Mission Statement
On order, 8th Communication Battalion, provides, installs, operates and maintains (PIOM) communication support to II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Command Element (CE), two Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB) CE, and three Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) CE, in order to provide reliable, edundant, robust and secure command and control communications. 8th Communication Battalion's simultaneous communication support for each command is contingent upon size and scope of simultaneous missions. Be prepared to (BPT) support designed Major Subordinate Commands (MSC), Marine Component Commands, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Tasks Forces (SPMAGTF)and Joint Forces (JTF) with reliable, redundant, robust and secure command and control communications.