R091541Z FEB 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 094/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MCIOC FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (FOC)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 3120.10/YMD:20080630//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCBUL 5400/YMD:20080314//
POC/T. C. WELBORN/LTCOL/UNIT:MARINE CORPS IO CENTER /NAME:TWELBORN@MCIA.OSIS.GOV/TEL:703-784-5438//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS PROGRAM (MCIOP). REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS BULLETIN ESTABLISHMENT OF MCIOC PHASE ONE (CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI TFS 141153Z MAR 08, ESTABLISHMENT OF MCIOC PHASE ONE).//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER (MCIOC) REACHED FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (FOC) ON 1 FEBRUARY 2011.
2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS NEW CENTER REPRESENTS THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO), NOT ONLY IN MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS, BUT ALSO IN OUR MILITARY STRATEGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY OBJECTIVES. THE MCIOC PRODUCES IO PLANNERS AND MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS (MISO, FORMERLY PSYOP) MARINES THAT DEPLOY IN SUPPORT OF MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCES (MAGTF), AND PROVIDES REGIONAL IO REACHBACK SUPPORT.
3. MCIOC ENABLES MAGTF IO CAPABILITY THROUGH TACTICALLY FOCUSED TRAINING, OPERATIONAL PLANNING SUPPORT TO MAGTF COMMANDERS, AND TACTICS DEVELOPMENT. CURRENTLY THE MCIOC HAS IO PLANNERS AND MISO PERSONNEL DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF I MEF (FWD) AND MARCENT (FWD).
4. AT FOC, THE MCIOC WILL PROVIDE WORLD-WIDE COVERAGE THROUGH REGIONAL REACHBACK TEAMS AND FOUR IO PLANNING TEAMS TO SUPPORT MAGTF AND MARINE FORCES OPERATIONS. MCIOC IS ABLE TO PROVIDE LIMITED IO TRAINING AND EXERCISE SUPPORT. MCIOC IS ABLE TO COORDINATE LIMITED AMOUNTS OF SEATS FOR IO TRAINING AT JOINT AND SISTER SERVICE SCHOOLS TO THE OPERATING FORCES.
5. REQUESTS FOR MCIOC SUPPORT FOR PLANNING AND TRAINING EVENTS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS (DC PPO) VIA A REQUEST FOR SUPPORT MESSAGE WITH A COPY TO THE DIRECTOR, MCIOC.
6. POINTS OF CONTACT WITHIN MCIOC ARE AS FOLLOWS. ALL PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ARE COMMERCIAL (703) 784-XXXX AND DSN 278-XXXX. MAILING ADDRESS: DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER, BLDG 27402 MCB-1 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5190. MESSAGE ADDRESS: CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO MCIOC. PHONE: DIRECTOR 5473, DEPUTY DIRECTOR 5443, EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5438, OPERATIONS OFFICER 5489, IO INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION 5874, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 5185/5650, TRAINING OFFICER 5745, REGIONAL REACHBACK 5796.
7. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING MCIOC ACTIVATION, CONTACT LTCOL T.C. WELBORN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AT DSN 278-5438.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL CARL E. MUNDY III, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HQMC.//