0511 MAGTF Planning Specialist

Most Marines who want a career behind a rifle never hear about the 0511 MAGTF Planning Specialist. That’s a mistake. This is the enlisted MOS that runs inside command planning cells at Marine Expeditionary Forces, MEUs, and joint commands, tracking the data, timelines, and force requirements that let commanders move thousands of people and tons of equipment on short notice. The job requires a Top Secret clearance, a high ASVAB line score, and the kind of precise, detail-driven thinking that most people find exhausting. For the right Marine, it’s one of the best career investments available.

Job Role and Responsibilities

The 0511 MAGTF Planning Specialist supports force deployment planning and execution inside Marine Air-Ground Task Force command staffs. Marines in this MOS maintain force deployment databases, track execution timelines, coordinate with logistics and operations sections, and support the planning systems that allow commanders to move units and equipment when orders come down. The role combines staff discipline, systems fluency, and clearance-backed access to information that drives real operational decisions.

Daily Tasks

A day for a 0511 Marine is built around planning systems, data accuracy, and staff coordination. What that looks like depends on the command and whether a major exercise or real-world operation is running.

During a garrison period at a place like HQMC Quantico or a MEF headquarters:

• Updating force deployment planning databases with current unit status, movement timelines, and equipment availability
• Running global force management entries and tracking tasking orders through execution phases
• Coordinating with G-3 and G-4 staff sections to keep plan data synchronized
• Preparing briefing products and execution-status reports for commanding officers
• Conducting system checks and data validation to catch errors before they reach planners

During a major exercise or contingency operation, the pace shifts hard. Planning cells at II MEF (Camp Lejeune) or III MEF (Okinawa) can run 12- to 18-hour days when execution is live. A wrong movement date or inaccurate unit-status entry can create downstream problems that take days to untangle.

Specific Roles

The 05 occupational field is narrow. No formal AMOS or FMOS codes are currently published for 0511 in NAVMC 1200.1L beyond the primary designation. Career broadening happens through billet assignments (MEU staffs, MEF G-3/G-5 sections, and joint commands) rather than through a lateral code structure.

Mission Contribution

When a Marine Expeditionary Unit needs to embark, or a MEF has to generate forces on short notice, the 0511 community owns the data that makes those movements executable. Clean force deployment tracking is what separates a plan that works from one that falls apart at the execution phase.

The 0511 MOS also feeds joint force planning. Marines in this field regularly work alongside Army, Navy, and Air Force planners at commands like US Indo-Pacific Command (Camp Smith, Hawaii) or US Central Command. That exposure broadens professional experience well beyond what a single-service billet would offer.

Technology and Equipment

The job centers on force deployment planning systems used across the joint force. Marines work with planning databases, joint scheduling tools, and software platforms that track unit readiness, transportation requirements, and execution status. Comfort with structured data, spreadsheet-level analysis, and staff automation tools is a practical baseline before formal training even begins. The specific system names are operationally sensitive, but the skill profile is data management and planning software, not hardware or field equipment.

Salary and Benefits

Base pay is the foundation, but total compensation is substantially higher when housing, food, and healthcare are counted.

Base Pay (2026, Active Duty)

The table below reflects 2026 DFAS basic pay rates for the enlisted grades most 0511 Marines move through in their first ten years.

Additional Compensation and Benefits

Base pay is only part of the package. Most Marines on active duty also receive:

• Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH): Varies by duty station, pay grade, and dependency status. A single Corporal at Quantico or Camp Lejeune receives significantly different BAH than the same Marine at Camp Pendleton or Okinawa. Use the DFAS BAH rate lookup tool for current figures at your expected duty station.
• Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS): $476.95 per month for enlisted Marines (2026 rate per DFAS)
• TRICARE: Full medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage at no cost on active duty
• Tuition Assistance: Up to $4,500 per year for college courses taken while serving
• Post-9/11 GI Bill: Up to 36 months of education benefits after qualifying service

Retirement

Marines who reach 20 years receive a pension under the Blended Retirement System (BRS). The pension pays 2% of your high-36 average basic pay per year of service, which equals 40% of high-36 pay at exactly 20 years. BRS also includes automatic Thrift Savings Plan contributions starting at 1% of base pay, with government matching up to 4% beginning in year three of service. To receive the full match, you need to contribute at least 5% of your own base pay.

