MCDP 8 Archives

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, I MEF, work on computers in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2023. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I MEF in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler D. Wilson)

Marine Corps’ new information command needs a common operational picture for digital landscape

The Marine Corps wants to be able to visualize the information space so commanders and forces can make better decisions.

Jan 5, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 aviation ordnance technicians load compatible software for a U. S. Air Force Guided Bomb Unit 38 to be employed on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet proof of concept mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 14, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)

Marine Corps developing a follow-on publication to last year’s information doctrine

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication 8-10 will look at practical aspects of integrating information into warfighting.

Feb 27, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Staff Sgt. Alek Albrecht participates in a Network War Bridge Course at the 39th Information Operations Squadron Sept. 19, 2014, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal Ardrey)

2022 in review: DOD and Congress take aim at improving operations in the information environment

The Pentagon and armed services have published and revised doctrine related to operations in the information environment.

Dec 28, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tristian Zimmerman, left, and Cpl. Jeremiah Egre-Contreras, both cryptologic linguists with Alpha Company, 1st Radio Battalion (RADBN), I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, operate a VMAX backpack system during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 28, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

DOD making progress in information operations but more improvement is needed, experts say

The Department of Defense is taking action to elevate and further incorporate information operations and information warfare into its strategy and planning. However, some experts say more…

Nov 4, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Marine Corps releases new doctrine on information

The Marine Corps published its latest doctrine, Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication-8, Information.

Jun 29, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau