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UNCLAS //N03302//
MARADMIN 445/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PA//
SUBJ/ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION (AT/FP) PROCEDURES FOR COMMUNITY
/RELATIONS EVENTS//
REF/A/MCO 3302.1C/25AUG98//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS AT/FP PROGRAM//
RMKS/1. PER REF A, COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF
AT/FP RELATED TO THEIR COMMAND. PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY
RELATIONS EVENTS IN THE U.S., CANADA, AND MEXICO, COMMANDERS ARE
REQUIRED TO COORDINATE AT/FP ISSUES WITH THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY WHERE THE EVENT IS TO BE HELD. AT A MINIMUM, PARTICIPATING
COMMANDS MUST ASSESS WHAT THE MOST PROBABLE THREAT IS IN THE VICINITY
OF THE EVENT. DEPENDING ON THE THREAT ASSESSMENT, COMMANDERS HAVE
THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE EVENT SPONSORS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SECURITY
MEASURES AS A REQUIREMENT FOR MARINE CORPS PARTICIPATION. IF THE
THREAT ASSESSMENT DICTATES THAT A UNIT SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE,
THE COMMAND SHOULD CONTACT THE SPONSOR AND REGRET THEIR
PARTICIPATION. FOR HQMC ORIGINATED EVENTS THAT MUST BE REGRETTED,
THE COMMAND WILL NOTIFY THE HQMC COMMUNITY RELATIONS BRANCH (PAC)
WHO WILL PROVIDE THE REGRET TO THE SPONSOR.
2. IF ANY PERFORMANCES BY THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND ("THE
PRESIDENT'S OWN) MUST BE CANCELLED, THE HQMC MARINE BAND BRANCH
(PAB) WILL COORDINATE WITH THE SPONSOR.
3. FOR GENERAL OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN CMC REPRESENTATIVE EVENTS,
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TO COORDINATE
ASSOCIATED AT/FP ISSUES.
4. HQMC WILL COORDINATE AT/FP ISSUES WITH THE APPLICABLE CINC FOR
THOSE EVENTS OCCURING OUTSIDE THE U.S., CANADA, AND MEXICO.
5. THESE PROCEDURES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF REF A.
6. POC IS MAJ CURTIN, COMMUNITY RELATIONS BRANCH HEAD, 703-614-1034/
1054/7678/7679.//
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