131640Z JUL 18
MARADMIN 394/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PS//
SUBJ/GUIDANCE FOR MARINE CORPS IDENTITY OPERATIONS //
REF/A/MARINE CORPS IDENTITY OPERATIONS (IDOPS) STRATEGY 2020, AUGUST 14, 2012//
REF/B/MARINE CORPS ORDER 5530.17//
REF/C/DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 8521.01E//
REF/D/DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 5148.13 //
REF/E/DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANUAL 5240.01 //
REF/F/ DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 5240.1-R//
REF/G/JOINT DOCTRINE NOTE 2-16//
REF/H/MARINE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 208/14
NARR/REF (A) IS THE OVERALL STRATEGY FOR MARINE CORPS IDENTITY
OPERATIONS. REF (B) IS THE IMPLEMENTATION ORDER FOR MARINE CORPS
IDENTITY OPERATIONS. REF (C) ESTABLISHES POLICY AND ASSIGNS
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DOD BIOMETRICS PROGRAMS; IT ALSO AUTHORIZES
COMBATANT COMMANDERS AND MILITARY DEPARTMENTS TO EMPLOY DOD
BIOMETRIC CAPABILITIES, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE
LAW OR AGREEMENT. REF (D), (E), AND (F) REGULATE OVERSIGHT OF
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.  REF (G) PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR IDENTITY
ACTIVITY PLANNING, EXECUTION AND ASSESSMENTS. REF (H) GUIDANCE
FOR IDENTITY OPERATIONS DATA SUBMISSION IS HEREBY CANCELLED.
POC/JEREMY POWELL/CIV/HQMC PP&O PS/-/TEL: 703-692-0456/EMAIL: JEREMY.POWELL@USMC.MIL//
POC/SHANNON GORRELL/LTCOL/ HQMC INTEL/-/TEL: 703-693-1761/EMAIL: SHANNON.GORRELL@USMC.MIL //
POC/MATTHEW GANNON/CIV/ MCIA/-/TEL: 703-432-7206/EMAIL: MGANNON@MCIA.OSIS.GOV //
POC/KEYSTELLA MITCHELL/MAJ/ MCSC PM IS/-/TEL: 703-432-2843/ EMAIL: KEYSTELLA.MITCHELL@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. The Marine Operating Concept (MOC) identifies complex terrain as one of the five key drivers of change in how the Marine Corps is organized, trained, and equipped to execute its assigned functions, roles and responsibilities.  Complex terrain is characterized by the growth of crowded, poorly governed, or lawless areas, particularly in and around the world’s littorals and will challenge future deployed forces. Our adversaries have used anonymity while fighting in complex terrain to undermine our advantage in technology, mounted maneuver, and firepower.  Therefore, it is expected that future adversaries’ strategies will seek continued use of anonymity to counter our advantage in these operational environments. Identity Operations prevent adversary anonymity by providing greater understanding of the adversaries’ capabilities, structures, networks and personnel in complex terrain. Identity Operations are activities conducted by maneuver, intelligence and law enforcement elements that appropriately recognize and differentiate one entity from another.
1.A. References (A) and (B) outline the Marine Corps Identity Operations capability to mitigate adversaries’ anonymity.  Reference(C) provides DoD guidance on the authority to collect, store, enroll, share, compare, and analyze biometric information from non-U.S. persons. The Marine Corps Identity Operations capability requires both a supporting data management process and all-source intelligence analysis that incorporates identity intelligence to process, exploit, analyze, and disseminate Identity Operations data. For the purpose of this MARADMIN, Marine Corps Identity Operations data consists of biometric, forensic, biographic and document and media exploitation (DOMEX) information.
1.B. The Marine Corps extensively leveraged contractors to support Identity Operations data management during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Going forward, Marine Corps operating forces must be capable of submitting Identity Operations data from anywhere in the world to support this Global Identity Operations requirement. The Marine Corps has transitioned from the Biometric Automated Toolset Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment (BAT/HIIDE) system to the Identity Dominance System-Marine Corps (IDS-MC) and has also updated the process for submitting biometric, forensic, and DOMEX data to the Department of the Navy Identification and Screening Information System (DON ISIS) web portal.  DON ISIS is a Marine Corps program of record and facilitates the efficient transmission of Identity Operations data to authorized databases, such as the DoD Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), for matching and subsequent intelligence analysis, and to ensure future discoverability of all data across the DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) in accordance with Reference (D), (E), and (F).
2. Mission. Effective Immediately, OCONUS Marine Corps operating forces will collect Identity Operations data (biometrics, forensics, biographic and DOMEX) on foreign nationals or unknown persons using IDS-MC or the Law Enforcement Battalion (LE Bn) Expeditionary Forensics Exploitation Capability (EFEC) and submit collected data through the DON ISIS web portal to support Marine Corps missions across the range of military operations, in accordance with Ref (C) and (G).
