Bits, Bandwidth, and Backscattering

摘要

Carl von Clausewitz famously stated in the first chapter of his tome, On War, that though the nature of war is enduring, the character of war is ever-changing.1 Today, we are on the precipice of another movement in the changing character of war as it relates to our close combat forces' ability to understand the battlefield and share that understanding. As the Marine Corps focuses on a new future framed by the Commandant's vision for force design and the expanding uses and increasing evolution of technology, the Marine Corps infantry squad will experience a seismic shift in the way they employ their weapons, optics, and equipment, providing a changing character in the way warfare will be prosecuted.