US Marines are training to break up and move their command posts to survive a Pacific war
Future conflicts, especially one in the vast Indo-Pacific, could require command-and-control networks to be dispersed and mobile.
As adversaries become more adept at detecting and targeting command posts, the US Marine Corps is honing its skills to break up and relocate its command nodes in the Pacific region. This push for a dispersed and mobile command and control system stems from lessons learned in Ukraine, where fixed high-value targets proved vulnerable to enemy strikes.
Marine Corps officers have been practicing how to establish independent command nodes, move them rapidly via ground vehicles and aircraft, and maintain battlefield decision-making capabilities during these relocations. The US and other Western militaries are learning that centralized command posts are at risk of being detected and attacked, rendering them ineffective.
To counter this, Marines are packing command posts into vehicles and concealing them from both visual and electromagnetic detection. This transition to dispersed command nodes extends beyond just command and control, as large air bases are also seen as vulnerable targets. The war in Ukraine demonstrates the importance of mobility, redundancy, and survivability in command and control as Russian forces target key command centers.
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