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49-601: The Radio Reconnaissance Platoon is a specially trained Marine Corps Intelligence element of a United States Marine Corps Radio Battalion . A Radio Reconnaissance Team (RRT) was assigned as the tactical signals intelligence collection element for the Marine Corps Special Operations Command, Detachment One . Regular RRTs also participate in SOC operations during Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) , or MEU(SOC), deployments. The mission of

98-654: A MEU (SOC) , the Radio Reconnaissance Team is also a part of the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) as a unit of the Reconnaissance & Surveillance Element (MSPF). The MSPF is a sub-element of the MEU(SOC) , as a whole, and is responsible for performing specialized maritime missions. These missions include, but are not limited to: RRP begins with completion of Army Airborne School , which

147-569: A Marine achieving certification and being assigned to a team. Between 1986 and 1989, RRT's were deployed as an element of the Marine Expeditionary Unit ( Special Operations Capable ) Radio Battalion Detachment assigned to each of the rotating 11th , 13th , 15th , 22nd , 24th , and 26th MEU(SOC) deployments. Captain Gillespie was assigned as the officer in charge of the 2nd Radio Battalion Detachment, 24th MEU(SOC) in 1986, which

196-510: A duration of several days that can be dynamically determined to suit the needs of the platoon and its deployment tempo. During the RRIP, an RRP candidate can expect very long and strenuous days. The RRIP culminates in a series of field training exercises (FTX's) from 24 to 72 hours in length. Advanced training may include: There are currently three Radio Battalions , two with their own RRPs. 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF),

245-580: A four-man Force Recon team was not viable due to conflicting missions. He suggested that a separate six-man Radio Bn team be trained in selected airborne and seaborne insertion/extraction techniques, terrestrial reconnaissance, and survival skills. The original mission statement for the team was, "To conduct limited communications intelligence and specified electronic warfare operations in support of Force Reconnaissance operations during advance force or special operations missions. The initial list of titles for this proposed group was: General Gray got

294-539: A member of the United States Intelligence Community . The MCIA describes itself as: "a vital part of military intelligence 'corporate enterprise,' and functions in a collegial, effective manner with other service agencies and with the joint intelligence centers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Unified Commands ." The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity mission is to provide intelligence services to

343-521: A “G2” who can serve as both a proponent for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance inside the combat development process and as the focal point for leveraging intelligence community support for our warfighting capability.” Source: CMC message 270849Z APR 00. A major reinvigoration of Marine Corps Intelligence occurred in 1994, often called the "Van Riper Plan" after the Director of Intelligence at that time, LtGen Paul Van Riper . The Intel Plan assigned

392-734: Is a single synchronized strategy for the development of the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Enterprise. The MCIA, located at Hochmuth Hall (see Bruno Hochmuth ), provides tailored intelligence and services to the Marine Corps, other services, and the Intelligence Community based on expeditionary mission profiles in littoral areas. It supports the development of service doctrine, force structure, training and education, and acquisition. The Swain Annex of

441-632: Is followed by the Basic Reconnaissance Course , Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE), and the Radio Reconnaissance Indoctrination Program. The Radio Reconnaissance Instruction Program (RRIP) is the in-house technical training tool used by the RRP to ensure that its Marines are not only tactically proficient in basic reconnaissance skills but technically adept in their respective areas of expertise. The RRIP has

490-884: Is located at Camp Pendleton , California . 2nd Radio Battalion, II MEF , is located at Camp Lejeune , North Carolina . Owing to a restructuring of the entire Radio Battalion organization, the former 1st Radio Battalion, with its RRP, moved from Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kāneʻohe Bay to Camp Pendleton in October 2004. The RRP has since been reestablished in 3rd Radio Battalion, Kaneohe HI. The RRTs of 1st and 3rd Radio Battalions still deploy in support of III MEF's 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Alpha and Bravo cycles based in Okinawa . 1st Radio Battalion also deploys RRT's in support of I MEF's rotating 11th , 13th and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units . A six-man Radio Reconnaissance Team (RRT)

539-446: Is the most celebrated. In this disposition, the point , or head , is formed of a subdivision of the phalanx of greater or less strength, according to circumstances; this being supported by two, three, and four subdivisions of the same force, one behind another. In the section on Advanced Guards and Advanced Posts , Professor Mahan introduced the definition of the point man to the future American generals: From these indications of

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588-476: Is typically composed of a Team Leader ( Staff Sergeant or Sergeant ), Assistant Team Leader (Sergeant or Corporal ), Point Man , Navigator , Radio-Telegraph Operator (RTO), and Assistant RTO. Lt. General Alfred M. Gray, Jr. , Commanding General of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLant) and future Commandant of the Marine Corps , and Lt. Col. Bill Keller, Commanding Officer of 2nd Radio Battalion , FMFLant , met at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in

