R 021814Z APR 14 
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 174/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO/PL//
SUBJ/PUBLICATION OF MCO S003120.2 MARINE CORPS INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS//
REF/A/DOC/CJCSI 3120.08D/-/28JAN2013//
REF/B/DOC/SOP FOR IJSTO/-/29APR2011//
NARR/REF A IS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF INSTRUCTION,INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (IJSTO). REF B IS STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR IJSTO.//
POC/R D HARRIS/MAJ/UNIT:CMC PPO PLI/-/EMAIL:RUSSELL.D.HARRIS AT USMC.MIL/CLASSIFIED EMAIL:RUSSELL.HARRIS AT HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL/TEL: 703-692-4331//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE PUBLICATION OF MCO S003120.2 MARINE CORPS INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS(IJSTO) EFFECTIVE 7 FEB 2014.
2. THIS IS A NEW ORDER. IT DEFINES THEDC, PPO ROLE AS THE MARINE CORPS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) AND OUTLINES THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CDI, TECOM, MRA, PR,IGMC, INTEL, AND THE OPERATING FORCES.
3. THIS ORDER ESTABLISHES THE FRAMEWORK BY WHICH THE MARINE CORPS ORGANIZES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF STO INTO PLANNING,TRAINING, AND OPERATIONS; IT PROMULGATES THE MARINE CORPS STANDARDS FOR PERSONNEL PARTICIPATING IN THOSE ACTIVITIES; AND IT DELINEATES COMMON PRACTICES THAT ENSURE THE SAFEGUARDING OF IJSTO-RELATED AND SPECIAL ACCESS INFORMATION.
4. THIS ORDER IS CLASSIFIED AND WILL BE PROMULGATED VIA SIPR MCATS.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6. MARADMIN 653/11 HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS ORDER.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY GS-15 JEFFREY DEWEESE, DIRECTOR (ACTING),STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//