II MEF PRESENTS SECURE EXPEDITIONARY COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY
10 MAR 2022 | 2nd Lt. Emily StewartII Marine Expeditionary Force
BODO, Norway --
U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, which provides assured command and control to II MEF commanders during Exercise Cold Response 2022, introduced PacStar Radio over Internet Protocol, a critical communication capability which enables instantaneous and simultaneous two-way radio communication using local and worldwide internet networks.
The first transmission between the Marines at Exercise Cold Response ‘22 in Norway and II MEF Headquarters in Camp Lejeune, N.C. was as simple as a keystroke from a laptop, or the press of a button on a secure phone. According to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin Schuitt, a space and propagation engineer officer assigned to 8th Communication Battalion based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., this was the first time any unit within II MEF has utilized this capability since the service retired the previous RoIP solutions TRICS and WAVE Client.
Schuitt, a technical expert in the Corps’ communications community, explained PacStar RoIP is a smaller, lighter, portable and highly secure communication system that enables radio transmissions using existing internet networks. Previous systems relied on large amounts of equipment, more manpower and assembly time, while RoIP significantly reduces logistical efforts and costs.
https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/2962783/ii-mef-presents-secure-expeditionary-communication-capability/
