MCO 5530.17 governs Marine Corps Identity Operations, including biometrics, forensics, identity management, and related capabilities.
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It addresses IdOps missions, operational integration, training, doctrine, strategies, and capability development. It assigns tasks for analysis, planning, funding, equipment, and information protection.
Applies to: This Order is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
Marine Corps Identity Operations (IdOps) is an evolving capability, joining the historically separate, mutually supporting capabilities of biometrics, forensics, and identity management and folding them under a single management and operations umbrella. (paragraph 1)
IdOps is a mission enabler for law enforcement, intelligence, counter-i ntelligence , force protection, counterinsurgency operations, humanitarian operations, site exploitation, physical security, amphibious operations , maritime operations and other missions. (paragraph 1)
Synchronize current and emerging operational IdOps capabilities to provide the tactical commander with near realtime information to establish the identity, affiliations, and authorizations of an individual, to scientifically link people, places, and events, deny anonymity and freedom of movement to the enemy, affect the enemy's operational environment, influence the enemy's decision-making process, and protect our assets, facilities, and forces. (paragraph 2)
Institutionalization of IdOps within the Marine Corps incorporating IdOps capabilities into the requirements process (See reference (h)), combining the appropriate IdOps capabilities into plans and programs, developing the necessary guidance and doctrine, and establishing and providing training to the individual Marines. (paragraph 3)
The deployable capabilities should be ruggedized, agile, rapidly deployable, scalable and fully integrated. (paragraph 3)