MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- The Commandant of the Marine Corps, through Marine Administrative Message 557/14 published Oct. 29, issued force protection guidance in light of recent attacks against military and civilian targets in Canada and elsewhere.
“All Marine Corps personnel need to exercise enhanced situational awareness in unprotected venues and ensure that personal emergency action plans are in place and rehearsed,” according to the MarAdmin.
Ways mentioned in the MarAdmin to protect yourself include:
1. Watch what is posted on social media, by yourself, your friends and family and limit the amount of personal information released via social media in an effort to reduce the likelihood that you or your family is targeted by extremists.
2. While all suspicious activity should be promptly reported to military police, report even the most minor suspicious activity via the USMC suspicious activity reporting portal www.usmceagleeyes.org or 703-432-EYES.
“While we will never be able to prevent every lone wolf or homegrown violent extremist from attacking soft targets, by exercising continued vigilance and being proactive versus reactive, and consistently reporting suspicious activity, we can reduce the possibility of an attack by stopping it in the planning phase instead of attempting to stop it in execution,” according to the MarAdmin.
“Every Marine is our first line defense, if you see something, say something.”
To read the MarAdmin in its entirety visit: http://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/MessagesDisplay/tabid/13286/Article/172050/hqmc-force-protection-guidance-in-response-to-recent-threats-and-attacks.aspx.