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SECTION  1:   DUTIES  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES 
MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS         15100       15-3 
ADMINISTRATIVE  SECTION          15101       15-4 
SECTION  2:   SPECIAL  ASSISTANT  TO  DIRECTOR  OF  INTELLIGENCE 
MISSION  AND  FUNCTION'S        15200       15-6 
SECTION  3:   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE  BRANCH 
MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS         15300       15-7 
SECTION  4:   INTELLIGENCE  PLANS  AND  ESTIMATES  BRANCH 
MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS         15400       15-8 
SECTION  5:   INTELLIGENCE  MANAGEMENT  BRANCH 
MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS         15500       15-10 
SECTION  6:   SIGNALS  INTELLIGENCE  AND  ELECTRONIC 
WARFARE  BRANCH 
MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS         15600       15-12 
SECTION  7:   NATIONAL  INTELLIGENCE  ACTIVITIES  BRANCH 
MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS         15700       15-14 
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CHAPTER  15 
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SECTION  1:   DUTIES  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES 
15100.   MISSIONS  AND  FUNCTIONS 
1.  Mission.   The  Director  of  Intelligence  serves  as  the  Commandant's  principal 
intelligence  staff  officer  and  as  such  is  the  functional  manager  for  intelligence 
and  cryptology.   Acts  as  Service  Intelligence  Chief  with  respect  to  joint  intel- 
ligence matters.   Participates  in  the  formulation  of  policy  for  electronic  warfare. 
Sponsors  research,  development  and  study  projects  pertaining  to  intelligence, 
cryptology,  and  electronic  warfare  (ground) . 
2.  Functions 
a.  Serves  as  Marine  Corps  point  of  contact  for  outside  agencies  on  matters 
pertaining  to  intelligence,  counterintelligence,  terrorism,  classified  information, 
security  review  and  cryptology. 
b.  Serves  as  the  designated  Special  Security  Officer  (SSO)  and  exercises  staff 
responsibility  for  SSO  matters  within  the  Marine  Corps. 
c.  Administers  the  Special  Activities  Office  (SAO)  for  HQMC. 
d.  Serves  as  Marine  Corps  point  of  contact  for  the  Peacetime  Reconnaissance 
Program. 
e.  Serves  as  a  member  of  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board,  National  Foreign 
Intelligence  Council  and  the  Military  Intelligence  Board. 
f.  Monitors  and  provides  focal  point  for  Marine  Corps  participation  in  the 
Defense  Attache  System  (DAS). 
g.  Exercises  staff  responsibility  for  Marine  Corps  participation  in  DoN 
cryptologic  activities. 
h.   Provides  for  analysis  and  dissemination  of  pertinent  finished  intelligence  to 
the  CMC  and  the  HQMC  staff. 
i.   Discharges  Marine  Corps  responsibilities  in  connection  with  intelligence 
estimates,  plans,  reports  and  studies. 
j.   Reviews,  analyzes  and  coordinates  joint  papers  which  are  within  the  cognizance 
of  the  division  and  recommends  positions,  as  required,  for  approval  and  use  by  the 
Operations  Deputy  and  the  CMC. 
k.   Develops,  in  coordination  with  appropriate  Headquarters  staff  agencies,  plans, 
programs,  policies,  operational  concepts,  doctrine  and  techniques  in  the  fields  of 
intelligence,  counterintelligence,  cryptology/signals  intelligence. 
1.   Participates  in  the  development,  with  appropriate  Headquarters  staff  agencies, 
of  plans,  programs,  policies,  operational  concepts,  doctrine  and  techniques  in  the 
field  of  electronic  warfare. 
m.   Formulates,  in  coordination  with  appropriate  Headquarters  staff  agencies, 
research,  development  and  studies  requirements  in  the  fields  of  intelligence,  counter- 
intelligence, cryptology/signals  intelligence  and  electronic  warfare.   Sponsors  and 
monitors  programs  on  projects  in  response  to  those  requirements. 
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n.   In  coordination  with  the  C4SysDiv  (Code  CCT) ,  exercises  staff  responsibility 
for  communication  security  monitoring. 
o.   Formulates  and  refines  the  Marine  Corps  Intelligence  Career  Development 
Program  and  Cryptologic  Career  Development  Program  in  coordination  with  appropriate 
Headquarters  staff  agencies. 
p.  Provides  MOS  sponsor  for  intelligence  and  cryptologic  MOS's.  Formulates, 
in  coordination  with  appropriate  Headquarters  staff  agencies,  manpower  and  train- 
ing requirements  related  thereto. 
q.  Manages  the  Marine  Corps  STET  Intelligence  Program  and  coordinates  the 
intelligence  debriefing  aspects  of  returned  prisoners  of  war,  and  Marines  held 
hostage  in  foreign  countries. 
A      r.   Manages  Marine  Corps  Personnel  Security  Program. 
s.   Exercises  staff  responsibility  for  liaison  with  foreign  military  attaches. 
t.   Exercises  staff  responsibility  for  liaison  with  foreign  military  services. 
u.   Maintains,  achieves,  or  improves  required  operational  capabilities  in 
areas  of  cognizance  and  serves  as  the  Acquisition  Sponsor,  in  close  coordination 
with  DC/S  PP&O  and  DC/S  Avn  as  appropriate  for  all  material  systems  and  equipment 
intended  to  achieve  such  objectives;  initiates,  directs,  and  monitors  actions  to 
satisfy  approved  requirements  (including  application  of  new  technology  to  improve 
current  capabilities)  for  all  systems  required  for  intelligence  collections  and 
processing,  including  reconnaissance  and  surveillance  (less  equipments  specifically 
for  target  acquisition)  systems  involving  ground  processing  of  products  from  aerial 
reconnaissance  and  airborne  hand  held  aerial  observation  equipment;  and  signals 
intelligence  and  ground  electronic  warfare  systems  and  components. 
v.   Provides  to  DC/S  R&P,  projections  in  areas  of  assigned  cognizance  for 
systems  requirements  (including  gross  cost  estimates,  when  possible),  for  develop- 
ment and  acquisition  beyond  the  FYDP  period  as  input  for  the  Extended  Planning 
Annexes  (EPA's)  required  by  DoD,  and  to  facilitate  the  determination  of  priorities 
and  estimated  resources/needs  within  the  Marine  Corps  program. 
w.   Manages  the  Marine  Corps  Tactical  Exploitation  of  National  Capabilities 
(TEMCAP)  Program. 
15101.   ADMINISTRATIVE  SECTION 
1.  Coordinates  and  prepares  correspondence  involving  action  by  two  or  more  branches  of 
the  division. 
2.  Coordinates  the  division's  annual  appraisal,  review,  comment,  submission  and  reclama 
on  pertinent  programming  and  budgeting  documents. 
3.  Maintains  liaison  with  foreign  military  attaches,  and  submits  recommendations  to 
CMC  concerning  attendance  at  functions  hosted  by  representatives  of  foreign  governments. 
4.  Coordinates  and  provides  information  concerning  foreign  travel  restrictions  imposed 
by  special  security  access  or  other  intelligence  implications. 
5.  Furnishes  clerical  assistance  to  the  division;  routes  and  distributes  correspondence 
and  classified  material  for  the  division;  and  maintains  a  control  system  for  all  action 
papers. 
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6.  Maintains  division  files  and  publications  and  operates  an  intelligence  library. 
7.  Prepares  security  watch  lists,  instructs  personnel  assigned  to  duty  watches;  provide 
for  security  of  the  division  in  those  areas  not  assigned  to  branches;  and  recommends 
security  improvements. 
8.  Budgets  and  maintains  records  for  departmental  TDY  funds  and  office  equipment  and 
supplies. 
9.  Arranges  for  reproduction  oervices,  training  aids  assistance,  drafting  and  artwork 
for  the  division. 
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SECTION  2:   SPECIAL  ASSISTANT  TO  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  INTELLIGENCE 
15200.   MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS 
1.  Mission.   To  provide  technical  and  professional  advice,  judgment,  guidance,  and 
recommendations  necessary  to  assist  the  Director  in  effective  prosecution  of  his 
responsibilities  as  the  principal  intelligence,  counterintelligence,  and  signals 
intelligence  officer  of  the  Marine  Corps.   Particular  emphasis  is  placed  on  the 
exploitation,  coordination,  and  integration  of  those  national  intelligence  programs 
which  impact  on  the  Marine  Corps. 
2.  Functions 
a.  Coordinates  division  actions  in  support  of  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence 
Board  (NFIB),  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Council  (NFIC)  and  the  Military 
Intelligence  Board  (MIB). 
b.  Maintains  liaison  with  the  national  intelligence  community  and  other  government 
agencies  with  overall  responsibility  for  ensuring  appropriate  and  effective  integration 
of  national  and  Marine  Corps  intelligence  programs  and  capabilities. 
c.  Represents  the  CMC  and/or  Director  on  national  intelligence  community  and 
interagency  boards,  committees,  and  working  groups  on  matters  involving  interdepart- 
mental intelligence  planning,  policy,  and  management  actions. 
d.  Serves  as  the  principal  assistant  to  the  Director  and  acts  as  Marine  Corps  and 
division  coordinator  for  those  national  intelligence  programs  which  affect  Marine  Corps 
capabilities  and  which  transcend  the  cognizance  of  any  single  branch  of  the  division. 
e.  Advises  the  Director  on  organizational  and  operational  procedures  which  will 
most  effectively  and  economically  support  the  Director  in  the  accomplishment  of  the 
Marine  Corps  intelligence  mission. 
f.  Exercises  primarly  responsibility  for  preparation  of  multidisciplinary 
intelligence  architectures  and  Marine  Corps  intelligence  planning  and  management 
documents . 
g.  Coordinates  intelligence  aspects  of  the  Marine  Corps  Five  Year  Study  Plan. 
h.   Provides  focal  point  and  staff  supervision  for  certain  sensitive  intelligence 
programs . 
i.   Serves  as  Head,  National  Intelligence  Activities  Branch  (INTX). 
j.   Performs  other  functions  as  directed. 
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SECTION  3:   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE  BRANCH 
15300.   MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS 
1.  Mission.   To  discharge  division  responsibilities  concerning  counterintelligence, 
classified  information  policy  and  review  matters,  and  classified  special  programs. 
2.  Functions 
a.  Prepares  counterintelligence  plans,  policies  and  directives. 
b.  Formulates  doctrine,  missions  and  concepts  of  employment  for  Marine  Corps 
counterintelligence  teams  and  staff  elements. 
c.  Coordinates  with  and  advises  the  Defense  Intelligence  Agency  (DIA) ,  Defense 
Investigative  Service  (DIS),  Naval  Investigative  Service  (NIS)  and  other  governmental 
agencies  on  counter inelligence  matters  concerning  the  Marine  Corps  personnel. 
d.  Provides  representation  to  national  level  counterintelligence  and  security 
committees. 
e.  Advises  appropriate  Headquarters  staff  agencies  on  T/0  and  T/E  requirements 
for  Marine  Corps  counterintelligence  elements. 
f.  Advises  the  HQMC  counterintelligence  MOS  monitors  on  special  requirements  con- 
cerning counterintelligence  personnel  assignments. 
g.  Advises  appropriate  Headquarters  staff  agencies  concerning  special  training 
requirements  of  Marine  Corps  counterintelligence  personnel. 
h.   Reviews  proposed  Information  Security  Program  directives  from  higher 
authority  and  prepares  implementing  Marine  Corps  directives  as  appropriate. 
i.   Conducts  initial  security  review  of  Marine  Corps  speeches  and  documents  prior 
to  public  release,  and  coordinates  final  security  review  by  the  Office  of  the  Secretary 
of  Defense  (OSD)  (Security  Review). 
j.   Reviews  reports  of  Marine  Corps  security  violations  and  initiates  appropriate 
action. 
k.   Reviews  NIS  counterintelligence  investigation  reports  affecting  the  Marine 
Corps  and  initiates  appropriate  action. 
