Communications and information systems (CIS) support collecting,
processing, and exchanging information. CIS automate routine functions,
freeing commanders and staffs to focus on the aspects of command and
control that require experience, judgment, and intuition. Personnel who
install, operate, and maintain CIS play a key role in the command and
control of the Marine airground task force (MAGTF). It is an
understatement to say that the success of the MAGTF in the modern
battlespace depends on the effective employment of CIS.