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Captain Kappus Accomplishments

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Captain Kappus is enthusiastically recommended for the Meritorious Service Medal for her outstanding meritorious service while serving as while serving as Operations Officer and Mission Commander, 701 Combat Mission Team (CMT), Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group (MCCYWG), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command (MARFORCYBER), Fort Meade, Maryland from August 2014 to June 2018. Due to the nature of the cyberspace operations environment, many of the details of Captain Kappus' efforts, accomplishments performed, and achievements are classified at the Top Secret-level. Therefore, the summary of action will articulate the impact but not always the details of the actions performed. A classified summary of action is on file with the Marine …show more content…

She supervised the tracking, execution, drafting and routing of all operational directives affecting the Combat Mission Team's mission. She effectively managed and led the completion of duties including: assessing cyber plans, assessing intelligence, remaining cognizant with the missions and priorities of the CMT, developing and updating OPPLANS, CONOPs, CTOs, MISREPs, courses of action, and integrating command and external capabilities. Additionally, she provided sage advice during the regular review of military, political-military, scientific and technical developments, intelligence information, and data analysis in order to conduct effective planning and identify operational gaps associated with the CMT. Captain Kappus conducted all manpower management functions for operators and analysts in the operations section of the team. She expertly developed and managed the team's daily operations schedule and efficiently paired the best mix of operators and analysts best suited for specific mission sets. She enabled the training, placement, and ensured mission-essential joint qualifications requirements of operators were complete; leading to the team's successful designations from IOC through FOC, with an associated state of high mission readiness throughout her …show more content…

Due to her steadfast dedication to operations, her keen ability to solve complex problems, and her extensive technical expertise, she was chosen to staff a mission management role within the Cyber Tactical Operations Center (C-TOC). In this role, she provided critical leadership, input and approval of all missions being submitted for execution by Marine Corps CMF teams under JTFH-C Marines and JTF-ARES. No tactical operations could be conducted by these teams without her oversight and risk assessment approvals. A critical task that not just anyone could undertake, which enabled the teams to successfully conduct mishap free operations. Keeping both infrastructure and operational tradecraft safe from

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