Franklin Frith posts MARINES Y2K TRANSTION OPERATIONS; Marines Alternate Commnications Plans; Joint Chiefs 4th Quarter Y2K General Administration Memo

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TRANSITION OPERATIONS document at: www.y2kcoming.com/10-14transition.htm;

Alternate Communications document at: www.y2kcoming.com12-2altcomm.htm

JCS 4th Quarter Y2K GENAD memo at: www.y2kcoming.com/Docs/Documents/9-10jcs.txt.

Here's an exerpt from the TRANSITIONS document:

E. Y2K POSTURE LEVEL ONE: DESIGNATED AS THE HIGHEST STATE OF Y2K VULNERABILITY. WIDESPREAD/LONG-TERM Y2K SYSTEM FAILURES OR DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED AND REQUESTS FOR MSCA [Military Assistance to Civilian Authorities] ARE MOST PROBABLE. RELIANCE ON LOW CONFIDENCE HOST NATION SERVICES SHOULD BE MINIMIZED. COMPUTER NETWORK ATTACKS AND OPORTUNISTIC ENGAGEMENT BY HOSTILE FORCES ARE POSSIBLE. OCP'S [operational contingency plans] AND CP'S SHOULD BE READY TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS REQUIRED. CHANGES IN INFOCON STATUS MAY BE DIRECTED BY JTF-CND, MARFOR-CND OR LOCAL COMMES AS IAW REF (D). DURING THIS PERIOD THE HQMC COMMAND CENTER WILL ACTIVIATE THE CRC. DOMS CAT USMC LNO WILL BE ON CALL. CO-LOCATED WITH THE CRC, THE Y2K RESPONSE CELL WILL BE AUGMENTED WITH KEY PERSONEL. THE OPERATION SUPPORT CENTER WILL OPERATE CONTINMUOUSLY WITH TECH REPS ON STANDBY. PERIODIC Y2K UPDATES (SITREPS) ARE REQUIRED AS Y2K SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCUR OR EVERY FOUR HOURS MINIMUM. DUE TO THE SENSIVITY OF Y2K, EXPECT IMMEDIATE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM HQMC Y2K REPONSE CELL TO ANSWER HIGHER HQ OR ALLEVIATE CONCERNS FROM FEDERAL OR PUBLIC AGENCIES.

So, I reckon if the Marines can justify organizing the entire corps for such a possibility, it makes sense for me to have some rice, beans, and Gatorade drink mix on hand. What say?

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-- SH (squirrel@huntr.com), December 09, 1999

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The TRANSITION doc quoted above is evidently teh Marine Corps response implementing the Dod Directive discussed in the Joint Chiefs of Staff memo, in which JCS establishes 5 postures for readiness correponding to y2k severity scenarios. The memo reads in part:

WE WILL SOON ENTER THE FINAL MONTHS OF OUR PROGRAM TO MEET THE YEAR 2000 CHALLENGE. LAST WEEK, I MET WITH DEPSECDEF TO DISCUSS WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A SOUND OPERATIONAL APPROACH FOR THE ENSUING MONTHS. HE CONCURRED AND ASKED THAT THE PLAN BE PROMULGATED TO THE OPERATIONS COMMUNITY.

FIRST, THE DEPARTMENT IS ESTABLISHING FIVE GRADUATED Y2K RESPONSE LEVELS FOR VARYING STAGES OF Y2K VULNERABILITY. THE INTENT IS FOR CINCS, SERVICES, AND AGENCIES TO DEVELOP CORRESPONDING Y2K READINESS POSTURES. THEN, AS THE Y2K VULNERABILITY PERIODS ARE ENCOUNTERED, SECDEF WILL DECLARE A Y2KPOSTURE LEVEL AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL RESPOND BY ADJUSTING READIONESS POSTURES ACCORDINGLY. RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH DOD ORGANIZATION, YOU SHOULD DEVELOP, PROMULGATE, AND IMPLEMENT THE CORRESPONDING Y2K READINESS POSTURES THAT BEST PREPARE YOUR ORGANIZATION TO COPE WITH THE MOST PROBABLE Y2K CONSEQUENCES. FURTHER, THE DOD-DECLARED POSTURE LEVEL IS INTENDED AS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. EACH ORGNIAZATION MAY DLEEGATE TO APPROPRIATE AUTHORITEIS THE ABILITY TO RAISE A POSTURE LEVEL AS THEY DEEM NECESSARY.

1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ...

WE ARE DOWN TO THE FINAL CRUCIAL MONTHS OF PREPARATION FOR TEH YEAR 2000 TRANSITION. THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A COMMON FRAMEWORK FORM WHICH TO POSTURE THE DEPARTMENT TO MEET THE Y2K CHALLENGE. ......

Caps off.

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-- SH (squirrel@huntr.com), December 09, 1999.


These docs perhaps also provide a framework from which to interpret e.g., some of Secretary of defense Cohen's earlier statements, to wit, "American citizens should not be apprehensive about seeing American troops on the streets of our cities ...." The JCS memo indicates that beginning in late Novebmer or early december, Secreatry of Defense Cohen has been advising the DOD and services as to a declared "readiness posture" from among the five levels of severity outlined in the JCS memo and the MARINES TRANSITION memo. Those postures are in turn presumably based on remediation and test results achieved so far, DOD intelligence as to "hostiles" and other intelligence services. Presumably we are on a level 5 now -- the lowest level -- with plans already in place to ramp up the posture level as events or .......???? indicate.

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-- SH (squirrel@huntr.com), December 09, 1999.


capital job, i'd say. yes. capital.

links please?

-- mrunderhill (prancing@pony.com), December 09, 1999.


Sorry, Squirrel, but I think the whole forum is wrapped in a fist- fight/mudwrestling match a few dozen threads down. KOS v. Ladylogic. You might want to go join in. :^)

Good posts. Maybe Linkmeister will touchdown to make the connections for you.

-- Roch Steinbach (rochsteinbach@excite.com), December 09, 1999.


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