USING PARTNERED AND ALLIED CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAINTAIN PERSISTENT RECONNAISSANCE/COUNTER-RECONNAISSANCE FOR AMPHIBIOUS FORCES
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Authors
Rashley, Harrison C.
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cyber
cyber reconnaissance
Marine Corps
Stand-in Force
amphibious force
partners
allies
policy
doctrine
operations
cyber reconnaissance
Marine Corps
Stand-in Force
amphibious force
partners
allies
policy
doctrine
operations
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Michael, James B.
Shives, Timothy R.
Huntley, Wade L.
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2024-09
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The first island chain is a threat environment characterized by persistent and sophisticated cyber activities by state and non-state actors as well as strategic competition with China, North Korea, and Russia. To operate in these conditions the Marine Corps has proposed the Stand-in Force, a small, low-signature force establishing the forward edge of a partnered defense-in-depth in the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations. This thesis examines the efficacy of utilizing partnered and allied cyber infrastructure to support persistent reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance operations by Stand-in Forces within contested maritime zones. It focuses on three key Indo-Pacific allies: Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. Through a multi-case study, it examines each nation’s cyber command structure, defense network security, existing cyber agreements with the United States, and barriers to cooperation, congruently assessing their cyber capabilities and willingness to cooperate in cyberspace. The result is a summary of their ability to support the Stand-in Forces in defensive and offensive cyber operations, an analysis of current barriers, and the requirements of an ideally cyber-capable Stand-in Force. A classified supplemental summarizes sensitive additions to each study, as well as technologies the Stand-in Force might employ to accomplish their reconnaissance/counter-reconnaissance mission in cyberspace.
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