1.   Receives,  coordinates  and  prepares  replies  to  requests  from  foreign  governments 
for  classified  and  unclassified  information  and  visits. 
m.   Exercises  staff  responsibility  for  Human  Intelligence  (HUMINT)  and  certain 
classified  programs. 
n.   Manages  certain  counterintelligence  aspects  of  the  Marine  Corps  program  for  the 
repatriation  of  prisoners  of  war,  and  coordinates  the  intelligence  debriefing  aspects 
of  returned  Marine  Corps  prisoners  of  war  and  Marines  held  hostage  in  foreign  countries. 
o.   Coordinates  with  all  pertinent  government  agencies/services  on  matters  pertain- 
ing to  terrorism  and  provides  representation  to  national  level  conferences/committees 
on  terrorism. 
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SECTION  4:   INTELLIGENCE  PLANS  AND  ESTIMATES  BRANCH 
15400.   MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS 
1.  Mission.   To  discharge  division  responsibilities  concerning  intelligence  estimates, 
joint  matters,  analysis  of  information  and  dissemination  of  finished  intelligence  within 
HQMC. 
2.  Functions 
a.  Conducts  liaison  with  DIA,  CIA,  and  other  national  and  departmental  intelligence 
services  in  matters  pertaining  to  current  intelligence. 
b.  Conducts  analysis  of  information  and  provides  subsequent  dissemination  of 
current  finished  intelligence  for  the  CMC,  principal  staff  officers  and  other 
designated  personnel  of  HQMC. 
c.  Reviews  and  recommends  disposition  of  basic  intelligence  documents  received  at 
HQMC  from  all  sources. 
d.  Acts  as  focal  point  for  current  intelligence  matters  for  HQMC. 
e.  Arranges  current  intelligence  and  special  area  briefings  for  the  CMC,  general 
officers,  HQMC  staff  officers  and  other  designated  personnel. 
f.  Reviews  and  coordinates,  as  required,  the  intelligence  annexes  of  operation 
plans  of  the  Unified  and  Specified  Commands. 
g.  Provides  and/or  reviews  required  estimative  intelligence  input  to  HQMC  sponsored 
studies . 
h.   Develops  and  provides  intelligence  estimates  as  required. 
i.   Coordinates  and  collaborates  on  joint  plans  and  policies  to  ensure  Marine  Corps 
intelligence  requirements  are  adequately  served. 
j.   Participates  in  formulation  of  JCS  papers  concerning  current  and  estimative 
intelligence  matters. 
k.   Reviews  all  JCS  papers  received  to  determine  intelligence  items,  responsible 
for  recommending  positions  for  approval  and  use  by  the  CMC  at  meetings  of  the  JCS. 
Provides  necessary  staff  functions  for  processing  applicable  JCS  papers. 
1.   Submits  Marine  Corps  position  on. JCS  or  DIA  intelligence  related  papers 
requiring  collaboration. 
m.   Performs  research  and  prepares  intelligence  studies  in  support  of  Marine  Corps 
contingency  plans. 
n.   Acts  as  focal  point  for  national  systems  plans. 
o.   Provides  area  intelligence  analysts  for  the  CMC. 
p.   Provides  Defense  Intelligence  Order  of  Battle  System  (DIOBS)  coordination  with 
DIA  and  service  intelligence  organizations. 
q.   Maintains  current  files  on  "Marine  Corps"  of  the  world. 
r.   Staff  responsibility  for  the  production  of  threat  assessments  to  support  HQMC. 
s.   Point  of  contact  and  coordination  with  external  agencies  with  regard  to  threat 
assessment. 
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t.   Maintains  liaison  with  Navy  Foreign  Material  Exploitation  Committee  and 
coordinates  Marine  Corps  matters  involving  Foreign  Material  Exploitation. 
u.   Provides  focal  point  and  staff  supervision  for  certain  sensitive 
intelligence  programs. 
