Plans, Policies, and Operations Overview

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Plans, Policies, and Operations Overview
24 Oct 2006
Major Thomas
http//www.hqmc.usmc.mil under the HQMC tab
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PPO

• Responsible for coordinating the development and
  execution of service plans and policies related
  to the structure, deployment, and employment of
  Marine Corps forces in general.
• Conduit for Joint Matters
• Joint Strategic Planning
• Ground Combat Element Advocate
• Political-Military Matters
• Security Cooperation Policy
• Current Operations Operations Center and Crisis
  Response Center
• Security Forces, Force Protection
• Readiness Reporting
• Amphibious Ships, NSFS, MPF
• Continuity Of Operations (COOP)

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PPO Organization
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Strategy and Plans

• Formulates/coordinates policy on Pol-Mil and
  International relations
• Review Joint Staff/Unified Commander regional
  policy, theater Security cooperation/engagement
  plans
• Supports senior officer foreign travel
• Oversight on policy for Security Cooperation
• Foreign disclosure and foreign visitors

• Information Operations
• Joint Warfare Capability Assessments
• Doctrine involving IO and space implementation
• Coordinates MAGTF Space Plans and Operations
  Oversight process

• Staff Lead for lateral integration of USMC policy
  within DOD, DON, and the interagency process
• Prevent strategic surprise and inform Senior
  Leadership of opportunities and risks associated
  with USMC efforts in force design, resource
  allocation, and policy formulation/dissemination
• Track trends and issues in Congress, White House,
  OSD interagency and inter-service, joint, and
  COCOM communities with respect to USMC equities.
• QDR

• Provide formal Marine Corps position on joint
  issues
• Provide early identification of issues
• Maintain effective LOCs
• Control Joint Actions
• Coordinate JCS Tank Meetings
• Coordinate HQMC Marines assigned to Joint Staff
  Crisis Action Teams

• Joint Strategic Planning
• National Strategy
• National Security Council matters
• Joint and combined command relationships
• Special Plans
• Strategic Planning Guidance
• Develops reviews of all Oplans per JSCP

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Foreign Disclosureof non-intelligence INFO
Bottom Line up front you cannot release
documents or information to foreigners without a
disclosure review.

• Informal (AO) review
• Is the information in the public domain?
• If so, it is releasable to foreigners (note this
  does not mean you are required to release it, but
  you may release it).
• Formal review (for classified materials and other
  information not in the public domain)
• Submit to PLU-SA/FMS for disclosure review
• POC Mrs. Cindy Davis 703-692-4342
  daviscl_at_hqmc.usmc.smil.mil
• POC LtCol Art Collins 703-692-4341
  collinsa_at_hqmc.usmc.smil.mil

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Operations
POC (Current Ops Branch) Current and Future Ops
(OIF/OEF focus) COOP Joint Action
Taskers GNFPP GMFP (HD/LD) Joint Training Global
Command and Control System (GCCS) Marine Corps
Ops Center (MCOC) / HQMC Crisis Response Center
(CRC)
POE (Expeditionary Policy Branch) USMC/SOCOM
Integration Fix Ground Recon Personnel
Recovery MEU(SOC) MPF / MPF(F) NALMEB NSFS USN/USM
C MCM Amphibious Ships
POG GCE Advocacy POM/Budget Integration Ground
Indirect Fires - EFSS EFV / AAVRAM/RS ANGLICO JTAC
/UGS GCE Conference/Ground Board Ground Dinner
POR Current Readiness / SORTS Joint Quarterly
Readiness Report (JQRR) / Senior Readiness
Oversight Council (SROC) NBCDE Consolidation
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Security Division
Dir Mr. Geoffroy Dep Mr. Durham
NCIS Support Liaison Ms. Acevedo
Admin / Fiscal Mr. Thompson
Mission Assurance Branch Mr. Smith
Law Enforcement Corrections Branch LtCol
Kvenlog
Force Protection Coordination Branch (PSFP) Col
Burkhart
Homeland Defense Branch Col Hornung

• Homeland Defense (HLD)
• Civil Support (CS)
• 4th MEB (AT)
• MCSF BN
• MSG Bn
• AT BN
• CBIRF
• OASD (HD) and Interagency Coordination
• Joint Counter Drug Support (From PSL)
• MEPLO Pgm

• Anti-Terrorism (AT) Pgm (From PSH)
• Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Pgm
• Physical Security Pgm
• ESS
• Expeditionary ESS
• Supporting Establishment CBRNE preparedness
  Response
• First Responder Trng Equipment
• Fire Protection coordination
• Health Services coordination
• 57XX OccField Sponsor
• Base COP

• Develop FP C2 Architecture
• Review ACMC Antiterrorism (AT) Charter Working
  Group (WG) for possible migration into a FP
  Charter WG.
• Single focal point within HQMC, PS, and the RSAC
  that maintains the service force protection
  common operating picture.
• FP Coordination
• With EFDC
• Advisory Group
• Protection FCB/JCB/JROC

