BGen

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USMC C4 Department
BGen George J. Allen Director C4/CIO United
States Marine Corps October 2008
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Organization Overview
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C4 Organization - Executive Staff
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C4 Mission
The C4 Department plans, directs, and
coordinates all staff activities relating to C4
functions, and supports the Commandant of the
Marine Corps (CMC) in his role as a member of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. In addition, as the Chief
Information Officer (CIO) of the Marine Corps,
the Director of the C4 Department is responsible
for managing information a Marine Corps strategic
asset. In accordance with the Information
Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, the C4
Department is responsible for all information
management (IM) issues and represents the Marine
Corps at all Department of Defense (DOD), Joint,
and Department of the Navy (DON) IM foray, Marine
Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC),
Material Command (MATCOM), and other services and
external agencies as required.
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C4 Responsibilities

• Responsible for plans, direction, coordination,
  and oversight of all C4 related Marine Corps
  matters
• C4 systems functional sponsor
• Provides C4 leadership and strategic vision to
  the Marine Corps
• Monitors internal C4 systems as well as all DoD,
  national and allied systems that impact the USMC
  C4 systems architecture

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CIO Responsibilities

• Provide IT leadership
• Establishes IT standards
• Develop the Marine Corps strategic vision for IT
• Develop IT capital investment strategies
• Provide POM input via the IT Steering Group (ITSG)

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Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN)
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Relationships/Interaction
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C4 Organization - Principal Staff
Strategic Planning Division (CS)

• Advocate for Tactical Communications
• Radios, SatCom, Amphibs, Tactical Networks
• Joint Integration
• Joint Boards, Frequency Spectrum, USA integration
  
• Future planning
• POM, ST

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C4 Organization - Principal Staff
Network Plans Policy Division (CP)

• Develop IT Infrastructure and services
• ELMR
• DMS
• NMCI / NGEN
• Enterprise Telecommunications
• Develop USMC Strategic IM/IT plans, policy and
  guidance
• Data Strategy
• Enterprise Architecture
• Portfolio Management

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C4 Organization - Principal Staff
Resources Operations Division (CR)

• POM and Budget responsibility
• Functional C2 systems sponsor
• C4 Budget
• OCC Field Management
• C4 Personnel and Structure Matters
• OccField (06XX 28XX) and MOS TE Requirements

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C4 Organization - Principal Staff
Information Assurance Division (IA)

• Develop and Oversee IA Plans and Policies
• Oversee enterprise implementations and
  connections
• Certify and accredit all MCEN implementations
• USMC Networks
• Network connections that interface with other
  services and agencies, tactical systems

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C4 Organization - Principal Staff
Marine Corps Network Operations and Security
Center (MCNOSC)

• Provides continuous, secure, global
  communications and operational sustainment and
  defense of the MCEN for Marine forces world-wide
  to affect information exchange across the Defense
  Information Infrastructure
• MARFOR-GNO - MARFOR Component of the JTF-GNO

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C4 Organization - Points of Contact

• Front Office 703-693-3462 Capt Mangiameli
• CS 703-693-3468 Mr. Denton
• CP 693-3487 Ms. Thomas
• CR 693-3524 Ms. Hill
• IA 693-3490 LtCol Schaefer
• MCNSOC 703-784-3543 LtCol Cata