Establishment of the Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Command (MCNOSC)

1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE PROMULGATES INFORMATION REGARDING 
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS NETWORK OPERATIONS AND 
SECURITY COMMAND (MCNOSC). 
2. BACKGROUND 
A. THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) IS COMPRISED OF 
SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT NETWORKS (BOTH NIPRNET AND SIPRNET), 
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO DEPLOYED/TACTICAL NETWORKS, ACCESS TO DEFENSE 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) INFRASTRUCTURES, MANAGED MAINFRAME 
COMPUTER SERVICES AS WELL AS INTERNET ACCESS FOR MARINES AROUND THE 
GLOBE. PER REF A, ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE MCEN 
HAVE BEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER (MITNOC). 
CONCURRENTLY, REF B ESTABLISHED THE MARFOR-CND (LATER RE-NAMED 
MARFOR-INO PER REF C) TO ACT AS THE SERVICE COMPONENT TO THE JTF-CND 
AS WELL AS TO CO-LOCATE WITH THE MITNOC AND PROVIDE THE MARINE CORPS 
WITH A RESPONSIVE, COHESIVE, AND FORMIDABLE GLOBAL NETWORK DEFENSE 
CAPABILITY. 
B. PER REF D, THE MARINE REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (MROC) 
APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW MARINE CORPS' COMMAND TO INTEGRATE 
THE ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS AND DEFENSE OF THE MCEN, WHILE ADDITIONALLY 
PREPARING THE MARINE CORPS FOR FURTHER ADVANCEMENTS IN INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS PROJECTS SUCH AS THE NAVY MARINE CORPS 
INTRANET (NMCI). 
3. ACTION. PER REF E, EFFECTIVE 0001Z ON 1 JUL 2003, THE MARINE 
CORPS NETWORK OPERATIONS AND SECURITY COMMAND (MCNOSC) WILL BE 
ACTIVATED. THE COMMANDER, MCNOSC WILL IMMEDIATELY ASSUME THE ROLES, 
RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR, MITNOC AND 
COMMARFOR-INO, AT WHICH TIME THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE 
DEACTIVATED. 
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
A. THE COMMANDER, MCNOSC WILL REPORT TO THE COMMANDER, JTF-CNO FOR 
OPERATIONAL CONTROL (OPCON) OF THE COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE MISSION 
ASSIGNED TO MCNOSC. THE MCNOSC WILL BE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE 
CONTROL (ADCON) AND SERVICE COMMAND OF THE DIRECTOR, C4 DIVISION, 
HQMC. 
B. THE COMMANDER, MCNOSC WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIRECTION OF 
ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, SECURITY, AND DEFENSE OF THE MCEN. 
C. THE MCNOSC WILL SERVE AS THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE COMPONENT TO 
JTF-CNO. IN THIS CAPACITY, THE COMMANDER, MCNOSC WILL:
(1) EXECUTE CNO MISSIONS AS DIRECTED BY JTF-CNO. 
(2) PLAN/EXECUTE CNO ACTIONS AND MISSIONS TO PROTECT/DEFEND THE MCEN 
AND OTHER USMC COMPUTER NETWORKS CONNECTED TO THE DEFENSE INFORMATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE (DII).
(3) SERVE AS CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT FOR PLANNING AND COORDINATION 
OF JOINT FORCE CNO OPERATIONS WITH MARINE OPERATING FORCES AND THE 
MARINE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
D. THE COMMANDER, MCNOSC WILL PROVIDE COORDINATION OF SERVICE INPUTS 
ON CNO-RELATED REQUIREMENTS, DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORTS, AND OPERATIONAL 
ISSUES.
E. NO CHANGES OF STANDING CNO COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES ARE PLANNED 
AT THIS TIME. CURRENT PROCEDURES REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER 
NOTICE FROM THE COMMANDER, MCNOSC.
5. CONTACT 
A. MITNOC AND MARFOR-INO. PRIOR TO 1 JUL 2003, THE MITNOC AND 
MARFOR-INO WATCH OFFICERS MAY BE CONTACTED AT DSN 278-5300, COMM 
703-784-5300 OR BY EMAIL SENT TO MARFOR-INO@NOC.USMC.MIL 
(OR SMIL.MIL).ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED VIA THE 
MARFOR-INO WEB SITE AT WWW.MARFORINO.USMC.SMIL.MIL OR FROM THE 
MITNOC WEB SITE AT WWW.NOC.USMC.MIL.
B. MCNOSC. BEGINNING ON 1 JUL 2003, THE MCNOSC WATCH OFFICER MAY BE 
CONTACTED AT DSN: 278-5300, COMM 703-784-5300 OR BY EMAIL SENT TO
WATCH OFFICER@MCNOSC.USMC.MIL (OR SMIL.MIL). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
MAY BE OBTAINED VIA THE MCNOSC WEB SITES AT WWW.MCNOSC.USMC.MIL AND 
WWW.MCNOSC.USMC.SMIL.MIL.
C. HQMC. FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE OR OTHER NETWORK 
MANAGEMENT, SECURITY AND DEFENSE ISSUES, PLEASE CALL C4/CP, 703-693-3490, 
DSN 223-3487.