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I MEF Headquarters Group was re-designated as I MEF Information
Group ... a change that shows the Marine Corps’ progress in
improving readiness in information warfare and modernizing its
force; both emphasized by the commandant.
“Standing up the I
MEF Information Group is an inflection point for Marine Corps
Information Warfare. We have been operating in the information
environment for years, and we are now taking formal steps to fully
synchronize our capabilities and increase our capacity,” said Brig.
Gen. Robeta Shea, former commander of I MHG.
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July 6, 2017 - Col. Bobbi Shea (left) and Col. Dawn R. Alonso (right) salute
the national and Marine Corps colors in the traditional pass and
review during the change of command and re-designation ceremony at
Camp Pendleton, California. During the ceremony I Marine
Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group was re-designated as I MEF
Information Group to support I MEF in the expanding information
environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert A Alejandre)
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The use of the MIG will be different from the MHG’s
traditional role as a provider of information capabilities.
The MIG leads planning, integrating and executing
information warfare into the single-battle just as the
Marine division or Marine aircraft wing would do for ground
or air operations.
“I MIG will provide Marine Corps
commanders with the ability to more fully integrate
information warfare capabilities into their plans,” said
Shea, a New Hampshire native. “We will be able to degrade
and detract from our enemy’s ability to access their own
networks while also defending our commanders’ ability to
maneuver in the information environment.”
While the
information environment and information warfare may sound
like the stuff of science fiction, it is really just the
continued expansion of the battlespace beyond controlling
physical terrain. Navigation for Marines is no longer simply
compass work on the battlefield, but the ability to
integrate the landscape of knowledge and perception in all
MAGTF operations.
According to Shea, traditional
Marine Corps warfighting doctrine states that the nature of
war stays the same, but the means and the methods are
constantly evolving. By further integrating information
warfare into a combined arms approach the MAGTF increases
the friction on the enemy and crushes their will to succeed.
The MIG’s role is to degrade enemy information assets
and protect friendly ones, helping preserve the overall
maneuverability of the MAGTF in the information environment,
much like ground and air elements do in the physical domain.
“The MIG is the MEF’s information warfare hub. Within
the MEF we have a variety of units that integrate the Marine
air-ground team in a remarkably effective way,” said Shea.
“The MEF Information Group will enable us to further
integrate our operations in the information environment into
that team.”
The christening of the Marine Corps’
first information group shows the Marine Corps’ commitment
to battle readiness in the information environment, as the
information domain increases in popularity throughout world.
“The Marine Corps is an adaptive force by nature and by
necessity. Establishing I MIG is a continuation of that
tradition of adaptation and innovation,” said Shea.
By U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Royce Dorman
Provided
through DVIDS
Copyright 2017
The U.S. Marines
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