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v.   Provides  the  division  Top  Secret  Control  Officer  and  custodian  for 
classified  material. 
w.   Coordinates  decision  input  to  CMC  and  C/S  trip  books  and  provides 
biographical  and  other  published  data  thereto. 
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SECTION  5:   INTELLIGENCE  MANAGEMENT  BRANCH 
15500.   MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS 
1.  Mission.   To  discharge  division  responsibilities  concerning  formulation, 
coordination  and  monitoring  of  intelligence  research  and  development  requirements, 
intelligence  career  development  and  intelligence  training,  doctrine  and  techniques. 
2.  Functions 
a.   Exercises  coordination  of  and  cognizance  over  Marine  Corps  Intelligence 
Programs  to  include: 
(1)  Marine  Corps  Intelligence  Career  Development  Program. 
(a)  Identification  and  review  of  intelligence  billet  requirements  to 
determine  their  adequacy  and  applicability  to  Marine  Corps  needs  in  coordination 
with  DC/S  Mpr. 
(b)  Maintenance  of  a  central  registry  of  intelligence  personnel, 
including  those  with  an  additional  02  MOS.   This  registry  is  used  to  assist  other 
Headquarters  staff  agencies  in  the  selection  of  qualified  personnel  for  assign- 
ment to  intelligence  billets. 
(c)  Coordinates  with  DC/S  Mpr  in  establishing  criteria  for  assignment 
and  voiding  of  MOS's  in  OF  02. 
(d)  Serves  as  the  HQMC  advisor  and  consultant  to  DC/S  Mpr  in  matters 
pertaining  to  intelligence  MOS's  exclusive  of  those  which  are  counterintelligence 
or  cryptologic  related. 
(e)  Maintains  cognizance  over  Marine  Corps  requirements  to  provide 
trained  intelligence  personnel  to  agencies  and  commands  external  to  the  Marine 
Corps  and  in  particular,  the  Defense  Attache  System. 
(f)  Periodically  reviews  all  of  the  programs  of  instruction  for  the 
intelligence  courses  which  are  utilized  to  train  Marine  intelligence  personnel 
and  maintain  liaison  with  the  appropriate  Marine  Corps  representatives  at  the 
schools. 
(g)  In  conjunction  with  the  DC/S  Mpr  attempts  to  identify,  isolate 
and  eliminate  any  intelligence  peculiar  problems  within  the  Marine  Corps  force 
structure. 
(h)  Formalizes  intelligence  and  language  schools  quota  requests  with 
DC/S  Trng  (Code  TDE)  for  the  budget  year,  and  the  budget  year  plus  one,  and  the 
FYDP  for  submission  to  the  DC/S  R&P. 
(i)  Serves  as  the  advisor  to  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  movement, 
training  and  acquisition  of  interrogator-translator  personnel  for  the  Marine  Corps 
force  structure,  to  the  DC/S  Mpr. 
(j)  Serves  as  the  advisor  to  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  movement, 
training  and  acquisition  of  imagery  -  interpretation  specialist  personnel  for  the 
Marine  Corps  force  structure,  to  the  DC/S  Mpr. 
(2)  Reviews  intelligence  doctrine,  concepts  and  techniques  in  coordination 
with  DC/S  PP&O,  DC/S  R&P,  and  DC/S  RD&S. 
(3)  Reviews  all  intelligence  publications  and  training  aids  for  content 
accuracy  and  pertinence  in  coordination  with  DC/S  Trng  and  the  DirHQSpt. 
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b.   Maintains  responsibility  for  and  cognizance  over  Marine  Corps  combat 
intelligence  RDT&E  requirements  by: 
(1)  Performing  functions  of  acquisition  sponsor,  as  delineated  in  appropriate 
Marine  Corps  and  Headquarters  directives,  for  acquisition  programs  in  the  area  of  staff 
cognizance.   Provide  to  DC/S  R&P,  projections  in  areas  of  assigned  cognizance  for 
systems  requirements  (including  gross  cost  estimates,  when  possible),  for  development 
and  acquisition  beyond  the  FYDP  period  as  input  for  the  Extended  Planning  Annexes  (EPA* 
required  by  DoD,  and  to  facilitate  the  determination  of  priorities  and  estimated 
resources/needs  within  the  Marine  Corps  program. 