637-526: Is viewed by some as the establishment of Marine Corps Intelligence. BGen Logan Feland selected LtCol Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis, USMC, to be the first director of the MI Section in December 1920. Marine Corps Counterintelligence (CI) is composed of Marine Counterintelligence Agents who conduct tactical Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) operations. All CI/HUMINT Marines must successfully complete

686-1002: The Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Monterey, California. Technically qualified CI/HUMINT Marines may be selected for Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) training. Advanced training is available for qualified CI/HUMINT Marines from agencies within and outside the Department of Defense. Highly qualified CI/HUMINT Marines may be selected to serve in operational or strategic-level billets in Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) , NCIS , Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) or other government agencies. https://marinecorpsconceptsandprograms.com/programs/intelligence-surveillance-and-reconnaissance/marine-corps-intelligence-surveillance-and Take point The term might be related to

735-542: The Indoc , one RRT was sent to Army Airborne School at Fort Benning , Georgia , while the other Marines prepared and trained for Solid Shield-85. The exercise went well, and by all accounts, the Radio Reconnaissance proof of concept was an unqualified success. In 1987, 1st Radio Battalion at MCB Hawaii officially created a Radio Reconnaissance Platoon. Prior to 1987, the battalion had shied away from designating

784-539: The Marine Corps General Alfred M. Gray, Jr. Gray created MCIC to address the lack of expeditionary intelligence support for policy, acquisition, and operations, as each of the other service intelligence centers focused only on their needs. Colonel Walter Breede III was the first Director. The flagship study of the center, "Planning and Programming Factors for Expeditionary Operations in the Third World",

833-786: The Marines did not abide by standard military communications procedures, nor did they follow set frequencies or call signs . Because the detachment had received no intelligence from the National Security Agency prior to deployment, they were forced to start from scratch upon arrival in Beirut . General Gray wanted to integrate a Force Reconnaissance team with attached Radio Battalion cryptologists , selected and trained for terrestrial reconnaissance and special operations. He directed Lt. Col. Keller to coordinate with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company to test this idea. Keller coordinated with

882-500: The Middle English phrase "in point", which meant "in immediate danger or peril". The modern use of the term derives from military tactics. During a military patrol or infantry operation, the point man is a navigator who walks several meters out in front of everyone else and is likely to be the first one to encounter enemy soldiers. It is a hazardous position that requires alertness and ability to deal with unexpected attacks. The term

931-766: The Office of Naval Intelligence and Office of Coast Guard Intelligence in the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office and at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia . MCIA has administrative control of the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion , which supports the National Security Agency . MCIA began as the Marine Corps Intelligence Command (MCIC), created in 1987 by then Commandant of

980-795: The U.S. Marine Corps as well as supervising the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA). The department supports the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) in his role as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), represents the service in Joint and Intelligence Community matters, and exercises supervision over the MCIA. The Department has Service Staff responsibility for Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Advanced Geospatial Intelligence (AGI), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Counterintelligence (CI), and ensures there

1029-750: The 17-week Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) CI/HUMINT Basic Course conducted at the Navy & Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center (NMITC), in Dam Neck, Virginia. Upon graduation, CI/HUMINT Marines are accredited Counterintelligence Agents and are issued Marine Corps Counterintelligence Badge and Credentials. Marine Counterintelligence Agents work to detect and prevent acts of terrorism, espionage, sabotage, subversion, sedition, treason and assassination. Marine Counterintelligence Agents also investigate cases of friendly personnel who may be Prisoners of War (POW), Missing In Action (MIA) or defectors. CI investigations within

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1078-566: The American military at West Point by Professor Dennis H. Mahan , who taught most of the top officers on both sides in the Civil War . In his Elementary Treatise on Advanced-Guard, Out-Post and Detachment Service of Troops (1861) , he discussed the use of the column or V-shaped advance guard by the Greeks and Romans: Among the orders of battles among the ancients, that known as the wedge, or boar's head,

1127-528: The Commanding Officer of 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company , Maj. Joe Crockett. Their initial step was to attach a Radio Battalion Marine, equipped with an AN/GRR-8 receiver to a Force Recon Team during an exercise and see if he could keep up and do something worthwhile. The experiment did not go well, and the concept was tabled until that summer, when Lieutenant Colonel Chuck Gallina became Commanding Officer (CO) of 2nd Radio Bn. General Gray discussed

1176-813: The Department of the Navy fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) . During combat operations, the exclusive CI investigative jurisdiction held by NCIS in garrison is assigned to MAGTF commanders and is executed by Marine Counterintelligence Agents under the staff cognizance of the unit intelligence officer. While conducting operations in tactical environments, Marine CI/HUMINT personnel often work in small teams called HUMINT Exploitation Teams (HET) . HET's are designed to not only collect and report HUMINT information but to also exploit that intelligence information by acting on it. HET's also conduct Counterintelligence activities designed to deny, detect and deceive

