewitz, PROTEUS program manager in DARPA\u2019s Strategic Technology Office, said in the statement.<\/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\/2021\/04\/16\/top-marine-wants-to-see-marines-fighting-in-a-new-way-by-2023\/\" 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\/Marines-EABO-Okinawa.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\">Commandant wants to see Marines fighting in a new way by 2023<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Marines should expect big changes.<\/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\">While still at DARPA, the PROTEUS program was used by Marine Corps leadership to hone some of its Marine Corps\u2019 Force Design 2030 insights. The force design experiments and simulations have and continue to inform major decisions in the structure and functions of the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020 that meant shedding tanks and tankers from the ranks as well as beginning a large-scale shift away from conventional tube-launched artillery to more rocket artillery systems such as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May, Marine Corps Times covered the groundbreaking for a state-of-the-art <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/05\/15\/marines-break-ground-on-new-war-game-center\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wargaming Center<\/a> at Quantico, Virginia, expected to open by mid-2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that event, Lt. Gen. Eric Smith said that what the center will do is used advanced software and experts in wargaming and Marine programs to decide the best composition of units and the equipment they\u2019ll use in future combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s like we\u2019re bracketing,\u201d Smith told Marine Corps Times. \u201cWe\u2019re not saying, \u2018How far is the target?\u2019 We\u2019re saying that the target is somewhere between 4,000 and 4,500 yards \u2026 that\u2019s what this center does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bracketing is a technique often used with indirect fires such as mortars or cannon artillery when determining the distance of a target. A shooter will fire the projectile both short of and past the target, then know the distance where the target lies \u2015 between the two shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some unseen but vital ways, Marines also were able to run conceptual work for force design through the PROTEUS program that would test those concepts back in 2017 before the center was more than a goal for the Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paschkewitz said the tool allows developers, planners and leaders to look at how to deploy assets that emit electromagnetic signal and what\u2019s possible at the platoon, company and battalion level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PROTEUS program has three components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 \u2013 A virtual test environment that serves as a kind of tactical multidomain \u201csandbox\u201d for experiments and analysis across echelons. This synthetic environment is called ULTRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBuilding a commander\u2019s insight and judgment is driven by the fact that there\u2019s a live opponent,\u201d Paschkewitz said. \u201cWe built ULTRA around that concept from day one. This is not AI versus AI, or human versus AI, rather there is always a Marine against an ADFOR (adversary force), that\u2019s another Marine, typically, forcing the commander to adapt tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and innovate at mission speed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That allows commanders to immerse themselves in a simulated future conflict. Then they can deploy capabilities they have or future, not-yet-developed capabilities, to see what works best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCommanders can hone their battlefield skills, while also training subordinates on employment techniques, delivering a cohesive unit able to execute in a more effective manner,\u201d said Ryan Reeder, model and simulation director, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Experiment Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system also generates data on leader\u2019s critical decision in key \u201cfriction points\u201d in the scenarios, Reeder said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After those scenarios unfold they can use an NFL-style replay and review decisions, showing the effect of those decisions, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ULTRA section of PROTEUS displays urban areas in three dimensions, using the below-1,000 foot view from camera mapping equipped drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"530\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LOGISTICSWIZARD-PROTEUS-module.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LOGISTICSWIZARD-PROTEUS-module.jpg.jpg 829w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LOGISTICSWIZARD-PROTEUS-module.jpg.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LOGISTICSWIZARD-PROTEUS-module.jpg.jpg?resize=768,491 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is a screen capture of the logistics support feature for the newly adopted wargaming and force design software adopted by the Marine Corps from a DARPA program. (DARPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. The dynamic composition engine known as COMPOSER includes software that can automate equipment loadout and planning to develop commanders plans and what kind of logistical support needed to execute that mission set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COMPOSER will also use electromagnetic spectrum operations tools to give feedback on EM signature risk, communications assets and network configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout the EMSO and logistics wizards, it\u2019s hard to effectively coordinate and execute multi-domain operations,\u201d Paschkewitz said. \u201cMarines can easily coordinate direct and indirect fires but coordinating those with spectrum operations while ensuring logistical support without a staff is challenging. These tools allow Marines to focus on the art of war, and the automation handles the science of war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. The Parametric Data Service loads and updates models maps and other elements that keep the first two components, ULTRA and COMPOSER relevant and ready. It uses specifications for everything from radio range to vehicle capabilities to weapons ranges and effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe portability of the PROTEUS kit has been essential to us getting the capability to where Marines train,\u201d Paschkewitz said. \u201cIt\u2019s been great to see a communications or radio battalion Marine sit next to an Infantryman on PROTEUS computers and be able to understand each other, plan, and execute in innovative ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By pulling together these tools, Reeder said, users can conduct virtual integration in early experiments for tactics, techniques and procedures before the first live experimentation begins. 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