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USMC Concepts & Programs 2013
MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE
(MAGTF) COMMAND AND CONTROL
VISION STATEMENT
MAGTF C2 focuses on the simple premise of getting
the right information to the right Marine at the
right time in order to make timely and informed decisions.
MAGTF C2 is leader-centric, network-enabled
and is intended to support the continuous decision
making cycle of commanders at every level to ensure
they are positioned to best plan, direct, coordinate, and
control. Networked C2 capabilities will connect all elements
of the MAGTF with joint forces and mission
partners to create unparalleled information sharing
and collaboration, adaptive organizations, and a greater
unity of effort via synchronization and integration
of force elements at the lowest levels. Commanders
will have the ability to command and control disaggregated
forces across great distances to allow Enhanced
MAGTF Operations (EMO) down to the company
level and below. MAGTF C2 has, at its core, the following
ideas:
• Commander/Leader Centric
• Network enabled
• Information Assurance
• Collaborative, shared situational understanding
• Performed by all echelons
• Can be performed anywhere in the operational
environment
MAGTF C2 ROADMAP
The Deputy Commandant of Combat Development
and Integration has published the C2 Roadmap
for FY 2013 (https://ehqmc.usmc.mil/org/mccdc/default.aspx).
The MAGTF C2 Roadmap document is
capability-based and informs resource and acquisition
oversight requirements. This yearly update to the FY12
baseline expands upon the previous annual version and
evolves in coordination with other Capability Portfolio
Management (CPM) and other elements of HQMC
to provide a streamlined foundation for informed decision
making. The FY13 edition of the MAGTF C2
Roadmap will address FY13-FY21 proceedings, focusing
on the Program Objective Memorandum (POM)-
15 investment cycle.
MARINE CORPS INFORMATION
ENTERPRISE (MCIENT) STRATEGY
The Marine Corps Information Enterprise is
defined as the Marine Corps information resources,
assets, services, and processes required to achieve decision
and execution superiority, and to share information
and knowledge across the Marine Corps and
with mission partners. The MCIENT Strategy prepares
the Marine Corps for the future by establishing a vision
for the Marine Corps as an information enterprise
and by providing the objectives necessary for enhancing
Service core competencies, defeating adversaries,
supporting allies and mission partners, and performing
the Marine Corps legislated role.
Vision
The Marine Corps will continue to meet the challenges
of a complex security environment, fight and
win the Nation’s battles, and endure as the Nation’s
expeditionary force in readiness. To ensure these imperatives,
the Marine Corps must evolve into a knowledge-based
force that leverages seamless enterprise capabilities
across the spectrum of conflict in order to
enhance decision making, achieve knowledge superiority,
and gain tactical, operational, and strategic advantage
over the Nation’s adversaries.
Strategy
Achieving the vision requires the development of
improved mobile, seamless, and secure communications
and IT services across the Marine Corps Information
Enterprise. Communications and services with
these characteristics facilitate collaboration, coordinated
actions, and instant or near real-time access to mission-
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