As Commander of the 49th Theater Information Operations Group (49th TIOG), Lieutenant Colonel Marvel led the formulation and implementation of the Army's Information Operations doctrine — combining cyber warfare, intelligence, psychological operations, electronic warfare, and cyber capabilities into a unified operational picture.

This is not coincidental background. NCGS's entire operational philosophy — predictive threat intelligence, indicators of intent over indicators of compromise, and AI-orchestrated cognitive defense — is a direct translation of information operations doctrine from the military domain into the commercial cybersecurity space.

When LTC Marvel says NCGS operates Left of the Boom, he means it from firsthand experience — having commanded the units responsible for acting before adversaries could execute their intent.