MCDP 8 governs the Marine Corps’ information warfighting function across the competition continuum and all warfighting domains.
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MCDP 8 covers the nature, theory, effective use, and institutionalization of information. It presents principles for achieving information advantages, planning, training, education, force development, and partner networks, and states that it is not a checklist and should be read from cover to cover.
Information serves a vital role in every activity that Marines undertake. (paragraph 1)
Marines should never assume they will benefit from a specific information advantage without competing and fighting for it. (paragraph 1)
Information is not the realm of specialists.