R 281901Z FEB 20
MARADMIN 125/20
MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)//
SUBJ/ADOBE FLASH PLAYER END OF LIFE NOTICE AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT//
REF/A/SECNAVINST 5230.15/10APR09//
REF/B/DON OCIO MEMO/WARNORD/01JUL19//
NARR/REF A IS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY INSTRUCTION 5230.15 FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY FOR FIELDING OF COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE. REF B IS DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DIRECTOR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICE MEMORANDUM FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WARNING ORDER: TRANSITION FROM ADOBE FLASH DTD 1 JULY 2019//
POC/HANK COSTA/CIV/UNIT: DCI C4/PENTAGON/TEL: 571-256-9081/EMAIL: HENRY.COSTA@USMC.MIL//
POC/STUART NACHMAN/CTR/UNIT: DCI C4/PENTAGON/TEL: 571-256-7205/EMAIL: STUART.NACHMAN.CTR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This message informs the Marine Corps Enterprise that Adobe Flash will no longer be supported per references (a) and (b) effective 31 December 2020.
2. Adobe Flash is a multimedia software platform used by developers to produce digital animations, 2D/3D graphics, simulations, and streaming audio and video. This digital content is then made available for on-line viewing in a browser via the flash player plug-in. Flash is currently used throughout the Marine Corps in applications and systems, such as on-line training courses, technical and repair manuals, and desktop applications.
3. Adobe has announced flash player end of life is 31 December 2020. In their official public announcement, adobe stated that in collaboration with their technology partners, they would stop updating and distributing the flash player and encourage content creators to migrate any existing flash content to new open formats. As a result, Microsoft, Google and Mozilla announced that flash player plug-in will be disabled by default in their browsers. HQMC DCI/IC4 directs those applications and systems using flash content shall discontinue its use and migrate to HTML5 as a replacement as soon as possible, and no later than December 2020.
4. Release authorized by BGen L. M. Mahlock, Director, Information C4 Division, Deputy Commandant for Information//