(2)  Coordinating  development  of  intelligence  requirements  for  combat  intelligen 
equipment. 
(3)  Initiating  studies  to  document  requirments  for  improved  concepts,  systems 
operations  and  management. 
(4)  Developing  plans  to  satisfy  current  and  future  combat  intelligence  require- 
ments including  numbers,  quantities,  characteristics  and  priorities. 
(5)  Developing,  preparing  and  supervising  in  coordination  with  DC/S  RD&S 
research  and  development  programs  and  projects  to  satisfy  combat  intelligence 
requirements. 
(6)  Preparing,  submitting  and  updating  budget  estimates  for  funding  of  combat 
intelligence  R&D  effort. 
(7)  Participating  in  the  program  for  continuous  RDT&E  liaison  among  the  military 
services,  defense  and  national  agencies  and  industry  involving  exchange  of  information 
relative  to  requirements  and  current  RDT&E  efforts  for  improved  combat  intelligence 
equipment. 
(8)  Reviewing  unsolicited  proposals  from  industry  for  possible  application 
towards  satisfying  combat  intelligence  equipment  requirements. 
(9)  Monitoring  and  advising  on  the  procurement  of  combat  intelligence  equipment. 
(10)  Coordinates  the  division's  annual  appraisal,  review,  comment,  submission 
and  reclama  on  pertinent  programming  and  budgeting  document. 
c.  Provides  staff  representation  on  various  study /advisory  groups,  panels  and 
committees. 
d.  Reviews  and  recommends  changes  to  doctrinal  publications  and  various  require- 
ments documents. 
e.  Monitors  the  development  of  airborne  intelligence  collection  readout,  processing 
and  interpretation  systems. 
f.  Exercises  staff  responsibility  over  and  monitors  development  of  tactical  imagery 
processing  and  interpretation  procedures  and  equipment. 
g.  Exercises  staff  responsibility  over  and  monitors  developments  in  the  area  of 
automated  intelligence. 
h.   Executes  staff  responsibility  for  intelligence  matters  pertaining  to  mapping, 
charting,  and  geodesy. 
i.   Exercises  staff  responsibility  for  overt  HUMINT  program. 
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SECTION  6:   SIGNALS  INTELLIGENCE  AND  ELECTRONIC  WARFARE  BRANCH 
15600.   MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS 
1.  Mission. — To  execute  divison  responsibilities  concerning  signals  intelligence, 
electronic  warfare,  communications  security,  special  security  matters,  and  the 
management  of  Marine  Corps  participation  in  DoN  cryptologic  activities-. 
2.  Functions 
a.  Participates  in  formulation  of  JCS  papers  and  other  joint  staff  actions 
concerning  cryptology/signals  intelligence,  electronic  warfare  matters,  and  the 
Consoliated  Cryptologic  Program. 
b.  Participates  in  the  evaluating  of  joint  plans  and  policies,  including 
cryptologic,  signals  intelligence  support  plans  of  the  National  Security  Agency/ 
Central  Security  Service  and  Naval  Security  Group  Command,  to  ensure  Marine  Corps 
cryptological/signals  intelligence  and  ground  electronic  warfare  requirements  are 
adequately  served. 
c.  Coordinates  and  collaborates  as  appropriate  with  Headquarter  staff 
agencies,  other  commands,  and  offices  of  the  Navy  Department,  in  the  preparation 
of  policy,  doctrine,  programs,  mission,  concept  of  employment  and  operational 
objectives  in  support  of  Marine  Corps  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  and 
ground  electronic  warfare  activities. 
d.  Coordinates  with  the  service  cryptologic  elements  of  the  Army  and  Air 
Force,  the  National  Security  Agency /Central  Security  Service  and  other  DoD 
agencies  on  Marine  Corps  direct  support  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  matters. 
