U.S. MARINE FORCES NORTHERN COMMAND

MARFORNORTH Mission Statement

Marine Forces North executes antiterrorism program and force protection responsibilities; plans for the use of USMC Forces and advises on the proper employment of USMC Forces; coordinates with and supports USMC Forces when attached to USNORTHCOM within USNORTHCOM'S area of responsibility in order to conduct homeland defense operations and provide defense support to civil authorities.

28 June 2007 MarForNorth G-3/5

MARADMIN 589/05

•Homeland Defense. The military’s role of defending the U.S. and its territories
•DSCA/Civil Support. DoD support to another agency in the execution of its mission (FEMA)
•Our Service position is that the Marine Corps defends the homeland by operating from forward deployed locations.
•When directed by the President or SecDef, the Marine Corps responds as a Total Force using expeditionary capabilities to rapidly respond to a threat in the homeland, whether the threat is from nature (hurricane) or from terrorists.
•The Marine Corps does not program, budget or resource specifically for DSCA missions.
•When directed to support a DSCA mission the Marine Corps responds IAW the Strategy for HD and CS by providing a dual-capable force in support of civil authorities. Dual-capable refers to using warfighting capability for civil support – for example a CH-46 is a warfighting capability that carries Marines, beans and bullets that can also be used to support a FEMA effort by carrying refugees, water and MREs.

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