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U.S. Marines and sailors with 1st Network Battalion, Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group, uncase their unit colors during a ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 20, 2020. 1st Network Bn. is responsible for providing all aspects of security, operations, and protection for the Western region of the Marine Corps Enterprise Network. The unit unveiled its colors, signifying the birth of the newest unit in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

U.S. Marines with Network Activity Europe/Africa celebrate the activation of Network Activity Europe/Africa, Marine Corps Cyber Operations Group, Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Panzer Kaserne barracks in Boeblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Oct. 1, 2020. Network Activity Europe/Africa was activated to ensure a resilient network that enables mission execution in the face of persistent cyber threats as well as to command and control the Marine Corps Enterprise Network throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. James Bourgeois and Cpl. Robin Lewis)

Defensive Cyberspace Operations – Internal Defense Measures purpose is to provide added security in the cyberspace warfare environment by executing defensive cyberspace operations that include: defending against any anticipated attacks, searching for threats and to respond and recover from cyber-attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nello Miele)

The Marine Corps is modernizing how it commands and controls its enterprise network. Now a dedicated group will upgrade the Corps’ ability to prevent and counter adversarial cyber-attacks and minimize network disruptions and outages. August 30, 2020, in Quantico, Virginia, the Marine Corps stood up Network Activity - National Capital Region (NCR), the second network focused unit following the model pioneered by the 1st Network Battalion out of Camp Pendleton, California. The network activity will command and control the Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN) within the NCR. “This will realign the workforce and all of its resources; I’m talking about people and money,” said Col. Edward J. Debish, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group, while speaking to the civilians and Marines of Network Activity NCR during an activation ceremony. The MCEN is the Marine Corps’ communications backbone connecting computers, people, and related devices. The network provides robust, seamless, and secure end‐to‐end communications for all Marines; from the supporting establishment to forward-deployed forces. In total, the Marine Corps is establishing three network battalions and three network activities. The network battalions provide general support to the Marine Expeditionary Forces, while the network activities are assigned to a geographic region and tailored to the supported establishments. In the past, there were seven commanders in eight regions providing command and control of the MCEN. “What this does for the Marine Corps, the big bang for our buck, is it provides unity of command and unity of effort,” said Debish. “We all have one commander now. All the network battalions and activities will work for the commanding officer of the MCCOG and they all report to Maj. Gen. Mathew G. Glavy.” While speaking to the Marines, Debish added, “you are the first network activity to stand up in the Marine Corps. You guys are now plank holders, you guys are the seed that is going to grow into something that is going to allow us to have command and control over the enterprise networks. Patrick Scholes, director of Network Activity - NCR told the Marines “we have a special mission here.” He added, “what we do here supports the warfighter directly.” When the MCEN command and control modernization implementation plan is complete, it will empower commanders to respond faster than ever before.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dillon Mason, network technician, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, discusses the importance of his MRF-D family, May 28, 2020. Mason is from Oklahoma City and ensures connectivity for the rotation. MRF-D is an annual rotation to Darwin, Australia to maintain an on-going alliance between Australia and the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Nowell) MRF-D enables U.S. Marines and the ADF to enhance regional security, strengthen alliances, and partnerships, and increase the ability to rapidly respond to crises throughout the region.

Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command and Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group, in partnership with the Defense Information Systems Agency, conducted an authorized service interruption (ASI) March 3, 2020 to implement Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS) at Marine Corps Air Stations Beaufort and Cherry Point. This ASI, one of several deliberate interruptions to service, significantly improved MARFORCYBER's ability to secure, operate and defend the Marine Corps Enterprise Network.

U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II MEF Information Group, hosted the second annual Cyber Fury training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 17-28, 2020. Cyber Fury is an annual training exercise that allows Marines to be challenged with a series of simulated cyber space attacks which they are then tasked to identify and counter. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Austin Livingston)