▁threat ▁and ▁lower ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁I ED s , ▁the ▁US ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁directed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁persistent ▁surve ill ance ▁system ▁to ▁identify ▁and ▁counter ▁thre ats ▁to ▁security ▁of ▁military ▁install ations . ▁The ▁Mar ines ▁requested ▁the ▁system ▁be ▁field ed ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible . ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁request ▁was ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Gr ound ▁Based ▁Oper ational ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁System ▁ready ▁for ▁rapid ▁deployment ▁to ▁the ater . ▁The ▁G - BO SS ▁provides ▁the ▁command ▁operations ▁center ▁with ▁a ▁round - the - clock ▁display ▁and ▁tracking ▁of ▁items ▁of ▁interest ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁high ▁resolution ▁night ▁and ▁day ▁cam eras . ▁The ▁cam eras ▁are ▁integrated ▁with ▁en hanced ▁target ▁recognition ▁and ▁rad ar ▁systems ▁used ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁detect ▁moving ▁targets . ▁The ▁G - BO SS ▁allows ▁personnel ▁to ▁counter ▁ins urg ent ▁activities ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁of ▁dis rupt ing ▁pla cement ▁of ▁impro vised ▁explos ive ▁devices . ▁The ▁G - BO SS ▁enh ances ▁situ ational ▁aw aren ess ▁by ▁allowing ▁personnel ▁to ▁monitor ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁installation . ▁Common ▁places ▁of ▁surve ill ance ▁include ▁the ▁gates , ▁along ▁the ▁roads , ▁borders , ▁rivers , ▁pip elines , ▁and ▁cho ke points , ▁among ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁responsibility ▁and ▁interest . ▁The ▁multiple ▁to wers ▁of ▁cam eras ▁and ▁surve ill ance ▁systems ▁allows ▁for ▁ 3 6 0 - deg ree ▁security