3. Execution
3.A. Concept of Operations. To the maximum extent possible, IDS-MC and EFEC will support force protection missions and intelligence operations across the force.  The IDS-MC and EFEC programs are managed by the Identity Operations Program, Program Manager Marine Intelligence Systems (PMIS), Command Element Systems (CES), Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) . The DON ISIS web portal will be used to transmit and coordinate Identity Operations data located on both NIPRNET and SIPRNET, respectively, at the following URLs: (HTTP: (SLASH SLASH)ISIS.IDENTITYOPS.COM) and (HTTP: (SLASH SLASH)ISIS.NAVY.SMIL.MIL). The DON ISIS web portal is managed and monitored 24/7 by intelligence analysts at the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity Identity Intelligence Analytical Cell (MCIA I2AC). LE BN integrators across each respective MEF are uniquely suited and available to support MAGTF Identity Operations requirements and will coordinate with MCIA I2AC, MCSC PMIS, assigned Component Command, and respective deploying MEF units to ensure Identity Operations are integrated into unit pre-deployment plans and incorporated into new operations. MCIA I2AC will coordinate and ensure Identity Operations data is processed through respective authoritative interagency and intelligence community databases.  In addition, MCIA I2AC will conduct intelligence analysis on Identity Operations submissions and provide feedback to submitting units primarily through the DON ISIS web portal or, if the portal is unavailable, via other official channels. Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs) have validated requirements to conduct Identity Operations, and are exploring GCC-specific solutions for collecting Identity Operations data. The Marine Corps program of record systems, IDS-MC, EFEC, and DoN ISIS are interoperable with the authoritative DoD and interagency databases, and are approved for use in support of operating forces’ missions worldwide. MCIA I2AC will coordinate with GCC Identity Operations managers to ensure data collected by USMC Identity Operations programs are shared with them. In the event that guidance from GCC Identity Operations managers conflicts with the use of USMC program of record systems and Identity Operations architectures, the issue shall be referred to the contacts identified in section 4 for resolution. However, in order to ensure identity intelligence support from the MCIA I2AC, Identity Operations data must be submitted through the DON ISIS portal. Operating forces should be aware that the MCIA I2AC will not be able to monitor or respond to submissions made via GCC specific architectures or Theater Provided Equipment (TPE), and the accuracy of any results provided by the GCC or TPE system cannot be verified by MCIA I2AC. Any match/no match responses for biometric submissions should be considered preliminary and inconclusive until the biometric submissions are matched and verified against the DoD ABIS. Likewise, it should not be assumed that there is no derogatory information on an individual solely from a biometric match/no match response. An individual should not be considered ‘cleared’ until the biometric match has been fully vetted by an intelligence analyst.  Until such a time, continue to monitor the enrolled individual as a potential threat to forces and assets.
3.B. Coordinating Instructions
3.B.1. MCIA operates within the restrictions outlined in References (D), (E), and (F).
3.B.2. Do not submit U.S. Persons data on the DON ISIS web portal. Contact MCIA I2AC regarding any U.S. Person questions.
3.B.3. Units will coordinate biometric enabled watch list recommendations through MCIA I2AC. MCIA I2AC will submit all watch list nominations, requests, updates, and removals on behalf of the units through DoD established procedures.
3.B.4. Units will leverage the DON ISIS web portal and MCIA I2AC and MCSC PMIS during training events. Expeditionary Operations Training Groups (EOTGs) have begun the process of developing Identity Operations based training scenarios, and are at varying stages of scenario development and implementation.  MCIA I2AC can mimic real world responses through the training and exercise portion of the DON ISIS web portal.
3.B.5. The EFEC shall continue to use Weapons Technical Intelligence (WTI) Exploitation Analysis Tool (WEAT) to manage cases and track forensic evidence. WEAT reports shall be uploaded and associated to DON ISIS cases and provided to MCIA I2AC. Biometric, forensic, and DOMEX data will still be submitted through the DON ISIS web portal in accordance with this MARADMIN. Coordinating information or questions for WEAT and DON ISIS forensics evidence can be forwarded to the MCIA POC listed below.
3.B.6. Law Enforcement Battalions are uniquely trained and equipped to provide important IdOps training and mission support capabilities in support of the MAGTF.  Commanders and staffs are encouraged to leverage that expertise in planning and conducting both training and real-world operations.
3.B.7. IDS-MC, EFEC and DoN ISIS are the Marine Corps programs of record that will be utilized by Marine Corps units in support of the collection, management and exploitation of Identity Operations data.
4. Administration and Logistics.
4.A. IDS-MC and EFEC consumables and maintenance requests shall be in accordance with program supply instructions found on the Marine Corps Publications Electronic Library.
4.B. This is a coordinated message between the Identity Operations Advocate (Plans, Policies and Operations (Security) (PPO PS), HQMC Intelligence Department, MCIA and MCSC PMIS. POCs to follow.
4.C. PP&O PS, Mr. Jeremy Powell at jeremy.powell@usmc.mil or 703-692-0456.
4.D. HQMC Intel, Lieutenant Colonel Shannon Gorrell at shannon.gorrell@usmc.mil or 703-693-1761.
4.E. MCIA, Mr. Matthew Gannon at mgannon@mcia.osis.gov or 703-432-7206.
4.F. MCSC PMIS, Mrs. Sarah Swift at sarah.swift@usmc.mil or 703-432-2850.
5. Command and Signal. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps operating forces.
6. Release authorized by Mr. Randy R. Smith, Assistant Deputy Commandant, Plans, Policies, and Operations (Security).//