Work-Life Balance

Every Marine earns 30 days of paid leave per year, accruing at 2.5 days per month. Staff billets tend to support more predictable leave patterns than high-tempo combat-arms roles. The caveat is that major exercises and contingency operations override that predictability fast, especially at MEF headquarters and joint commands.

Qualifications and Eligibility

The requirements below reflect publicly available NAVMC 1200.1L data. Line scores and clearance requirements can change, so confirm current standards with a Marine Corps recruiter before making any decision.

Basic Qualifications

Both the CL and GT composites demand strong verbal and math reasoning. The CL (Clerical) composite draws from Verbal Expression and Mathematics Knowledge. The GT (General Technical) composite pulls from Verbal Expression, Arithmetic Reasoning, and Mechanical Comprehension. Your ASVAB preparation strategy should target both subtest clusters. If you’re eligible, the PiCAT lets you test in a lower-pressure environment before the official proctored version.

The Top Secret/SCI eligibility requirement is a real screening filter. The Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) reviews your financial history, foreign contacts, drug use, and overall character. Prior issues don’t automatically disqualify you, but they do lengthen and complicate the investigation. Address any background concerns honestly during the process. Omissions are treated more seriously than disclosed issues.

Application and Selection Process

The 0511 MOS is not typically accessed through direct enlistment from Boot Camp. It is primarily a lateral move MOS. The standard path:

1. Enlist in any Marine MOS and complete Boot Camp at MCRD Parris Island or San Diego
2. Complete Marine Combat Training (MCT) at School of Infantry-East (Camp Lejeune) or SOI-West (Camp Pendleton)
3. Serve in your initial MOS and promote to Lance Corporal or Corporal
4. Apply for a lateral move through your unit Career Planner
5. Complete the background investigation and receive clearance eligibility
6. Attend the MAGTF Planning Specialist Course at Marine Detachment (MARDET) Dam Neck, Virginia Beach

The timeline is driven heavily by clearance processing, which can range from several months to over a year depending on your background and the current investigation backlog.

Service Obligation

The standard active-duty enlistment is four years. Lateral moves to 0511 may carry an additional service obligation. Your Career Planner will give you the current requirement based on the program year and available incentives.

Work Environment

Setting and Schedule

Most 0511 Marines work in command planning cells, operations centers, or G-3/G-5 staff sections at MEU, MEF, or higher headquarters levels. The physical environment is climate-controlled and computer-centric. Think a busy open-plan operations center, not a motor pool or field site.

Duty stations shape daily life significantly:

• HQMC Quantico, VA: More structured schedule, proximity to Marine Corps University programs, higher-tempo staff rotations at the enterprise level
• Camp Lejeune, NC (II MEF): Large MEF headquarters environment, frequent exercise cycles, strong MEU pre-deployment pipeline
• Camp Pendleton, CA (I MEF): West Coast equivalent, similar exercise tempo, access to the Twentynine Palms training complex
• Okinawa, Japan (III MEF): Overseas tour, 12-to-24-month assignment, high operational relevance in the Indo-Pacific theater, family travel requires advance coordination
• Hawaii (MARFORPAC): Regional command billets, joint force exposure, high BAH offset for cost of living

During normal garrison periods, work follows a standard duty day. During exercises or real-world activations, planning cells extend well into the night. Shift work is common in watch-based environments at major headquarters.

Leadership and Communication

The chain of command in planning billets runs through enlisted staff NCOs and officer supervisors. Performance feedback for Corporals and below comes through proficiency and conduct mark scores. At Staff Sergeant (E-6) and above, the Fitness Report (FITREP) system takes over.

Planning-accuracy metrics weigh heavily in how supervisors assess 0511 performance. Errors in a force deployment database get noticed fast because the people reviewing your work understand both the system and the stakes.

Team Dynamics and Autonomy

Most 0511 work is collaborative. You’re operating inside a planning cell where every entry affects downstream decisions. At the junior level (Corporal and below), your job is to execute tasks with precision inside an established process. As a Sergeant, you start owning sections of the planning effort. By Staff Sergeant, you’re running junior Marines and advising officers on data status and timeline feasibility.

