The U.S. Marine Corps’ vision for future operations: small units dispersed on islands and beachheads across contested waters, all looking for enemy ships and planes while gathering information to create a common picture of the theater.
Marines are experimenting with the new Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations concept to identify how many people are needed at these temporary, remote posts; what gear they need; and how they can best support the larger naval and joint force.
The 31st MEU focused on sensing expeditionary advanced bases during its two short deployments in 2023.
Forces with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit set up a Furuno 8255 maritime radar system during an expeditionary advance base operation exercise in Japan on Feb. 6, 2023.
Meyer said he experimented with Shield AI’s V-Bat drone to provide live video feeds and with Simrad commercial boating radar to build maritime domain awareness.
Danner said his forces used a couple models of the Furuno boating radar, as well as a top secret-level communication tool called Athena’s Trident.
