[relictele]

in an effort to build up communities such as cyber and electronic warfare

Erm, stay in your lane, Marines.

[Spktyr]

Electronic warfare is rapidly becoming something that needs to be conducted at platoon level on the battlefield these days, what with the advent of lethal-capable man-portable drones.

https://www.military.com/defensetech/2016/01/15/will-2016-be-the-year-of-the-portable-lethal-drone

[TalonDJ]

“Erm, stay in your lane, Marines.”

These days Cyber and Electronic warfare happen on the battle field direction with the soldiers. If you can jam their signals at close range you get bombs and drones all over you. The Marines need this stuff more than they need a low tech bazooka.

[Reily]

A very DOD reaction! “Cyber” is the new BIG DOD initiative, it’s where the money is! Infantry, rifles, rockets, that is so War of 1812! Every service needs a band of cyber warriors honed to a sharp edge on years of “World of Warcraft”.

Marines need to do what Marines have always done efficiently bring death & destruction to a foreign enemy.

[major_gaff]

My MOS in the Corps was Tactical Electronic Warfare Avionics Technician and that was
over 30 years ago so the Corps has been in this lane for quite some time now...

[opbuzz]

The USMC developed a secure network a couple decades ago which was taken over by the USN and became known as the SIPRNET. in the 1st Gulf war the USMC developed a secure air planning tool that the other services adopted and are still using for the ATO.