U.S. Marines with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, use a simulated helicopter body while training for different underwater escape scenarios on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 28, 2021. UET teaches Marines how to evacuate an aircraft crash-landing in a body of water. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andrew Skiver)
In a rapidly changing information environment, where social media and online news can influence international decisions in a matter of seconds, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (I MIG) addresses critical problems with innovation and accurate information through its Information Related Capabilities (IRCs). While many may observe the organization as a whole, most do not see the structure that holds it all together. One such person...
When most people think about the Marine Corps they think of an elite warfighting organization. What most do not think about is how the Marine Corps fits into the information age and ever evolving operational environment of science and technology.
In 1904 a group of naval officers, their wives and a few friends founded the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) after they recognized the need for medical and pay assistance for the troops. Instead of “passing the hat” to collect money, Marines and Sailors now had a resource to relieve their financial burdens. The NMCRS initially generated funds from the proceeds of a previous Army-Navy football game, providing assistance to widows...
