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MARADMIN 424/05

Supporting Establishment (SE) Security

This MARADMIN announces the Marine Corps approval and execution of the Supporting Establishment Security Transformation Program (SESTP), which will transition military police personnel to operating forces while implementing civilian law enforcement and contract security personnel at CONUS installations. The program consists of two elements: the Marine Corps Civilian Law Enforcement Program (MCCLEP) for select installations and the Marine Corps Contract Security Officer Program (MCCSOP) for remaining CONUS bases, Hawaii, and select MCBJ locations.

Issued: September 20, 2005
1. THE REFERENCE ANNOUNCED MROC 
APPROVAL FOR EXECUTION OF THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT
SECURITY TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM (SESTP). THE INTENT
OF THE SESTP IS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY 
SECURITY SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE SE WHILE ENSURING A 
SEAMLESS TRANSITION AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY 
POLICE (MP) PERSONNEL TO OPERATING FORCE MP UNITS 
CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 332, OF THE FY03 NATIONAL 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA), AS AMENDED. 
THE MROC APPROVED THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SESTP, 
AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE 
"INCREASED PERFORMANCE" OF SECURITY-GUARD FUNCTIONS 
REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF 9/11 
AND THE HIRING OF FEDERAL GS POLICE OFFICERS FOR LAW 
ENFORCEMENT POSTS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN STAFFED 
BY MILITARY POLICE. TO IMPLEMENT THE SESTP, THE MARINE
CORPS INSTALLATION SECURITY WORKING GROUP (MCISWG), 
COMPRISED OF NUMEROUS HQMC ADVOCATES-TO INCLUDE 
REPRESENTATIVES FROM JA, CMC COUNSEL, I&L, M&RA, MCCDC 
(TFSD), NAVFAC, PA, AND P&R-WAS ESTABLISHED. THE SESTP
IS A CENTRALLY MANAGED HQMC PROGRAM WITH DECENTRALIZED
EXECUTION THROUGHOUT THE SE. THE SESTP IS COMPRISED 
OF TWO MAJOR PROGRAM ELEMENTS AS DISCUSSED IN PARAGRAPHS
(2) AND (3) BELOW. 
2. THE MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM 
(MCCLEP), WILL APPLY TO MCLB BARSTOW, ALBANY, AND 
BLOUNT ISLAND COMMAND. MCCLEP WILL PROVIDE FULL POLICE
SERVICES TO THESE INSTALLATIONS BY CREATING MARINE CORPS
POLICE DEPARTMENTS STAFFED WITH FEDERAL GS POLICE 
OFFICERS, TO INCLUDE A COMMAND HIERARCHY AND A CHIEF 
OF POLICE. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THESE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE SET FORTH UNDER THE SOON-TO-BE 
PUBLISHED MCCLEP GUIDELINES. 
3. THE MARINE CORPS CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICER 
PROGRAM (MCCSOP) PROVIDES INFORMATION PERTAINING TO 
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTRACT SECURITY GUARD PERSONNEL 
FOR GATE AND FLIGHT LINE SECURITY DUTIES AT THE REMAINING 
CONUS INSTALLATIONS, HAWAII, AND SELECT MCBJ BASES/STATIONS.
CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 332, OF THE FY03 NDAA, SECURITY
GUARDS UNDER THE MCCSOP WILL AUGMENT INSTALLATION PROVOST 
MARSHAL OFFICES BY PROVIDING FOR THE "INCREASED PERFORMANCE"
OF SECURITY GUARD FUNCTIONS REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF 
THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF 9/11. THIS EFFORT WILL BE 
APPLIED AT OUR GATES AND ON FLIGHT LINES. MILITARY 
POLICE ON THESE INSTALLATIONS WILL CONTINUE PERFORMING 
THEIR TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS, TO INCLUDE 
AMONG OTHERS POLICE PATROL, RESPONSE TO CALLS FOR 
SERVICE, AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. 
4. THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR HIRING THE FIRST 
MCCLEP EMPLOYEES IS THE FIRST QUARTER FY06 AND THE FIRST 
SECURITY GUARDS UNDER THE MCCSOP IS THE THIRD QUARTER FY06. 
IOT ENSURE INITIAL AND SUSTAINED PROGRAM SUCCESS, THE MCISWG
IS DEVELOPING STRINGENT EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND CONTRACT 
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL GS POLICE OFFICERS AND CONTRACT 
SECURITY GUARDS, RESPECTIVELY. 
5. ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS, APPLICABLE TO BOTH
THE MCCLEP AND MCCSOP, ADDRESSING THE SEQUENCING OF THE
TRANSITION, HIRING, TRAINING, EQUIPPING, MANNING, 
SUPERVISING, EVALUATING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, AND 
ASSOCIATED TASKS WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.