PFM COMMAND ELEMENT SYSTEMS

The mission of Portfolio Manager Command Element Systems (PfM CES) is to provide and maintain command and control, communications and intelligence (C3I) capabilities to the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF).

Program Managers (PM) within PfM CES include:

  • PM Command & Control Systems (C2S)
  • PM Communications Systems
  • PM Intelligence Systems
  • PM Wargaming Capability [1]

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Source: Marine Corps Systems Command, 2020 [2]

PM COMMAND & CONTROL SYSTEMS

PM Command & Control Systems provides a portfolio of command and control systems; integration, interoperability and situational awareness; and counter-improvised explosive devices and Force Protection Systems for the MAGTF. These technologies are needed to ensure that commanders have access to information needed to make decisions on and off the battlefield environment.[1]

PM COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (CS)

PM Communications Systems provides and sustains capabilities from tactical communication systems to networking and satellite communications needed to accomplish MAGTF missions across the range of military operations so that Marines can observe, recognize, decide, and act quickly in combat. [1]

PM INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS (IS)

PM Intelligence Systems procures capabilities to collect, process, exploit and disseminate signal, human and geospatial intelligence as well as other forms of intelligence-related information. Timely, actionable intelligence, received through these intelligence systems, enables the MAGTF to develop plans for fires and maneuvers.[1]

PM WARGAMING CAPABILITY

Program Manager Wargaming Capability develops material solutions to enhance and sustain Marine Corps wargaming capabilities through the implementation of modernized functionality.[1]

 

Updated by Kristin Stiner, June 2024