e.  Develops  plans  for  current  and  future  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  and 
assists  in  the  development  of  plans  for  current  and  future  ground  electronic  warfare 
resources  including  quantities,  characteristics  and  priorities  of  needs  to  fulfill 
Marine  Corps  requirements. 
f.  Coordinates  with  the  Naval  Security  Group  Command  to  ensure  the  provision 
of  appropriate  support  and  technical  guidance  of  cryptologic/signals  intellignce 
activities  of  FMF  Radio  Battalions. 
g.  Develops  and  formulates  and  under  the  management  DC/S  RD&S  serves  as  the 
focal  point  on  research  and  development  programs  and  projects  to  meet  cryptologic/ 
signals  intelligence  and  ground  electronic  warfare  requirements  of  the  Marine  Corps. 
h.   Monitors  and  participates  when  necessary,  in  the  program  for  continuous 
RDT/«E  liaison  between  the  military  services,  defense  and  national  agencies  and 
indjstry  involving  exchange  of  information  relative  to  current  RDT&E  efforts  for 
improvement  of  tactical  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  and  electronic  warfare 
equipment. 
i.   Develops  and  evaluates  studies  concerning  cryptologic/signals  intelligence 
and  electronic  concepts,  systems,  operations  and  management  in  coordination  with 
Headquarters  staff  agencies  and  offices  of  the  Navy  Department  and  National  Security 
Agency /Central  Security  Services  as  appropriate. 
j.  Functions  as  the  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  MOS  specialist.  Coordi- 
nates with  and  assists  the  DC/S  Mpr  (Code  MM),  as  appropriate,  in  the  procurement, 
classification  and  assignment  of  Marine  Corps  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  and 
electronic  warfare  personnel. 
k.   Determines  cryptologic  training  requirements  and,  in  coordination  with  the 
DC/S  Trng,  DC/S  Mpr  (Code  MM)  and  appropriate  services  and  DoD  agencies,  monitors 
the  programming  and  execution  of  training  of  Marine  Corps  personnel  in  response  to 
these  requirements. 
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1.   Manages  in  coordination  with  the  DC/S  Trng  and  the  DC/S  Mpr  (Code  MM) 
as  appropriate,  the  crypto logic/signals  intelligence  career  program  of  the 
Marine  Corps  to  include  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  subspecialty  programs 
for  officers. 
m.   Monitors  in  coordination  with  the  DC/S  Mpr  (Codes  MP  and  MM)  Marine  Corps 
cryptologic/signals  intelligence  manpower  utilization.   Validates  and  recommends 
approval  for  programming,  as  appropriate,  requests  for  changes  to  authorized 
cryptologic/signals  intelligence  and  ground  electronic  warfare  manpower  ceilings. 
Assists  the  DC/S  Mpr  (Code  MP)  and  the  DC/S  I&L  as  appropriate,  in  the  implemen- 
tation of  changes  to  approved  T/O's  and  T/E's  for  Marine  Corps  cryptologic/signals 
intelligence  and  electronic  warfare  organizations. 
n.   Formulates  the  Marine  Corps  portion  of  the  Consolidated  Crypto logic  Program 
for  inclusion  in  the^_DoN  program  submission.   Acts  as  primary  action  office  for 
DC/S  R&P  during  the  submission  and  review  cycle  and  coordinates  implementation  of 
approved  Marine  Corps  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  programs. 
o.   Assists  the  FDMC  in  formulating,  justifying  and  defending  the  budget 
for  Marine  Corps  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  activities. 
p.   Exercises  staff  responsibility  for  communications  security  monitoring 
matters. 
q.  Manages  the  Headquarters  Marine  Corps  Special  Security  Office,  the 
Defense  Special  Security  Communications  System/Special  Intelligence  Communi- 
cations (DSSCS)  (SPINTCOMM)  terminal  facility,  and  the  special  intelligence 
courier  service  for  the  Headquarters.   Serves  as  the  office  of  record  and 
repository  for  special  intelligence  material  required  by  the  Headquarters 
staff  agencies. 
