MCO 3030.1A governs the Marine Corps Continuity of Operations program and continuity planning for mission essential functions.
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It covers readiness and preparedness, activation, continuity operations, reconstitution, emergency communications, cyber resilience, and alternate communications systems. It requires continuity plans, testing, training, exercises, risk management, and support for mission essential functions.
Applies to: every command and organization within the Marine Corps will develop and implement a COOP and plan unless they are included in the COOP planning of their next higher authority in the chain of command.
In accordance with DoD policy and reference (d), every command and organization within the Marine Corps will develop and implement a COOP and plan unless they are included in the COOP planning of their next higher authority in the chain of command. (paragraph 3)
Includes the development and publication of continuity plans that ensure the continuation of organizational mission essential functions under all circumstances for up to 30 days or until normal operations can be resumed. (paragraph 4)
COOP plans must identify the emergency communications systems and services used by key leaders and other select continuity personnel while in transit and at the alternate sites. (paragraph 2)
COOP plans must identify the criticality and priority of information systems required to perform mission essential functions. They must also recognize cyber resiliency as an integral component of contingency planning. Furthermore, COOP plans must address the use of primary and alternate systems for the performance of mission essential functions. (paragraph 4)
Plans should reflect the capability to assume mission essential function performance from alternate facilities as soon as possible following an emergency, but no later than 12 hours following plan activation. (paragraph 5)