1225-595: The Director of Intelligence's vision for designing and developing the MCISRE. The MCISR-E is a warfighting enterprise that supports decision-making through the provision of tailored intelligence that is timely, relevant, and predictive. The enterprise supports institutional decision-making through both the provision of relevant intelligence and the comprehensive integration of the intelligence warfighting function in operating concepts, structural decisions, and material investments. The multi-domain, collaborative, worldwide construct of

1274-621: The M-2 in 1939. According to HQ Memo 1–1939, dtd 21 Apr 1939, CMC redesignated the Division of Operations and Training as the Division of Plans and Policies. The new Division retained the same subdivisions as the old with the standard number designations of a general or executive staff, but designated "M" rather than "G." Under the supervision of a Director, the Division contained the standard M-1, Personnel; M-2, Intelligence; M-3, Training; and M-4, Supply and Equipment Sections and an M-5, War Plans Section, which

1323-584: The MCISR-E provides the crucial edge across the spectrum for both deployed and CONUS-based MAGTFs . The Intelligence Department was established as on 27 April 2000 by General James L. Jones, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps. Upon creating the Intelligence Department General Jones said: “I hope all Marines will recognize both the emblematic and practical significance of the Commandant having

1372-655: The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) complex is named for LCpl James E. Swain, USMC, who posthumously received the National Intelligence Medal for Valor for his service as a Marine Corps intelligence specialist during the Second Battle of Fallujah in Iraq." The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity ( MCIA ), created in 1987, is a field activity headquarters of the United States Marine Corps , and

1421-461: The Marine Corps and the U.S. Intelligence Community. These services are based on expeditionary mission profiles in littoral areas . It supports the development of service doctrine, force structure, training and education, and acquisition. MCIA determines what missions the Corps needs to carry out as well as who will need to be trained for that mission. MCIA is in partnership with Marine Corps Intelligence

1470-579: The Radio Reconnaissance Platoon is to conduct tactical signals intelligence and electronic warfare operations in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commander during advance force, pre-assault, and deep post-assault operations, as well as maritime special purpose operations. The RRT is used when the use of conventionally-trained radio battalion elements is inappropriate or not feasible. While deployed with

1519-422: The defender or the attacker of the position or idea. This use is most often found in political contexts, as the point man is usually in the public eye. In recent American youth (especially hip hop ) culture, the idiom "on point" refers either to someone who possesses abundant and various qualities of competence, leadership or style, or to specific acts which demonstrate such qualities. Especially profound lyrics,

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1568-551: The enemy's ability to target friendly forces. CI/HUMINT Non-Commissioned Officers are designated as "Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Specialist" (MOS 0211). CI/HUMINT Warrant Officers are designated as "Counterintelligence Officer" (MOS 0210). CI/HUMINT Commissioned Officers are designated as "Counterintelligence and Human Source Intelligence Officer" (MOS 0204). CI/HUMINT Marines attend US Army Airborne School and Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape (SERE) School. Eligible CI/HUMINT Marines will attend language training at

1617-448: The following mission to Marine Corps Intelligence: "Provide Commanders at every level with tailored, timely, minimum essential intelligence, and ensure that this intelligence is integrated into the operational planning process." The Intel Plan was announced in March 1995 via All Marine (ALMAR) message 100/95. Marine Corps Intelligence is widely believed to have been established when CMC created

1666-514: The idea with Gallina, who became a major proponent of the concept. In December 1984, Captain E.L. Gillespie, a J2 SIGINT Operations Officer in Joint Special Operations Command , arrived at Radio Battalion to develop a concept of operations to integrate Radio Battalion Marines with Force Recon teams for independent advance force operations. Captain Gillespie submitted a draft "Talking Paper" contending that integration with

1715-471: The list and personally circled the Radio Reconnaissance Team as the official name for the teams. He then directed the CO of Radio Battalion to screen, select, and train the required personnel to deploy two six-man RRT's for a proof of concept operational deployment during the advance force operational phase of Exercise Solid Shield-85. He also ensured that the CO of 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company would assist in

1764-535: The manner of distributing the troops of the advanced-guard, the following general dispositions, adapted to ordinary circumstances of locality may be gathered. The apex, or most advanced point, may be formed of a staff, or other intelligent officer, under the escort of a few horsemen... "Take point" came into common use during World War II by American ground forces; its use continued through the Korean War , Vietnam War and Iraq War . This idiom, "take point" has entered

