Marine Corps Intelligence



''Marine Corps Intelligence, is 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 the United States Marine Corps U.S. Marine Corps as well as supervising the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. 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 Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (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 is a single synchronized strategy for the development of the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Enterprise.

The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA), located at Hochmuth Hall, 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.”

History
The Intelligence Department was established as on April 27, 2000 by General James L. Jones, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps via this All Marine (ALMAR) message:

R 270849Z APR 00 ZYW

FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//CMC//

TO ALMAR

BT UNCLAS

ALMAR 021/00

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASH DC/C4I/CI//

SUBJ/ESTABLISHMENT OF INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (CODE I) AT HQMC//

RMKS/1. IN THE FUTURE, INTELLIGENCE WILL REMAIN THE INDISPENSABLE PRECURSOR TO OPERATIONS.

RECOGNIZING THIS, WE HAVE BEEN ENHANCING MAGTF INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS

THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN PERSONNEL, DOCTRINE, ORGANIZATION, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND THE

SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT. TO CONTINUE AND SUSTAIN THIS PROGRESS, I HAVE DIRECTED THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (CODE I) AT HQMC AND WILL ASSIGN A GENERAL OFFICER

TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR, INTELLIGENCE (DIR, I). …. 4. I HOPE ALL MARINES WILL RECOGNIZE BOTH THE EMBLEMATIC AND PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE

COMMANDANT HAVING 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.

5. J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.// BT

1994 Intelligence Plan
A major reinvigoration of Marine Corps Intelligence occurred in 1994, often called the “Van Riper Plan” after the Director of Intelligence at that time. The Intel Plan was announced in March 1995 via All Marine (ALMAR) message 100/95 which noted:

THESE PRINCIPLES ARE ESSENTIAL IN ENSURING EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS. THEY FORM THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN BUILT. (1) THE FOCUS IS TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

(2) THE INTELLIGENCE FOCUS MUST BE DOWNWARD.

(3) INTELLIGENCE DRIVES OPERATIONS.

(4) THE INTELLIGENCE EFFORT MUST BE DIRECTED AND MANAGED BY A MULTI-DISCIPLINE TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED INTELLIGENCE OFFICER.

(5) INTELLIGENCE STAFFS USE INTELLIGENCE - INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCE INTELLIGENCE. (6) THE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT MUST BE TIMELY AND TAILORED TO BOTH THE UNIT AND ITS MISSION. (7) THE LAST STEP IN THE INTELLIGENCE CYCLE IS UTILIZATION - NOT DISSEMINATION.

Directors of Intelligence
The Marine Corps Director of Intelligence position has been filled since April 1939:

Major David A. STAFFORD  Apr 39 – Aug 40

Captain William B. STEINER  Aug 40 – Oct 40

Major Harold D. HARIS  Oct 40 – Jun 42

Lieutenant Colonel John C. MCQUEEN  Jun 42 – Sep 43

Major John W. SCOTT,  Jr.  Sep 43 – Jan 44

Lieutenant Colonel George J. CLARK   Jan 44 – Sep 44

Lieutenant Colonel Edmond J. BUCKLEY  Sep 44 – Dec 44

Colonel James J. KEATING   Dec 44 – Dec 45

Colonel Edmond J. BUCKLEY    Dec 45 – Feb 46

Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. CROCKETT  Feb 46 – Apr 46

Colonel Walter S. OSIPOFF Apr 46 – Mar 48

Colonel Albert ARSENAULT  Mar 48 – Jun 48

Colonel Floyd R. MOORE Aug 51 – Jul 54

Colonel Wilber J. MCKENNY  Jul 54 – Aug 55

Colonel Robert A. BLACK  Sep 55 – Aug 56

Colonel Robert E. HOMMEL   Sep 56 – Jun 57

Colonel Bankson T. HOLCOMB,  Jr.  Jul 57 – Sep 57

Brigadier General James M. MASTERS,  Sr.   Sep 57 – Aug 60

Colonel John F. CAREY  Aug 60 – Jun 61

Major General Carl A. YOUNGDALE  Jun 61 – Jul 61

Major General Robert E. CUSHMAN   Jul 62 – Jun 64

Colonel Randolph G. BERKELEY,  Jr.   Jun 64 – Jun 65

Major General Michael P. RYAN  Jun 65 – Mar 66

Colonel Robert A. MERCHANT,  Jr.   Mar 66 – Aug 66

Major General William R. COLLINS  Aug 66 – Oct 66

Colonel Robert A. MERCHANT,  Jr.  Oct 66 – Jun 67

Colonel John S. CANTON  Jul 67 – Aug 67

Major General Carl W. HOFFMAN  Aug 67 – Dec 67

Colonel John S. CANTON    Jan 68 – Nov 68

Colonel Stone W. QUILLIAN Nov 68 – Sep 72

Colonel Lyle V. TOPE  Oct 72 – Sep 73

Colonel William WENTWORTH Oct 73 – Aug 75

Colonel Charles T. WILLIAMSON  Aug 75 – Dec 77

Colonel John J. DONAHUE Jan 77 – Aug 79

Major General Clyde D. DEAN Aug 79 – Mar 81 Brigadier General Harry T. HAGAMAN Apr 81 – Jun 82

Brigadier General George H. LEACH   Jun 82 – May 83

Brigadier General Lloyd W. SMITH May 83 – Jun 85

Brigadier General Frank J. BRETH   Jun 85 – Jun 88

Brigadier General James D. BEANS Jul 88 – Jul 89

Major General John A. STUDDS Aug 89 – Jun 91

Major General Harry W. JENKINS  Jun 91 – Apr 93

Major General Paul K. VAN RIPER Apr 93 – Jul 95

Major General David A. RICHWINE Jun 95 – Jul 97

Major General Joseph T. ANDERSON Jul 97 – Mar 98

Brigadier General Robert M. SHEA Jul 98 – Jul 00

Brigadier General Michael E. ENNIS Aug 00 – Jan 04

SES Michael H. DECKER Jan 04 – Jun 05

Brigadier General Richard M. LAKE  Jun 05 – Jul 09

Brigadier General Vincent R. STEWART  Jul 09 – Jul 13

Brigadier General Michael S. GROEN Jul 13 – present