Independent decision-making increases significantly after the first tour. A Marine who demonstrates sound judgment with sensitive data gets handed more of it.

Job Satisfaction

Marines in planning billets consistently report that the work feels consequential. Seeing an operation or exercise execute on a plan you helped build is a different kind of professional return than wrench-turning. The tradeoff is that garrison periods with no active exercise cycle can feel repetitive. The 0511 community’s retention pattern reflects that split: Marines who find meaning in staff work tend to re-enlist; those who need more physical variety typically don’t.

Training and Skill Development

Initial Training Pipeline

Boot Camp lasts 13 weeks and gives every Marine the same foundation: marksmanship, physical fitness, Marine Corps history, and basic combat skills. MCT follows for non-infantry MOS Marines and adds tactical land navigation, weapons employment, and small-unit movement.

The MAGTF Planning Specialist Course at MARDET Dam Neck is where the job-specific work starts. The course covers the planning databases and staff processes used to track force deployment requirements and execution timelines. Because the systems tie into joint force operations, joint-force exposure begins from the first week rather than waiting until an assignment to a joint billet.

Exact course length can shift based on curriculum updates. Verify the current schedule with your Career Planner or the school directly before planning your timeline.

Advanced Training and Professional Development

After the initial course, career development in the 0511 community runs through billet assignments rather than a formal advanced MOS school. A Sergeant or Staff Sergeant who cycles through a MEU staff, a MEF G-3 section, and a joint command will arrive at the 12-year mark with a stronger record than one who stayed at a single headquarters.

Specific development opportunities include:

• Joint Professional Military Education (JPME): Available to SNCOs assigned to joint commands; builds understanding of cross-service planning doctrine
• Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) distance education: Competitive selection for Staff Sergeants; develops operational and strategic thinking
• Systems certifications: Force deployment platforms require recurrent system access and periodic certification, which keeps skills current even across PCS moves

Strong ASVAB scores matter most at the lateral move application stage, when your record competes against others applying for limited 0511 slots. The Marine ASVAB line scores guide breaks down exactly which subtests feed the CL and GT composites.

Career Progression and Advancement

Rank Progression

Promotion to Corporal and Sergeant uses a composite score covering time in service, rifle and PFT scores, and proficiency and conduct marks. From Staff Sergeant onward, promotion is competitive and reviewed by a selection board. Strong FITREP narratives, joint billet experience, and demonstrated planning competence move the needle at those boards.

Lateral Moves and Role Flexibility

Marines looking to move from 0511 into other fields are generally competitive for intelligence, operations, and information management billets. The planning and systems background transfers directly to the 02 (Intelligence) and 17 (Information Maneuver) occupational fields. Any lateral move requires approval through the Career Planner, Manpower, and the gaining MOS authorities.

Performance Evaluation

For Corporals and below, performance is measured through semi-annual proficiency and conduct marks on a 5.0 scale. Staff Sergeants and above receive FITREPs, which include narrative justification sections where supervisors document specific accomplishments and compare you to your peers.

In the 05 field, the performance indicators that matter most are data accuracy, reliability under operational tempo, and the quality of products produced during exercises. A Marine who produces clean, accurate work during a major MEF exercise gets written up differently than one who makes data errors under pressure.

How to Succeed

Marines who advance quickly in this field share a few traits. They keep their clearance clean from the start. They volunteer for the harder planning billets, not just the steady garrison work. Getting assigned to a MEU staff or a joint command in your first re-enlistment window (roughly years four through eight) accelerates both promotion and post-service marketability in ways that a headquarters-only career cannot match.

Physical Demands and Medical Evaluations

The 0511 MOS is classified as a staff support role. Day-to-day physical demands are moderate compared to infantry or combat engineer billets. Every Marine, regardless of MOS, meets the same fitness standard.

PFT and CFT Standards

The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT) runs twice per year. The Combat Fitness Test (CFT) runs annually. Both tests are scored on a 300-point scale. A first-class score is 235 or above.

As of January 2026, the plank is mandatory for the PFT; crunches are no longer authorized. Non-combat-arms Marines, including 0511, continue under age- and sex-normed scoring standards. Verify current policy at fitness.marines.mil before your test cycle.