1813-744: The newly installed government of President Corazon Aquino in the Republic of the Philippines . Marine Corps Intelligence The Marine Corps Intelligence is the intelligence arm of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and an element of the United States Intelligence Community . The Director of Intelligence supervises the Intelligence Department of HQMC and is responsible for policy, plans, programming, budgets, and staff supervision of Intelligence and supporting activities within

1862-524: The personnel selection, training and equipping, and that II MEF's Solid Shield-85 OPLANS, OPORDERS, and Annexes would adequately reflect the integration of the RRT. Captain Gillespie was directed to immediately commence screening of 2nd Radio Battalion personnel. However, most Radio Battalion Marines did not share the officers' enthusiasm for the project. There was also resistance by Company Commanders, who did not want to allow their best Marines to be assigned to

1911-934: The seizure of the Iranian mine-laying vessel, Iran Ajr and the incident at Middle Shoals Light . Other RRT personnel were involved in actions in Panama leading to and during Operation Just Cause , the invasion of Panama . In the Pacific Theater, the first certified RRT to participate in real-world operations deployed in 1988–89 as part of the 13th MEU(SOC) Radio Battalion Detachment commanded by First Lieutenant Kirk Kicklighter. Staff Sergeant Scott Laasanen and Sergeant Daniel Stinson served as team leaders during collection missions in support of Australian forces intervening in civil war in Papua New Guinea , as well as intelligence operations against rebel forces seeking to overthrow

1960-446: The spring of 1984 to welcome home the returning members of the 2nd Radio Battalion Detachment from Beirut , Lebanon . The Marines of 2nd Radio Battalion had conducted tactical cryptologic operations in support of the entire deployment of the US peacekeeping force in Beirut since the initial landings at Beirut International Airport . During the wait, Gray and Keller were discussing

2009-529: The task. With the exception of the Senior non-commissioned officers and Sergeants , the majority of the Marines provided to form the initial RRT's were "malcontents" waiting to be discharged . At this time, Major Carrick insisted that all of the RRT candidates must go through the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company Indoctrination Process (Indoc) . Carrick later admitted that the only reason that he insisted on this issue

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2058-473: The unit as "Radio Reconnaissance" for fear of dividing vital resources and creating a separatist culture within the ranks of MEU(SOC) deploying Radio Battalion detachments. 1st RRP Marines trained with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion in the initial stages and attended various multi-service schools to perfect their skills. During its first two years, 1st Radio Battalion's RRIP consisted of 4–6 months of training, formal schools, and exercises prior to

2107-469: The various problems faced by the Radio Battalion detachment. Both agreed that the most significant problem was the lack of a tactical cryptologic database available from national and theater assets prior to the Marines ' landing in Beirut . Equally significant were the unconventional aspects of the communications networks used by the various factions in Beirut . Those that posed the greatest threat to

2156-421: The vernacular in many ways. "Taking point" is often used in describing pathfinding behaviors in non-military situations, or simply to mean "lead the challenge", often in a business context. In some cases it has replaced the idiom " stalking horse ". More recently (possibly originating from the late 1960s), the term has been extended to describe someone at the forefront of an issue. It can be used to refer to both

2205-559: Was published by the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) in March 1990, and was unusual for relying exclusively on open sources of information for creating a matrix of 143 mission area factors that could be objectively evaluated in relation to five degrees of difficulty, and for being published as an unclassified rather than a classified study. The Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) Plan articulates and implements

2254-520: Was that he felt that all or most of the Radio Battalion Marines would either quit or fail the Indoc and the project would be put to rest once and for all. However, all of the RRT candidates passed the Indoc . Captain Gillespie later talked to the Indoc instructors, who indicated that they had done everything that they could think of to make the RRT Marines quit, but they wouldn't. After

2303-464: Was the first Radio Battalion detachment to conduct real-world operations during Operation Earnest Will (a Kuwaiti oil tanker escort operation). The 24th MEU(SOC) RRT reinforced by members of 1st RRP with specific linguist skills, was involved in significant cryptologic operations in the Persian Gulf and provided intelligence support for several combat actions against Iranian forces , including

2352-510: Was to be abolished in the fall of 1941, with M-5 functions being absorbed by M-3. Some trace the establishment of Marine Corps Intelligence to 1920 because the Division of Operations and Training, which was created by Marine Corps Order of 1 December 1920 and may have been based on a CMC ltr to Col John H. Russell, dtd 19 Dec 1918, subj: Organization of Planning Section, 2385/130–30, was composed of Operations, Training, Military Education, Military Intelligence, and Aviation Sections. This MI Section

2401-509: Was used in the 19th century American Old West when the lead cowboy at the front of a herd of cattle was known as the pointer or point man. It may have come into common use because many of the cowboys in the late 1800s were veterans of the American Civil War . In cavalry terminology, the men scouting ahead of the main force were said to be "riding point". This use was first recorded in 1903. The concept seems to have been introduced to

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