Information Related Capabilities (IRC)
Abstract
Signature Management (SIGMAN) - This is a CMC Force Design program. SIGMAN will be utilized by the Marine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC) SIGMAN platoon to provide commanders with the ability to understand their own forces' electromagnetic signatures and the ability to disrupt adversary units. SIGMAN supports the goals of the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design (FD) Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by providing tools enabling the FMF to conduct distributed operations (DO) and mass effects while minimizing electromagnetic signatures that put forces at risk for detection and targeting. Fluctuations within the funding profile due to different components being procured each year. SIGMAN Increment I is the SIGMAN Visualization and Planning Tool (SVPT) that provides commanders a display of their own forces electromagnetic signatures and the ability to implement measures to limit those signatures when possible. SIGMAN Increment II is the Radio Frequency (RF) Generator-Light and SIGMAN Increment III is the RF Generator- Heavy. The SIGMAN Increment II and Increment III systems will provide commanders the ability to develop and project electromagnetic signature countermeasures to mask their own blue-force signature. Cognitive Radio Frequency Inference Technology (CRIT) provides the ability to conduct blue force signature assessment, blue force signature planning, and advanced delivery. SIGMAN will procure production articles through the Lead Systems Integrator and the Army C5ISR program office. This program includes funding in support of YETI in which details are held at a higher classification level. Digital Media Systems (DMS) (formerly Public Affairs Systems (PAS)) is the result of the Combat Camera and Public Affairs Occupational Fields (OccField) transitioning into the COMMSTRAT OccField in 2018. DMS provides the Marine Corps and the Joint Force with deployable systems to support Operations in the Information Environment (OIE), non-lethal fires, and the battle of narrative efforts. DMS supports the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) to be more lethal, survivable, and sustainable when conducting emerging maritime and warfighting concepts against competitor threats. The program maintains an evolutionary approach to acquisitions and leverages commercial industry-standard non-developmental items to provide the best value to the Marine Corps, while keeping Communication, Strategy and Operations (COMMSTRAT) Marines appropriately equipped to understand and affect the information environment. This effort supports research, testing, and evaluation of the Tactical Imagery Production System Next Generation (TIPS NG) to provide the FMF with the means to acquire, process, edit, develop, disseminate, transmit in near-real time, archive visual information (VI) products, and provide reprographics print speeds in support of Marine Corps missions across the competition continuum. Military Information Support Operations (MISO) - Consists of the Fly Away Broadcast System (FABS) Marine Corps Variant (MCV) Family of Systems (FoS). In collaboration with Special Operations Command (SOCOM), the FABS MCV FOS provides the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commander with a transportable, modular system capable of conveying and delivering messages via select bands within the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to influence select foreign groups and promote themes to change those groups' attitudes and behaviors. MISO capabilities are critical to the success of the MAGTF mission, enabling commanders to shape the information environment, counter enemy propaganda, misinformation, disinformation, and adversarial narratives. The FABS MCV FoS contains three variants: FABS Heavy (FABS-H), FABS Medium (FABS-M), and FABS Light (FABS-L). The FABS-H variant will provide greater power, range, persistence, and capacity used at a Forward Operating Base (FOB). The FABS-M variant provides the MAGTF Commander with a tactical and portable system. The FABS-L variant provides the Marines a battery powered man-packable system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 3772_0206313M_7_1319_PB_2024
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