Staff billets don’t exempt anyone from PFT and CFT requirements. A Sergeant who works behind a computer all day still has to run three miles and do pull-ups on test day. Marines who let fitness slide during long garrison periods at desk-heavy commands often find themselves in a corrective action cycle that damages their promotion record more than any data error would.

Physical fitness scores feed into the promotion composite for E-4 and E-5. A strong PFT score is one of the easier inputs to control in that composite, so there’s a direct career incentive to stay fit even when the job itself isn’t physically demanding.

Medical Standards

Beyond initial MEPS screening, Marines undergo periodic medical readiness evaluations throughout their career. Maintaining a security clearance adds another layer of medical reporting obligation. Any significant medical event, including mental health treatment, must be reported to your security manager promptly.

The requirement to report is not punitive by design. The security community understands that Marines experience stress and seek treatment. What they are looking for is honesty. A Marine who gets help and reports it in good faith is in a better position than one who avoids care to hide a problem. Seeking mental health support through Military OneSource or on-base resources does not automatically affect clearance status.

Failing to report a relevant life change (a DUI, a foreign contact, a significant financial problem) is treated as a character issue, not just a paperwork failure. That distinction matters when investigators review your record.

Deployment and Duty Stations

Deployment Patterns

The 0511 MOS sits at command and headquarters levels, so deployment follows the command’s tempo rather than a fixed rotation cycle. Common patterns include:

• MEU deployments: 6- to 7-month shipboard deployments on a 2- to 3-year cycle, typically as part of a MEU staff
• MEF-level operations: Supporting MEF exercises and real-world contingency operations, ranging from weeks to several months
• Joint command assignments: Rotations to US Indo-Pacific Command (Hawaii), US Central Command (Tampa), or NATO-affiliated billets, often 6 to 12 months

Deployment likelihood over a full career is high. Staff planning billets are in demand whenever operational tempo increases, and joint commands draw on force deployment specialists consistently. Unlike combat-arms Marines who deploy with their unit on a predictable rotation, 0511 Marines can receive individual augment orders to fill a joint command billet on short notice.

During a MEU deployment, your work environment shifts from a shore-based planning cell to a ship’s combat operations center. You’ll work alongside aviation, ground, and logistics officers around the clock during exercises and real-world contingencies. The pace is high and the physical space is confined. Some Marines find the intensity motivating; others find the close-quarters environment exhausting over seven months.

At joint commands like INDOPACOM or CENTCOM, the planning environment is larger and more complex, but the core skill stays the same: maintaining accurate force data, tracking execution, and supporting commanders who need to move people and equipment. The joint setting adds exposure to Army, Navy, Air Force, and allied nation planners that enriches your professional network for the rest of your career.

Primary Duty Stations

Most 0511 billets concentrate where MAGTF commands and higher headquarters operate:

First-term Marines have limited duty station input. Re-enlisted career Marines gain more say through the assignment preference system.

Risk, Safety, and Legal Considerations

Job Hazards

The primary risk for 0511 Marines is not physical danger from the job itself. It’s the sustained cognitive load of operating in high-tempo planning environments during crisis or contingency periods. Planning cells can run 24-hour operations with limited sleep, and the pressure of maintaining accurate data when commanders are making real-time decisions is substantial.

Sleep deprivation during extended operations is a real performance risk. A data entry error made at hour 18 of a planning cell shift can cascade into execution problems that are difficult to trace back. Good 0511 Marines recognize their own fatigue thresholds and flag errors immediately rather than hoping nobody notices.

Physical hazards are present in any deployed environment. Staff Marines can end up in forward areas depending on the assignment, and the general Marine Corps baseline of tactical awareness and weapons proficiency applies to everyone. Force deployment planning for a real contingency sometimes means your own deployment is part of the plan you just built.

OPSEC and Information Security

Force deployment data is among the most operationally sensitive information in any command. Common OPSEC hazards specific to this MOS include:

• Discussing unit movements or timelines in unsecured environments (off-base locations, personal devices, social media)
• Sharing plan details with family members who have no need to know
• Leaving system access unlocked or failing to log out of planning databases
• Posting photos that reveal unit disposition, exercise timelines, or headquarters layouts

Violations don’t have to be intentional to have consequences. A careless social media post about a unit’s departure date can trigger an investigation. The clearance is a career asset. Protect it accordingly.

