R 111919Z FEB 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC (UC)
TO AL MARADMIN (UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 061/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO MCO 3120.9B//
REF/A/DOC/CMC (POE-30)/YMD:20010110//
POC/DAN WISNIEWSKI/MAJOR/POE-30/-/TEL:(703) 692-4308
/EMAIL:WISNIEWSKIDS@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 3120.9B, POLICY FOR MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT
(SPECIAL OPERATIONS CAPABLE) (MEU(SOC))//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO DIRECT PEN CHANGES TO THE BASIC
ORDER.
2. BACKGROUND OR INFORMATION. AFTER ACTION COMMENTS ON PRE- AND
POST-DEPLOYMENT BRIEFS INDICATED A NEED TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT TO
BETTER REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE MEU AND ESG/PHIBRON COMMANDERS.
3. ACTION. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO
THE REFERENCE.
A. RENUMBER CURRENT PARAGRAPH 4.C.(8) TO READ 4.C.(9).
B. ADD NEW PARAGRAPH 4.C.(8) TO READ: "PRE- AND POST-DEPLOYMENT
BRIEFINGS"
C. ADD PARAGRAPH 4.C.(8).(A) TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRE-DEPLOYMENT
COMMANDERS BRIEFING (WASHINGTON DC AREA). SELECT MEMBERS OF THE
ESG/PHIBRON AND MEU(SOC) MAY RECEIVE BRIEFINGS FROM SENIOR
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, JOINT STAFF, HQMC, AND
CIA PERSONNEL IF THESE BRIEFS ARE DEEMED NESSESSARY BY THE MEU(SOC)
COMMANDER. OTHER AGENCIES OR UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDER
REPRESENTATIVES MAY BE ADDED
AT THE REQUEST OF THE ESG/PHIBRON AND MEU(SOC) COMMANDERS. SHOULD
TIME OR DISTANCE PRECLUDE THE MEU(SOC) COMMANDER FROM TRAVELING TO
THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION TO RECEIVE THESE BRIEFS, SELECT BRIEFS MAY
BE
CONDUCTED VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE OR SENT TO THE MEU VIA ELECTRONIC
MEDIA."
D. ADD PARAGRAPH 4.C.(8).(B) TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "POST-DEPLOYMENT
BRIEFING. MEU(SOC) COMMANDERS WILL CONDUCT A POST-DEPLOYMENT BRIEF
TO THE SECNAV, OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE, THE CMC AND SELECT DEPUTY
COMMANDANTS AND THEIR NAVY EQUIVALENTS. THIS BRIEF WILL OCCUR AS
SOON AS PRACTICAL UPON THE MEU'S RETURN TO CONUS AND WILL TAKE PLACE
IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. INCLUSION OF THE ESG/PHIBRON
COMMANDER IN
THIS BRIEF IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. AT THE MARFOR COMMANDER'S
DISCRETION
MEU(SOC) COMMANDERS MAY PROVIDE POST-DEPLOYMENT BRIEFS AT HQMC AND
MCCDC. THESE BRIEFS SHOULD ADDRESS THE APPLICABILITY OF THE MEU(SOC)
PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM, AND OPERATIONS CONDUCTED DURING THE
DEPLOYMENT. MAXIMUM EFFORT SHOULD BE TAKEN TO HAVE HQMC, MCCDC,
MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY (MCIA), AND MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS
COMMAND (MARCORSYSCOM) REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS MARINE CORPS
UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS ATTEND.
4. FILE THIS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE SIGNATURE PAGE OF THE
REFERENCE.
5. QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO MAJOR DANIEL WISNIEWSKI, POE-30,
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS.//