R 271443Z MAR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 161/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007 CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC) F002//
SUBJ/NEW EMARINE SITE REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/311222ZAUG//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 499/11 IMPLEMENTATION OF E-MARINE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION TOOL.//
POC/ANN CRITTENDEN/NF-05/UNIT:MFZ/NAME:MF DIV/TEL:703-784-0296//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EMARINE IS THE SINGLE, AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE FOR UNIT, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION. EMARINE, THE AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION TOOL, PROVIDES VERIFIED, CONTROLLED ACCESS TO UNIT INFORMATION THAT IS VALUABLE TO MARINES AND SELECTED FAMILY MEMBERS OR CONTACTS THE MARINE IDENTIFIES.
2.  REF A ANNOUNCED EMARINE FOR USE BY UNITS WITH FUNDED FAMILY READINESS OFFICERS (FRO).  THE EMARINE APPLICATION IS  AVAILABLE TO ALL UNITS AT THE BATTALION OR SQUADRON LEVEL AND ABOVE.  INDIVIDUAL UNITS THAT ARE LOCATED REMOTELY FROM THEIR PARENT SITE AT A COMPANY LEVEL (EXAMPLE: COMPANY RESERVE UNITS ASSOCIATED WITH AN I AND I COMMAND) MAY REQUEST TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL EMARINE UNIT SITE.  AN EMAIL REQUEST CONTAINING JUSTIFICATION FOR THE COMPANY LEVEL SITES MUST BE FORWARDED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE BRANCH HEAD, FAMILY READINESS BRANCH (MFZ) FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO APPROVAL.  REQUESTS MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE STAGE ONE OF NEW SITE PROCESS WILL BEGIN.  EXAMPLE: COMPANIES THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY DETACHED ELEMENTS MUST ROUTE THEIR EMARINE SITE REQUEST JUSTIFICATION VIA EMAIL TO THEIR PARENT COMMAND AND HIGHER HEADQUARTERS (HHQ).  THE HHQ WILL FORWARD THE NEW SITE REQUEST APPROVALS TO THE MFZ BRANCH HEAD FOR ACTION.  A COURTESY COPY SHOULD BE INCLUDED TO THE HHQ FRO IN THIS CHAIN.
3.  IMPLEMENTATION TIME LINE.  THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNIT TO MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES/CONTACTS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED.  ALL MARINE CORPS UNITS WITH FAMILY READINESS OFFICERS (FUNDED, DEPUTY, AND COLLATERAL DUTY) MUST ESTABLISH AN EMARINE SITE NO LATER THAN 31 AUGUST 2013.  EMARINE SITES ARE AN INSPECTABLE ITEM THROUGH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS  (IGMC) INSPECTION PROCESS FUNCTIONAL AREA CHECKLIST 968.
4.  PROCESS TO REQUEST A NEW EMARINE UNIT SITE.  THE REQUESTING FRO, LOCAL MARINE CORPS FAMILY TEAM BUILDING (MCFTB) OFFICE, AND HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC) FAMILY READINESS (MFZ) WILL WORK IN COLLABORATION TO ESTABLISH THE NEW SITE FOR EACH UNIT.  THE STAGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  STAGE ONE - SITE REQUEST
        (1) FRO RESPONSIBILITIES:  FRO BEGINS PROCESS BY REQUESTING AND SCHEDULING EMARINE TRAINING FROM MCFTB TRAINER WHO IS GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSEST TO FRO.  RECRUITING COMMAND SHOULD CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE EASTERN OR WESTERN REGION MCFTB TRAINER LOCATED AT PARRIS ISLAND OR SAN DIEGO. SEE PARAGRAPH 7 FOR MCFTB POINTS OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
        (2) MCFTB RESPONSIBILITIES:  MCFTB TRAINER SUBMITS EMARINE SURVEY TO HQMC AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO SCHEDULED TRAINING.  SURVEY IS LOCATED ON EMARINE HQMC FAMILY READINESS UNIT SITE.  NAVIGATION: EMARINE INFORMATION; EMARINE SITE REQUEST CLICK HERE; TAKE THIS SURVEY.
        (3) HQMC RESPONSIBILITIES:  HQMC MFZ RECEIVES SURVEY AND SITE INFORMATION, CREATES EMARINE TEMPLATE, AND CONTACTS FRO WITH ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
    B.  STAGE TWO - TRAINING
        (1) MCFTB TRAINER RESPONSIBILITIES:
              (A) MCFTB TRAINER PROVIDES TRAINING MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS TO FRO.  THESE MATERIALS CAN BE FOUND AT THE HQMC FAMILY READINESS EMARINE SITE.  NAVIGATION: EMARINE; HQMC FAMILY READINESS; UNIT RESOURCES; DOWNLOAD CENTER; EMARINE TRAINING DOCUMENTS; EMARINE FRO TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
              (B) MCFTB TRAINER MUST CONFIRM THAT FRO HAS COMPLETED REQUIRED PII AND OPSEC TRAINING PRIOR TO EMARINE TRAINING. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT TRAINERS RETAIN COPIES OF CERTIFICATES FOR TRAINING RECORDS.
