PPO SECURITY DIVISION (PS) REORGANIZATION
Date Signed: 8/18/2005 | MARADMINS Number: 374/05
MARADMINS : 374/05

R 181600Z AUG 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 374/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//
SUBJ/PPO SECURITY DIVISION (PS) REORGANIZATION//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PS DIVISION HAS REORGANIZED TO
MORE LOGICALLY ALIGN THE ORGANIZATION BY FUNCTION,
AND BETTER ALIGN BRANCHES WITH HIGHER AND ADJACENT
STAFFS, OTHER SERVICES, THE JOINT STAFF, AND OTHER AGENCIES.
2. PS DIVISION WAS FORMERLY ORGANIZED INTO THREE
BRANCHES: HOMELAND DEFENSE, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ASSURANCE, AND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT & CORRECTIONS.
3. THE NEW ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF FOUR BRANCHES:
HOMELAND DEFENSE (PSH), MISSION ASSURANCE (FORMERLY
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSURANCE)(PSM), LAW ENFORCEMENT
& CORRECTIONS (PSL), AND THE FORCE PROTECTION COORDINATION
BRANCH (PSFP). UNDER THIS REORGANIZATION, HOMELAND DEFENSE
BRANCH WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITES FOR JOINT COUNTER-DRUG
SUPPORT (FORMERLY MANAGED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT &
CORRECTIONS); AND MISSION ASSURANCE BRANCH WILL ASSUME
THE ANTI-TERRORISM (AT) PROGRAM (FORMERLY MANAGED BY
THE HOMELAND DEFENSE BRANCH).
4. THE FORCE PROTECTION COORDINATION BRANCH (PSFP)WILL
PROVIDE A SINGLE FOCAL POINT WITHIN HQMC THAT MAINTAINS
THE SERVICE FP COMMON OPERATING PICTURE; COORDINATES
USMC FP ACTIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND PROGRAMS AT THE SERVICE HQ
LEVEL; AND COMPLEMENTS THE FUNCTIONS ENVISIONED BY THE
MCCDC CAPABILITY STEWARD FOCUSING ON FP CAPABILITY
DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PSFP FORMALIZES A SERIES
OF INFORMATION/COORDINATION PATHS AMONG THE USMC FP
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST AND PROVIDES SERVICE FP
INFORMATION FOR SENIOR USMC LEADERSHIP. IT WILL ALSO
PROVIDE PS DIVISION REPRESENTATION WITHIN THE NASCENT
RESOURCE AND SITUATION AWARENESS CENTER (RSAC), WITHIN
OPERATIONS DIVISION, PP&O.
5. CURRENT BRANCH HEADS ARE: MISSION ASSURANCE,
MR. RANDY SMITH; HOMELAND DEFENSE, COL NEIL HORNUNG;
LAW ENFORCEMENT & CORRECTIONS, LTCOL KEVAN KVENLOG;
AND FORCE PROTECTION COORDINATION BRANCH, LTCOL LINDY
BURKHART.
6. AN UPDATED ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND FUNCTIONAL AREA
MATRIX IS INCLUDED ON THE PS DIVISION WEB PAGE AT
WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/PP&O/PS.
6. POINT OF CONTACT: MR. JAN M. DURHAM, 703-692-4491,
DSN 222-4491, DURHAMJM@HQMC.USMC.MIL
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