r.   Coordinates  with  the  Intelligence  Plans  and  Estimates  Branch  on  certain 
Special  Activities  Office/Special  Intelligence  (SAO/SI)  administrative  matters. 
s.   Reviews,  validates,  and  recommends  for  approval  all  Marine  Corps  billets 
for  special  intelligence  access. 
t.   Reviews  and  recommends  appropriate  action  on  matters  involving  the  physi- 
cal security  of  special  intelligence. 
u.   Operates  and  maintains  the  HQMC  office  of  cryptology  and  functions  as  the 
focal  point  for  coordination  of  cryptologic/signals  intelligence  matters  with 
commands,  agencies  and  offices  external  to  the  Marine  Corps. 
v.   Provides  acquisition  sponsorship  for  programs  for  signals  intelligence 
and  ground  electronic  warfare  material.   Provides  to  DC/S  R&P,  projections  in 
areas  of  assigned  cognizance  for  systems  requirements  (including  gross  cost 
estimates,  when  possible),  for  development  and  acquisition  beyond  the  FYDP  period 
as  input  for  the  Extended  Planning  Annexes  (EPA's)  required  by  DoD,  and  to 
facilitate  the  determination  of  priorities  and  estimated  resources/needs  within 
the  Marine  Corps  program. 
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CHAPTER  15 
INTELLIGENCE  DIVISION 
SECTION  7:   NATIONAL  INTELLIGENCE  ACTIVITIES  BRANCH 
15700.   MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS 
1.  Mission.   To  execute  those  division  responsibilities  related  to  planning, 
implementation,  coordination,  and  integration  of  national  level  intelligence 
plans,  programs,  and  policies. 
2.  Functions 
a.   Manages  the  Marine  Corps  Tactical  Exploitation  of  National  Capabilities 
(TENCAP)  Program.   In  the  execution  of  the  functions,  the  branch: 
(1)  Develops  and  implements  the  Marine  Corps  TENCAP  Program  (MCTP)  in 
accordance  with  the  direction  of  the  TENCAP  Steering  Group  (TSG)  and  the  Director. 
(2)  Advises,  assists  and  provides  recommendations  to  the  TSG,  TENCAP 
Committee,  TENCAP  Office,  other  organizations,  as  appropriate  and  to  the  Director. 
(3)  Proposes  TENCAP  policies,  goals,  and  strategy;  evaluates  progress; 
and  recommends  changes  to  the  MCTP. 
(4)  Serves  as  the  focal  point  and  day  to  day  manager  of  the  MCTP. 
(5)  Coordinates  with  other  appropriate  TENCAP  organizations  to  include 
the  military  services,  DoD  agencies,  and  members  of  the  intelligence  community. 
(6)  Performs  planning,  programming  and  budgeting  functions  for  the  MCTP. 
(7)  Serves  as  sponsor  for  studies  under  the  branch's  cognizance. 
(8)  Serves  as  monitor  for  contracts  under  branch  cognizance  and  performs  •• 
required  functions  with  appropriate  contracting  agencies  that  provide  support  for 
such  contracts. 
(9)  Plans,  guides,  develops  and  conducts  TENCAP  training  and  education 
and  develops  necessary  supporting  material. 
b.  Serves  as  Marine  Corps  action  office  for  the  Peacetime  Reconnaissance 
Program  (PARPRO). 
c.  Coordinates  actions  and  provides  administrative  and  staff  support  for 
Marine  Corps  actions  in  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board  (NFIB),  the 
National  Foreign  Intelligence  Council  (NFIC)  and  Military  Intelligence  Board  (MIB) 
d.  Coordinates  division  participation  in  the  Marine  Corps  Five  Year  Study 
Plan. 
e.  Coordinates  development  of  multidisciplinary  intelligence  architectures 
and  related  intelligence  support  plan. 
f.  Supports  the  Special  Assistant  to  the  Director. 
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