R 072021Z DEC 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 701/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO//
SUBJ/ANNUAL OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) TRAINING//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 3070.2//
AMPN/REF (A) THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) PROGRAM.//
POC/JAMES J. SYDNOR/CIV/ PPO PLI/TEL:(703)-693-4293 DSN 222 /EMAIL:JAMES.J.SYDNOR AT USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO UPDATE THE CURRENT OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN REF A AND INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL TRAINING RESOURCES PER REF B.
2.  ALL MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES AND CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO MARINE CORPS RESOURCES BY VIRTUE OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WILL COMPLETE ANNUAL OPSEC TRAINING.
3.  BEGINNING 1 JANUARY 2012 ANNUAL OPSEC TRAINING FOR BATTALION, SQUADRON AND HIGHER COMMANDS AS WELL AS BASE, STATION, ACTIVITY AND INSTALLATION COMMANDS WILL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING:
3.A. A DEFINITION OF OPSEC AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMMAND'S SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION ASSURANCE PROGRAMS.
3.B. THE COMMAND'S CURRENT CRITICAL INFORMATION LIST (CIL).
3.C. AN OVERVIEW OF THE OPSEC PROCESS.
3.D. COMMANDS POTENTIAL VULNERABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.
4.  ANNUAL OPSEC TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE UNIT LEVEL BY THE COMMAND'S OPSEC MANAGER OR COORDINATOR AS APPROPRIATE, FOR THE COMMAND'S PERSONNEL.  TRAINING VENUE AND STRATEGY (HOW BEST TO TRAIN) ARE TO BE DECIDED BY THE INDIVIDUAL COMMAND HOWEVER, 3.C AND 3.D CAN BE SATISFIED BY THE WEB-BASED COURSE "UNCLE SAM'S OPSEC", COURSE CODE "OPSECUS001" LOCATED ON MARINENET.  INFORMATION ON OBTAINING A MARINENET ACCOUNT CAN BE FOUND ON THE MARINENET HOMEPAGE AT WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL.
5.  ONCE COMPLETED "UNCLE SAM'S OPSEC" WILL PASS TRAINING CODE "AO" TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS). HOWEVER, UNIT PERSONNEL MUST COMPLETE ALL TRAINING LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR COMPLETING ANNUAL OPSEC TRAINING FOR THAT CALENDAR YEAR (CY), BEGINNING JANUARY 2012, FOR REPORTING AND FUNCTIONAL AREA INSPECTION PURPOSES.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED UPON INCORPORATION INTO THE NEXT UPDATE OF REF (A).  IN THE INTERIM, COMMANDS ARE DIRECTED TO FILE THIS MARADMIN AS AN ADDENDUM TO REF (A).  A LISTING OF THE COMMAND'S PERSONNEL FULFILLING OPSEC RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE MAINTAINED WITH THE G-3-S-3 AND MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
7.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN ROCCO, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS.//