MCO 6220.2 governs Marine Corps disease containment planning for biological hazards, outbreaks, readiness, and mission sustainment.
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It consolidates guidance on Smallpox, SARS, Zika Virus, and pandemic influenza into a single Disease Containment Planning document. It covers force health protection, continuity of operations, readiness, biological hazard response, and installation-level planning requirements.
Applies to: This policy is applicable to all Marine Corps activities and has been written to ensure the development of optimal Marine Corps capabilities and readiness for operations and tasks in support of missions involving disease containment activities.
In accordance with the references (a) through (o), this policy provides guidance and aligns organizational roles and responsibilities within the Marine Corps for Disease Containment Planning (DCP) activities. (paragraph 1)
The DCP prepares the Marine Corps to respond to and mitigate biological events of operational significance, whether naturally occurring or the result of a deliberate attack, while enabling mission recovery and sustainment. (paragraph 1)
The Marine Corps response to a biological hazard event will focus on five major areas: 1) Force Health Protection (FHP); 2) Readiness; 3) Continuity of Operations (COOP); 4) Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA); and 5) Support to U.S. Government (USG) efforts (both domestic and international). (paragraph 1)
The U.S. Marine Corps will prepare for potential outbreaks of biological hazards on its bases and installations and within forces through decentralized, synchronized, installation level DCPs. (paragraph 1)
Marine Corps installations will ensure that tenant units, Marine Corps and other Services, are incorporated into their Disease Containment Plan.