• MPs
• Operating Force
• Spt Establish
• Contract Security Guard Pgm
• GS Security Guard Pgm
• MWD PM
• Criminal Investigations
• USMC Corrections
• HQMC COOP Assistance
• USMC Civil LE LNO
• 58XX OccField Sponsor
• CLEOC/DONCJIS

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Joint Non-Lethal Weapons

• CMC is the DoD Executive Agent for Non-Lethal
  Weapons
• JNLWD is the focal point resource sponsor for
  DoD NLW Research Development
• Conducts Combatant Commander and International
  Exchange efforts
• Supports needs assessments Stimulates
  requirements Collects lessons learned
• Conducts NLW evaluations experiments
• Provides oversight for Technology and Human
  Effects research
• Coordinates monitors JNLWP Acquisition planning
  execution
• Regularly coordinates with other PPO Divisions
  for Joint support and staffing

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Joint Staff Branch (PLJ)

• Organization Functions
• Joint Action Procedures
• JCS Conference Room (Tanks)

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PLJ

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Functions

• Provide formal Marine Corps position on joint
  issues
• Provide early identification of issues
• Maintain effective LOCs
• Control Joint Actions
• Coordinate JCS Tank Meetings
• Coordinate HQMC Marines assigned to Joint Staff
  Crisis Action Teams

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Service Planner Responsibilities

• Three Colonels assigned
• Primary points of contact between HQMC and the
  offices of CJCS and the Joint Staff.
• Sole authority below the DepOpsDep to conduct
  final coordination of USMC positions

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Three types of Joint Actions

• PLJ tracks all through MCATS
• Preliminary Joint Actions(AO level coordination)
• Final Joint Actions (Official USMC position,
  requires Service Planner, DEPOPSDEPS, OPSDEPS, or
  CMC approval)
• GO/FO review (Plan ahead to meet suspense)

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SAJM
 
Joint Staff Issue
Final Coordination
Preliminary Coordination
Service Planner
JACO
JACO
1ST General Officer in AO COC
Action Officer
Action Officer
MCAOM
The Process
CONCUR W/COMMENT
NON-CONCUR (EARLY NOTIFICATION OF NON-CONCUR
ESSENTIAL)
PLANNER BRIEF OPSDEP
MCPM
MCPDVM
MCDV
MCODM
CMCM
CMCDV
Service Planner
Service Planner
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• JCS Form 136

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AO Staffing

• Joint Actions take priority- per MCO P5216.21A
  Joint Action Processing
• Coordinate action via SIPRNET MCATS
• Obtain other Services positions
• Prepare response
• Concur without comment (No memo required)
• Concur with comment (call for memo number)
• Non-concur
• Call for memo number
• Division D/C in chain must approve response
• Requires EXSUM for DC PPO approval)
• Service Planner (PLJ) reviews/votes

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Concur without comment

• Either complete concurrence or no impact on the
  Marine Corps
• Other Services positions important, answer in
  MCATS
• Marine Corps Planners memo not required

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Concur with comment

• Basic concurrence
• - Editorial/administrative comments
• Propose changes to document
• Always offer changes in line-in/line-out format
  or the format prescribed by the tasker (Marine
  Core Corps)
• Marine Corps Planners Memo required

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Critical comment

• Subject to the inclusion of change
• Response becomes a non-concur if changes not
  accepted
• AO must track resolution and notify PLJ if
  comments are not accepted
• Marine Corps Planners Memo required

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Non-Concur

• Format of last resort but not avoided
• Immediately notify Marine Corps planner
• Prepare EXSUM for DC PPO (route through your GO
  and Planners)
• Notify OpsDep (Planners do this)
• Other Services positions important
• Offer alternative solutions
• Marine Corps Planner Divergent View (MCPDV)
  required

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Types of responses

• MC AO Memo (Prelim only)
• MC Planners Memo
• MC Planner Divergent View
• MC OPSDEPS Memo
• MC Divergent View
• CMC Memo
• CMC Divergent View

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JCS Tank Actions

• JACO
• Assigns to appropriate division.
• Coordinates Read-Aheads and Pre-briefs
• AO
• Prepares tank paper and clouds briefing slides
• Pre-briefs principal
• Attends Tank (OPSDEPS only)
• Submits De-brief

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Summary

• PLJ provides tracking, coordination, and official
  Marine Corps position on Joint Staff and OSD
  issues

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Contacts

• PPO websites
• NIPR http//hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/ppo/
• SIPR http//hqmc.usmc.smil.mil/PPO/PPO_Home.htm
• PLJ POCs
• Phone [phone] DSN 223
• E-Mail
• NIPR HQMC JACO Marines (PPO_JACO_at_nmci.usmc.mil)
• SIPR JACO MARINES (hqmcusmcjaco_at_hqmc.usmc.smil.mi
  l)
• Major Gerald Thomas
• NIPR gerald.a.thomas_at_usmc.mil
• SIPR thomasga_at_hqmc.usmc.smil.mil