R 221832Z APR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0266/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO/PLI//
SUBJ/ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER (MCIOC)//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/30JUNE2008//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI TFS/141033Z MAR 08//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 3120.10, MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS PROGRAM, THAT DESIGNATES THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER AS THE EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS PROGRAM (MCIOP) AND SPECIFIES TASKS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH INFORMATION OPERATIONS AS A CORE MILITARY COMPETENCY. REF B IS THE MCBUL WHICH DIRECTED THE STAND-UP OF THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER.//
POC/E.B. ELDRIDGE/MAJ/MCIOC/-/TEL: DSN 224-0108/TEL: (703)614-0108//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO INFORM ALL MARINES OF THE ACTIVATION OF THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER (MCIOC) LOCATED ON MCB QUANTICO AND TO IDENTIFY MCIOC PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS.
2. BACKGROUND. CMC'S INTENT WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) IS OUTLINED IN REF A. TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSIONS AND TASKS, THE MCIOC DESIRES MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUS IO EXPERIENCE OR SPECIALIZED TALENTS WHICH ARE CRITICAL TO TACTICAL LEVEL INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION OF ALL EFFORTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO IO. THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION (MM) WILL SUPPORT THE STAND-UP OF MCIOC WITH THE ASSIGNMENT OF UNIQUELY QUALIFIED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND INTERESTED MARINES SELECTED FROM ACROSS THE CORPS.
3. ELIGIBLE AND INTERESTED MARINES HOLDING IO-RELATED MOS(S) OR HAVING OPERATIONAL IO EXPERIENCE WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR DUTY WITH THE MCIOC TO ENSURE THE BEST QUALIFIED MARINES ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT OUR OPERATING FORCES. COMMANDERS ARE DIRECTED TO ENCOURAGE ELIGIBLE AND INTERESTED MARINES WITHIN THEIR COMMAND TO VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY WITH THE MCIOC.
A. THE TARGET POPULATION IS MARINES NEARING THE END OF THEIR FIRST TERM OR WHO ARE NEARING THE END OF THEIR STANDARD 36-MONTH TOUR OBLIGATION (TWO DEPLOYMENTS, PREFERRED, WITH THEIR PRESENT UNIT AND/OR THREE YEARS ON STATION) AND ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION/PERMANENT CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT (PCS/PCA) ORDERS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF FY09. TIME ON STATION WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BY MMEA/MMOA.
B. MARINES ASSIGNED TO MCIOC WILL SERVE IN DEPLOYABLE, OPERATIONAL BILLETS WITHIN REGIONAL IO TEAMS AND TACTICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS (PSYOP) TEAMS. WHILE NOT LIMITED TO ANY SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, MARINES WILL BE SERVING IN THE FOLLOWING BILLET MOS(S).
(1) OFFICER MOS(S)
0510 (FMOS INFORMATION OPS STAFF OFFICER) CAPT - LTCOL 0520 (FMOS PSYOP OFFICER) CAPT - MAJ 0530 (FMOS CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICER) CAPT - MAJ
8006 (BILLET DESIGNATOR - UNRESTRICTED OFFICER) CAPT - LTCOL
8834 (FMOS TECHNICAL IO OFFICER) CAPT - LTCOL
(2) ENLISTED MOS(S)
0521 (FMOS PSYOP NCO) CPL - GYSGT
0531 (FMOS CIVIL AFFAIRS NCO) CPL - GYSGT
8711 (EMOS GROUND OPERATIONS SPECIALIST) CPL - GYSGT
C. TO FACILITATE ACHIEVEMENT OF REF A TASKS, MCIOC DESIRES MARINES WHO HAVE OPERATIONAL IO EXPERIENCE. A LARGE NUMBER OF MARINES HAVE AMASSED RELEVANT TACTICAL LEVEL IO EXPERIENCE WHICH UNIQUELY QUALIFIES THEM FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE MCIOC. EXAMPLES OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1) PREVIOUSLY OR CURRENTLY SERVING IN A DESIGNATED IO BILLET.
2) PREVIOUSLY OR CURRENTLY SERVING IN A NON-IO DESIGNATED BILLET BUT WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION OF IO RELATED EFFORTS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL (E.G., PUBLIC AFFAIRS, COMBAT CAMERA, FOREIGN AREA/REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICERS, MAGTF FIRES, FUSION ANALYSTS, COMPANY LEVEL INTELLIGENCE CELL, CIVIL AFFAIRS, AND CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS).
D. QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED MARINES SHOULD IDENTIFY THEIR ASSIGNMENT PREFERENCES TO THEIR MONITOR.
4. QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO MCIOC AT 703-614-7428/DSN 224-7428 OR MCIOC.OPS.FCT@USMC.MIL.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN MARK A. CLARK, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION.//