Marine Corps is Building a Unified Network to Operate in Highly Distributed Environments

The Marine Corps is taking steps to merge its enterprise and tactical networks as it prepares for a changing warfare paradigm.
The Marine Corps is on track to being one of the most distributed forces ever with significant command, control, communications, intelligence and cyber capabilities. A unified network with modernized network equipment is critical to operating in this environment. Cyber Technology Officer Shery Thomas discusses the Marine Corps’ efforts to combine networks with multiple classification levels into a single enterprise, how the service plans to better secure its systems and bring those capabilities to the edge.

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Shery Thomas Cyber Technology Officer Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command
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