Security and Legal Requirements

Maintaining a TS/SCI clearance requires:

• Timely self-reporting of relevant life events (foreign travel, financial changes, arrests, foreign national relationships)
• Compliance with information security policy and need-to-know principles
• Annual security awareness training and periodic reinvestigation cycles

Clearance revocation ends your utility in this MOS immediately. It also closes most of the high-value civilian career doors that make 0511 experience worth something after the military. For Marines who plan on transitioning to defense contracting or federal civilian work, losing the clearance mid-career is a serious financial setback, not just a military career consequence.

Standard military service obligations apply. Most entry contracts are four years of active duty, with additional obligations possible depending on the lateral move program and any reenlistment bonuses accepted. Your Career Planner can show you the current obligation tied to any specific program year offer.

Impact on Family and Personal Life

Garrison Life by Duty Station

Family life at a staff billet is more predictable than at a combat-arms unit, but the comparison only holds during garrison periods. The actual experience depends heavily on where you’re stationed.

Camp Lejeune and Camp Pendleton are large installations with established family infrastructure: base housing, schools, MCCS facilities, and community programs. The frequent MEU deployment cycle means families there are used to 7-month separations and have peer support networks built around them.

HQMC Quantico has a different rhythm. The pace is staff-driven rather than field-exercise-driven, which generally means more predictable hours, but the proximity to Washington, D.C., raises the cost of living substantially. BAH at Quantico reflects that.

Okinawa is its own category. The overseas tour is 12 to 24 months with family. Housing is provided on or near the installation. The logistical demands of an overseas PCS (dependent travel, vehicle shipping, school enrollment) require coordination months in advance. Marines assigned to III MEF at Okinawa report that the experience is operationally valuable but personally demanding on families not accustomed to overseas living.

The Marine Corps supports families through Military OneSource, Marine Corps Family Team Building (MCFTB), and Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS). These programs offer counseling, financial advising, childcare resources, and community programs at most major installations. The quality of on-installation resources varies; Quantico and Camp Lejeune tend to have more developed support infrastructure than smaller detachment sites.

Spouses at MEF-level commands often describe the planning community as relatively stable compared to infantry families, since exercises are somewhat predictable and the deployment cycle follows a known pattern. That predictability breaks down during real-world activations, but the baseline is more consistent than combat-arms.

Relocation

Expect a PCS move every 2 to 3 years on average. Most 0511 Marines cycle through a recognizable set of installations over a full career: Lejeune, Pendleton, Quantico, Okinawa, and occasionally Hawaii or a joint command location. Families who plan for this rotation adjust better than those who treat each PCS as a surprise.

Moving with dependents overseas to Okinawa or Hawaii requires advance coordination through the Marine Corps family travel support channels. Vehicle shipping, dependent school enrollment, and housing wait times all need to be in motion months before the PCS date. Marines who get their family logistics organized early arrive at an overseas command ready to work rather than spending the first months managing administrative fallout.

The PCS allowance system covers a portion of actual moving costs, but out-of-pocket expenses are common, particularly at high-cost installations. BAH at duty stations like Quantico or Hawaii is correspondingly higher to offset the local market, but families should budget carefully during the transition period between installations.

Marine Corps Reserve

Availability in the Reserve Component

The 0511 MOS exists in the Marine Corps Reserve, though the total number of Reserve billets is limited compared to active duty. Any Marine serving in a Reserve 0511 billet must maintain an active security clearance. There is no break in clearance obligation between activations.

Drill Schedule and Training Commitment

Reserve Marines follow the standard commitment: one weekend per month (48 drill periods per year) plus two weeks of Annual Training. For 0511 Marines, additional requirements include:

• System recertification for force deployment planning platforms, which may require extra training days beyond the standard weekend schedule
• Exercise participation when the Reserve unit generates real planning capacity for a supported active command
• Clearance maintenance, which requires timely reporting of life changes even when not on active orders

Units with active exercise programs generate significantly more training days than lower-tempo Reserve units.

Active Duty vs. Marine Corps Reserve Comparison

Civilian Career Integration

Reserve service pairs well with civilian careers in program management, logistics analysis, and government contracting. Many cleared 0511 Reserve Marines work as defense contractors or in federal agency roles where their planning background and clearance status directly benefit the civilian employer. USERRA protections cover your civilian job while you’re mobilized, and a growing number of defense contractors actively support employee military service.

