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260523-M-TH074-1024 (May 26, 2026) A civilian instructor trains a U.S. Marine on the use of an Sensitive but Unclassified - Encrypted (SBU-E) network node as part of Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity's (MCTSSA) Expeditionary Warfare Operations Kit (EWOK). EWOK is self contained, secure, commercial-grade tactical network designed to turn frontline Marines into sensors. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Joseph R. Vincent, CTR) - 260523-M-TH074-1024 (May 26, 2026) A civilian instructor trains a U.S. Marine on the use of an Sensitive but Unclassified - Encrypted (SBU-E) network node as part of Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity's (MCTSSA) Expeditionary Warfare Operations Kit (EWOK). EWOK is self contained, secure, commercial-grade tactical network designed to turn frontline Marines into sensors. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Joseph R. Vincent, CTR)

MCTSSA Prepares FMF for EWOKs.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – From tried-and-true warfighter tactics to emergent technologies and communications methods, the modern battlefield is an ever-changing environment. It takes a forward-leaning team to not only address the issues that arise in today’s fight, but also to predict the problems of tomorrow. “In past conflicts, information from the front line would pass from the unit in contact with the enemy, through their leadership to the joint environment,” said Rick Bobst, Deputy Director, Warfighter Support Division, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity. "It doesn’t matter how efficient these systems became; the response always took time.”

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