MARSOC Research Priorities 2019 Unclassified NPSDA Research Week

MARSOC Research Priorities 2019 Unclassified NPS-DA Research Week MARSOC G-5 July 2019 1

UNCLASSIFIED Why Work with MARSOC? § Impact Ø Opportunity Ø Audience Ø Influence 2 UNCLASSIFIED

Examples of Research Impact UNCLASSIFIED 1. 2019 Cognitive Raider Symposium (June 2019) 2. Ongoing MARSOF 2030 Working Groups • Injection of Thesis Research 3. Countering Russian Malign Influence in the Gray Zone (Ongoing) • Sponsored Research • Funded Travel to Eastern Europe 4. NRP Funded NPS Wargaming • Two Wargame Teams – Outbriefs Provided to Regimental Cmdr (Apr – Jun 2019) • Future Wargaming (Oct – Dec 2019) 5. MARSOC Sponsored Directed Studies • Female SOF Capability Analysis – Outbrief Provided to CIA/MARSOC G-5 3 UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED Future Operating Environment Among the large set of trends that will drive conflict and the future employment of SOF, the convergence of two broad themes will likely shape the specific problems against which the US will employ SOF. These two factors are Regional Competition and Instability. Regional Competition Instability § Impact of Rising and Waning Powers § Challenges to international norms § Shifting trade and alliances § Competitive, multilateral environments § Regional offsets negating US advantages § Demographic Shifts alter policy § Poor Governance § ‘Connectedness’ increases expectations § Corruption and ineffectiveness fuel grievances § Individual empowerment § Resource scarcity § Migration & Urbanization § Information proliferation and ‘megaphone’ 4 UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED MARSOF 2030: Evolution Change for Revolutionary Effects § Guiding strategic vision to meet the challenges of the future operating environment § § § Capability Development Inform Programing Define Tasks for Campaign Plans § § § Experimentation and Innovation Talent Management Education Roadmap § Implementation Phase (3 Ongoing Internal Working Groups) § Organized along four core “pathways” of innovation 5 UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED MARSOF as a Connector Bringing Greater and More Diverse Capabilities to Bear on Problems Combined Arms for the Connected Arena Intertwining Information, Intelligence, and Cyber The Cognitive Raider Enterprise Level Agility Infer, Inform, Influence & Fight; Enhancing Skills for 2030 UNCLASSIFIED Viewing MARSOC’s Small Size as its Strength 6

UNCLASSIFIED Implementation Timeline 7 UNCLASSIFIED

Highlighted Research Priorities UNCLASSIFIED 1. Research in support of MARSOF 2030 Innovation Pathways 2. How can SOF/MARSOC simultaneously deter, counter, and when needed, defeat local irregular extremists and state-led regional or global adversaries across: • SOCPAC • SOCCENT • SOCAF 3. Within the GFM/GSOS/GCC construct, how can SOF/MARSOC better address transregional challenges? • What authorities and permissions can be better leveraged to increase operational effectiveness? • What should a future GFM/GSOS/GCC construct look like to better enable SOF to achieve US Security interests? 4. Sean Mc. Fate’s “New Rules of War” recommends a SOF-led American Foreign Legion. Is this a good idea? If so, would MARSOC be an ideal force to implement this idea? 5. How do we get rid of powerpoint CONOPS? • In the age of information what information collaboration systems could more efficiently and effectively be used for mission planning, execution, and AAR? 6. How can SOF/MARSOC: • Increase resilient communications in contested and denied environments? • Improve signature management in contested and denied environments? 7. Mapping the information environment in the Philippines and Iraq. UNCLASSIFIED 12

UNCLASSIFIED Research Topic Development and Support to Student Research • Student researcher will have direct access to MARSOC staff for topic development • Approval/refinement of research topic • Background information/materials • “Third reader” editing/input • Funded travel to research locations • Coordination and access for research materials, interviews, etc. • Collaboration with other MARSOC futures efforts 14 UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED How will MARSOC use student research? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 15 UNCLASSIFIED Integration MARSOF 2030 Implementation Plan Capability Development MARSOC Campaign Plan Testing and Evaluation of future technology Inform the MARSOC Commander and greater SOF Enterprise.

UNCLASSIFIED Contact Information Major Paul G. Bailey MARSOC G-5, Concepts Phone: 910 -440 -0193 Cell: (469) 247 -3588 NIPR: paul. bailey 2@socom. mil SIPR: paul. g. bailey. mil@socom. smil. mil 16 UNCLASSIFIED