R 012045Z MAR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 116/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//
SUBJ/MCIOC INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY//
POC/M. D. RIOS/LTCOL/UNIT:MARINE CORPS IO CENTER/- /EMAIL:MITCHELL.RIOS@USMC.MIL/TEL:703-784-5438//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER (MCIOC) REACHED INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY (IOC) EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2010.
2.  ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS NEW CENTER REPRESENTS THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO), NOT ONLY IN MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS, BUT ALSO IN OUR MILITARY STRATEGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY OBJECTIVES.  THE MCIOC PRODUCES IO PLANNERS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS MARINES THAT DEPLOY IN SUPPORT OF MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCES (MAGTF), AND PROVIDES REGIONAL IO REACHBACK SUPPORT.
3.  MCIOC WILL ENABLE MAGTF IO CAPABILITY THROUGH TACTICALLY FOCUSED TRAINING, OPERATIONAL PLANNING SUPPORT TO MAGTF COMMANDERS, AND TACTICS DEVELOPMENT.  STARTING 21 JANUARY 2010, MCIOC OFFERS REACHBACK SUPPORT THROUGH THE MIDEAST REACHBACK TEAM.  THE MCIOC IS ALSO READY TO DEPLOY ITS FIRST IO PLANNING TEAM IN SUPPORT OF MAGTF OPERATIONS.
4.  AT IOC 180 DAYS (1 JUL 2010), MCIOC WILL HAVE ITS FIRST EXPEDITIONARY PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS TEAM (EPT) AVAILABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT IN SUPPORT OF MAGTF OPERATIONS.  AT FULL OPERATING CAPABILITY (FOC) (1 JAN 2011), THE MCIOC WILL PROVIDE WORLD-WIDE COVERAGE THROUGH REGIONAL REACHBACK TEAMS AND THREE IO PLANNING TEAMS TO SUPPORT MAGTF AND MARINE FORCES OPERATIONS.  ALSO AT FOC, MCIOC WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE LIMITED IO TRAINING AND EXERCISE SUPPORT.  MCIOC WILL BE ABLE TO COORDINATE LIMITED AMOUNTS OF SEATS AT JOINT AND SISTER SERVICE SCHOOLS TO THE OPERATING FORCES.
5.  CURRENTLY, REQUESTS FOR IO PLANNERS TO SUPPORT PLANNING AND TRAINING EVENTS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS (DC PPO) VIA A FEASIBILITY OF SUPPORT MESSAGE WITH A COPY TO THE DIRECTOR, MCIOC.
6.  THE BASIC ORGANIZATION OF THE MCIOC AS FOLLOWS.  ALL PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ARE COMMERCIAL (703) 784-XXXX AND DSN 278-XXXX UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  MAILING ADDRESS:  DIRECTOR MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, PPO, PL BLDG 27402 MCB-1 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5190 MESSAGE ADDRESS:  CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO MCIOC TITLE PHONE DIRECTOR 5473 DEPUTY DIRECTOR 5443 EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5438 OPERATIONS OFFICER 5404 IO INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION 5402 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 5185 FAX 5486 TRAINING OFFICER 5432 MIDDLE EASTERN REGIONAL REACHBACK 5826
7.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING MCIOC ACTIVATION, CONTACT COL J. P. GFRERER, DIRECTOR MCIOC, AT DSN 278-5473.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM D. BEYDLER, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HQMC.//