Post-Service Opportunities

Civilian Transition

Force deployment planning experience translates directly into civilian jobs that demand systems discipline, analytical precision, and experience managing complex data under time pressure. The combination of a TS/SCI clearance and a MAGTF planning background is a strong credential in the defense contracting and federal hiring markets. Cleared candidates consistently earn above published median salaries.

The civilian equivalent of 0511 work most often maps to operations research analyst or program analyst roles at defense contractors, federal agencies, or joint headquarters. Companies supporting combatant commands specifically seek veterans who already know the force deployment planning systems and can step into a contractor role with minimal training time. A Marine who separates with five to eight years in 0511 and a clean clearance record is competitive for roles starting at $85,000 to $110,000 depending on location and contract type.

The Marine Corps Transition Readiness Program (TRP) is the starting point for separation planning. It covers resume writing, LinkedIn setup, and interview preparation, and helps Marines translate their planning experience into civilian job descriptions that hiring managers can read. Hiring Our Heroes fellowship programs bridge the military-to-civilian transition with structured corporate placements.

Veterans pursuing federal civilian positions can use their veterans’ preference points in the GS hiring process. An 0511 Marine with five-point veterans’ preference competing for a GS-11 or GS-12 program analyst role at a combatant command starts with a built-in advantage over most civilian applicants.

Civilian Career Prospects

Operations research analysts and logisticians are the closest civilian equivalents to 0511 work. Cleared positions in these fields pay above the median figures listed, sometimes significantly so. Defense contractors actively recruit veterans with TS/SCI clearances and force deployment planning experience.

Veterans with a full career in 0511 are also competitive for GS-12 to GS-13 federal positions at joint headquarters, combatant commands, or defense agencies where the job series maps directly to planning duties.

Is This a Good Job for You? The Right (and Wrong) Fit

Who Does Well Here

The 0511 MOS is built for Marines who are drawn to the operational side of staff work and want to build a career on precision and systems knowledge. The people who succeed here tend to share a few traits:

• Accurate by habit, not effort. You catch data errors before they reach a supervisor because you actually check.
• Comfortable in structured environments. Planning cells have strict protocols. You don’t find that frustrating.
• Genuinely interested in how forces move. If logistics and force management are interesting topics to you, not just required reading, the field rewards that.
• Patient with bureaucratic timelines. The clearance investigation takes time. The lateral move process takes time. Marines who push back against process friction burn out here.

The TS/SCI clearance pathway also matters for what comes after the military. If a cleared career in the defense sector aligns with your long-term goals, starting that clearance early in your service gives you a head start measured in years.

Who Struggles Here

This field is likely a poor fit if you:

• Need constant physical activity or outdoor work to stay engaged day-to-day
• Have financial problems, foreign entanglements, or background issues that would complicate a TS/SCI investigation
• Prefer hands-on equipment work over data management and staff processes
• Find repetitive systems maintenance frustrating when there’s no active exercise running

Staff planning work alternates between high-intensity operational periods and long stretches of database maintenance and system upkeep. That rhythm works for some Marines and grinds on others.

Career and Lifestyle Alignment

If your goal is a career that positions you for cleared federal or defense contracting work after the military, 0511 is one of the better enlisted pathways available. The combination of planning experience, a TS/SCI clearance, and joint force exposure is a package that few other enlisted MOS options can match. The real cost is a consistent personal record throughout your career (the clearance demands it) and PCS moves every 2 to 3 years for as long as you serve.

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More Information

Talk to a Marine Corps recruiter or visit your nearest Marine Corps Recruiting Station for current enlistment requirements, MOS availability, and lateral move program details. Recruiters have access to current MARADMIN guidance and can confirm whether 0511 is open for lateral moves in the current fiscal year. If you’re still preparing for the ASVAB, the test prep guides cover all four Marine line scores and the specific subtests that feed the CL and GT composites.

Explore more Marine Corps enlisted careers to browse all occupational fields.

Need score context? Review the ASVAB guide and the PiCAT guide before publishing permanent MOS content.

Related Resources

Start with How to Enlist and Active vs. Reserve, and 17 Information Maneuver as you narrow the field down.