U.S. Marines Reserve Units Activated for “Emergency Within the United States”

Correction concerning a directive involving the United States Marine Corps reserve units via MARADMINS number 550/19, signed on Oct. 3, 2019, authorized by Brigadier General Daniel L. Shipley, Director, Manpower Plans and Policy. MARADMIN 550/19 does NOT activate any troops. I read it wrong. Start with section 1. GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  Purpose.  This MARADMIN cancels MARADMIN 300/14.  In accordance with (IAW) REF A, this MARADMIN provides guidance for the activation of Reserve Component (RC) Marines under §12304a, Title 10, U.S. Code, following a request for Federal assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency within the United States.  Requests for Federal assistance will come with little warning.  As required, the Marine Corps must rapidly mobilize RC units and personnel IAW this MARADMIN in order to respond to threats in the Homeland. This MARADMIN merely supersedes a previous MARADMIN, which also does…

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