Communications and information systems (CIS) support collecting, processing, and exchanging information. CIS automate routine functions, freeing commanders and staffs to focus on the aspects of command and control that require experience, judgment, and intuition. Personnel who install, operate, and maintain CIS play a key role in the command and control of the Marine airground task force (MAGTF). It is an understatement to say that the success of the MAGTF in the modern battlespace depends on the effective employment of CIS. One of the most important networks of the MAGTF CIS architecture is single-channel radio (SCR). SCR is the principal means of communications support for maneuver units. SCR communications equipment is easy to operate, and networks are easily established, rapidly reconfigured, and, most importantly, easily maintained on the move.
DesignationMCRP 8-10B.11
EditionMay 2016
StatusActive
ProponentU.S. Marine Corps (MCCDC)
Pages193
FunctionComms Signal
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. CD&I (C 116) 2 May 2016 ERRATU