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- This is Lieutenant Colonel Earl Hancock,

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or Pete, Ellis.

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Ellis enlisted in the Marine
Corps all the way back in 1900

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and was then commissioned as
Second Lieutenant in 1901.

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He completed multiple tours
throughout the Pacific

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and developed innovative solutions

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for the future of warfare.

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He was a true Marine Corps innovator.

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(typewriter keys clack)

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Lieutenant Colonel Ellis
was an undisputed genius,

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but why does he matter to us as Marines?

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One MIG exists to identify and act

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upon threats, vulnerabilities,
and opportunities

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in the information environment,

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and Lieutenant Colonel Ellis
did just that back in 1920.

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Over 20 years before the
outbreak of World War II,

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Ellis authored a document titled

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"Advanced Base Operations in the Pacific."

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The document was based
on what he perceived

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as an inevitable war in the Pacific.

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He highlighted major potential targets,

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including Hawaii, Wake Island,
the Philippines, and Guam

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and pinpointed key islands
the U.S. would have to seize

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to counter an adversary offensive,

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such as the Marshall Islands,

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the Marianas, and the Philippines.

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The concept became the
basis for War Plan Orange,

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which was the framework

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for the Pacific island-hopping campaign

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that led to U.S. victory in the Pacific.

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One MIG strives to partner with those

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at the forefront of innovation.

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Every Marine should think
like Lieutenant Colonel Ellis

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and help win tomorrow's battles today.