R 211233Z APR 25
MARADMIN 200/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/COMMAND CHRONOLOGY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 5750.1H/13 FEB 09//
REF/B/DOC/SECNAV M-5210.1/23 SEP 19//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 5210.11F/07 APR 15//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 509/14/07 OCT 14//
NARR/REF A IS THE MANUAL FOR THE MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL PROGRAM.
REF (B) IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS MANAGEMENT MANUAL. REF
(C) IS THE MARINE CORPS RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ORDER. REF (D) IS
THE MARADMIN MODIFYING COMMAND CHRONOLOGY REPORTING PROCEDURES AND
TIMELINES. //
POC/S.P. CALLAHAN/CIV/DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS HISTORY DIVISION/LOC:
UHD/TEL: 703-432-4878/EMAIL: SHAWN.CALLAHAN@USMCU.EDU//
POC/J.J. LYLES/CIV/ARCHIVES BRANCH HEAD/LOC: UHD/TEL: 703-432-5050//
EMAIL: JOHN.LYLES@USMCU.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This MARADMIN highlights command
responsibilities for the completion of command chronologies
and announces History Division (HD) support available to assist
with those responsibilities.
2. Background.
2.a. Command chronologies are the single most important body of
historical records created, collected, and maintained by the Marine
Corps. Command chronologies are submitted by active and reserve
Marine Corps units to provide a concise review of each unit's
operational experiences and significant events, and include
supporting documents detailing the activities of the unit on a
continuing basis. Unit command chronologies are frequently requested
in support of award submissions, as part of legal investigations,
and to tell the Marine Corps story to Congress and the American
public. They are used to support official research for HQMC, Marine
units, and Marine veterans pursuing Department of Veterans Affairs
claims. The information they contain informs force design decisions
and is the basis for unit lineage and honors determinations. It is
vital that these records provide references and documents concerning
specific events that would support these purposes.
2.b. In 2014, reference (d) announced the development and testing of
a Marine Corps Electronic Command Chronology Reporting System by the
Archives Branch at the Library of the Marine Corps, however, this
system was not implemented for use and command chronology submissions
remain required for submission via email.
3. Actions.
3.a. Per Appendix A of reference (a), all Fleet Marine Force units
down to the battalion/squadron level shall submit command
chronologies on a semi-annual basis. All other commands, including
all Marine Corps Reserve units, shall submit command chronologies on
an annual basis.
3.a.1. Reference (d) established a fiscal year timeline for command
chronology submissions effective 1 OCT 2014. This timeline remains
in effect.
3.a.2. Annual submissions covering the period from 1 October to 30
September are due no later than (NLT) 31 December each year.
3.a.3. Semi-annual submissions covering the period from 1 October
to 31 March are due 30 June, and submissions covering the period from
1 April to 30 September are due NLT 31 December.
3.a.4. In special situations to include operational deployments for
combat, units shall submit monthly command chronologies IAW
reference (a).
3.a.5. Units shall submit their command chronologies as OCR PDF
documents directly to HD by email to History.Division@usmcu.edu.
These reports must contain the signature of the commanding officer.
By Direction and Acting signatures are not permitted. Digital
signatures are not permitted and will not be accepted. HD will
verify that each report is complete and issue an email receipt once
the report is accepted into the archive.
3.b. Unit commanders shall ensure a staff member is designated in
writing to perform the additional duty of Staff Historian IAW
reference (a).
3.c. HD has prepared a staff historian/command chronology support
webpage containing details on command chronology preparation and
submission as well as a sample. Link https:(slash)(slash)www.usmcu.
edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/
Command-Chronology-Program/
3.d. HD shall maintain a report of command chronology submissions to
provide unit leaders with awareness on the status of their command
chronologies. This report shall be updated monthly and posted on the
command chronology support webpage.
3.e. The Inspectors General Checklist for the Marine Corps
Historical Program, functional area 5750, is up to date and valid.
Although the Marine Corps Historical Program is not designated as a
Critical or Required Evaluation (CoRE) functional area under the
Inspector General of the Marine Corps (IGMC) Inspections Program,
commanders are encouraged to incorporate this functional area into
their command inspection programs to ensure their units and
subordinate commands are meeting the requirements of reference (a).
The Marine Corps Historical Program functional area checklist can be
found on the IGMC website at https:(slash)(slash)www.igmc.marines.mil
/DIVISIONS/INSPECTIONS-DIVISION/FUNCTIONAL-AREA-CHECKLISTS-FACS/
4. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
5. Release authorized by Brigadier General M. W. Tracy, President,
Marine Corps University.//