        (2) FRO RESPONSIBILITIES:
              (A) FRO MUST PROVIDE COPIES OF PII AND OPSEC TRAINING COMPLETION CERTIFICATES TO MCFTB TRAINER PRIOR TO EMARINE TRAINING.
              (B) FRO MUST BRING USERNAME, PASSWORD, AND CD WITH REQUIRED INFORMATION TO POPULATE EMARINE SITE TO THE TRAINING SESSION.
              (C)  FRO MUST HAVE ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION UPLOADED AND FORMATTED ON EMARINE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING COMPLETION.
              (D)  AT THE END OF THE TWO WEEK PERIOD, FROS MUST UPLOAD THE SPONSOR DATABASE.  THE EMARINE SITE IS THEN CONSIDERED LIVE AND INSPECTABLE.  HQMC WILL CONDUCT PERIODIC QUALITY ASSURANCE CHECKS ON RECENTLY TRAINED FROS TO ENSURE UNIT SITES ARE WITHIN STANDARDS.
    C.  STAGE THREE - SUSTAINMENT TRAINING
        (1) ON-SITE TRAINING. HQMC MFZ STAFF WILL PROVIDE SUSTAINMENT TRAINING AT MCB QUANTICO, EAST AND WEST COAST LOCATIONS, AND OTHER LOCATIONS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS THROUGHOUT FY2013. INFORMATION REGARDING TRAINING DATES AND LOCATIONS WILL BE COMMUNICATED VIA HQMC FAMILY READINESS SHAREPOINT.  IF YOU ARE A FRO THAT DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE FRO SHAREPOINT SITE, PLEASE REQUEST ACCESS FROM HQMC.
        (2) WEBINARS.  WEBINARS WILL ENHANCE HANDS-ON TRAINING ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS AND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY HQMC FAMILY READINESS STAFF. WEBINAR SCHEDULES WILL BE POSTED TO THE FRO SHAREPOINT SITE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
5.  POLICY.  ALL APPLICABLE POLICIES WILL CORRELATE WITH MCO 1754.9A TO INCLUDE ANY FUTURE CHANGES TO EMARINE.
6.  FUNDING.  FUNDING FOR TRAVEL TO EMARINE TRAINING SITES (IF NECESSARY) WILL BE BORNE BY REQUESTING COMMANDS.
7.  LOCAL MCFTB POINTS OF CONTACT FOR UNITS LOCATED AT OR NEAREST:
    A.  RESERVE AND I AND I STAFF, CONTACT MARFORRES MCFTB AT 504-697-8112.
    B.  MARCENT, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 813-827-5787.
    C.  MCLB ALBANY, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 229-639-57676171.
    D.  MCLB BARSTOW, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 760-577-6675.
    E.  MWTC BRIDGEPORT, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 530-495-2954
    F.  MCAS BEAUFORT, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 843-228-74956504.
    G.  MCB CAMP ALLEN, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 757-445-6875.
    H.  MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 910-451449-01762935.
    I.  MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 760-725-23356637.
    J.  MCAS CHERRY POINT, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 252-466-5779.
    K.  MCB HAWAII, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 808-257-2087.
    L.  MCB QUANTICO AND NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, CONTACT MCFTB MCB QUANTICO AT 703-634-2765 OR MCFTB HENDERSON HALL AT 703-693-4840.
    M.  OKINAWA, IWAKUNI, OR KOREA, CONTACT MCFTB OKINAWA AT 011-81-98-970-2261 OR MCFTB IWAKUNI AT 011-81-827-79-3754.
    N.  MCAS MIRAMAR, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 858-577-1322.
    O.  MCAS NEW RIVER, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 910-449-4505.
    P.  NAS PENSACOLA, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 850-452-9460, ext 3012.
    Q.  MCRD SAN DIEGO, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 619-524-8030.
    R.  MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 843-228-1505.
    S.  TWENTYNINE PALMS (MAGTFTC), CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 760-830-4163.
    T.  MCAS YUMA, CONTACT LOCAL MCFTB AT 928-269-6503 OR 6553.
8.  POC: MS. ANN CRITTENDEN, NF-5, BRANCH HEAD, FAMILY READINESS, HQMC MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAM DIVISION, 703-784-0296, ANN.CRITTENDEN(AT)USMC.MIL OR MS. DAWN PRUITT, NF-5, PROGRAM ANALYST,FAMILY READINESS, HQMC MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAM DIVISION,703-784-0296, DAWN.PRUITT(AT)USMC.MIL.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//