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0510 - Basic Information Staff Officer
Summary
Information Practitioners are focused on the information environment (IE), operational planning and coordination, IE characterization/analysis, and integration of information.
Duties encompass the supervision of tasking, processing, and dissemination of products related to the thirteen (13) different information related capabilities (IRCs); operation security (OPSEC), military deception (MILDEC), information assurance (IA), cyberspace operations, electronic warfare (EW), special effects, physical attack, physical security, defense support to public diplomacy (DSPD), communications strategy and operations (COMMSTRAT), counterintelligence (CI), civil military operations (CMO), and military information support operations (MISO).
Advanced information planners prepare and issue reports to include target audience analysis reports, technical reports, and summaries.
This MOS will be assigned as a non-PMOS only by the CMC (MM).
Prerequisites
Security requirement: active secret security clearance.
Must be currently in or have orders to fill, an information planner billet.
Requirements
Complete the MAGTF Operations in the Information Environment Practitioner Course (MOPC) (N03F2G1), Norfolk, VA.
Any of these requirements may be waived by the Deputy Commandant for Information based on unique work or educational experience.
POI CID
None
Duties
Provides USMC input to DoD Information policy development.
Assists in the development of USMC doctrine on Information consistent with USMC policy on Information.
Coordinates with representatives of other information-related capabilities on the MAGTF staff.
Develops Information plans and Information annexes to operations plans for all operations, contingencies and exercises.
Acts as a liaison for information-related capabilities that are not organic to the MAGTF troop list.
Provides subject matter expertise to the development of USMC policy on Information consistent with DoD policy.
Advises the commanding and operations officer on the conduct of Information in order to provide continuity of Information objectives across the range of military operations (ROMO).
Related SOC Title & Code
Management Analysts 13-1111.
Related Military Skill
None.