Prevailing in the "Age of Everything": Marine Special Operations Command and Improved Integration, Interoperability, and Interdependence

Abstract

Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and its service conventional partner, the Marine Corps, have increased integration, interoperability, and interdependence (I-3) since 2006 when MARSOC was formed. To be better prepared for future threats and challenges in what has been called, The Age of Everything, MARSOC will be required to build upon MARSOC-Conventional Forces (CF) I-3 and strengthen and build interagency I-3. In order to identify and combat future threats, MARSOC must continue to develop further I-3 between service, joint conventional forces, and its increasing interagency partners. MARSOC-CF I-3 begins with understanding the future threats. MARSOC-USMC I-3 and MARSOC-Interagency I-3 are the fundamental concepts of increase I-3 for MARSOC. To build and increase I-3 between MARSOC, the Marine Corps, and the interagency the future operating environment in which all three players will respond to must first be identified. Once the future operating environment is established, MARSOC can align with the Marine Corps and its interagency partners by better integrating, becoming more interoperable, and interdependent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2018
Accession Number
AD1177008

Entities

People

  • Nathan L. Golike

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Intelligence Surveillance And Reconnaissance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Surveillance
  • Teamwork
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

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