MOS
0210
Counterintelligence/Human Source Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Operations and Sensitive Activities Officer
Description
CI/HUMINT Operations and Sensitive Activities Officers are the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) technical experts on the planning, designing, coordinating, deconflicting, managing and execution of CI and HUMINT operations and other intelligence related sensitive activities to the interagency and across the full spectrum of military operations throughout the competition-conflict continuum. They function as principal advisors to commanders, their staff intelligence officers, and operational planners concerning the best practices and the technical, doctrinal, and legal application of CI, and HUMINT, and related sensitive activities capabilities. 0210s ensure these activities are in accordance with intelligence community policy, directives, and applicable COCOM or Service intelligence authorities. 0210s also inform Commanders on the application of counterintelligence support to force protection. Through the Intelligence Officer, 0210 CWOs support the overall intelligence effort of the command by focusing on the planning, and execution of CI/HUMINT collection efforts, assessing potential counterintelligence threats and recommending countermeasures, monitoring foreign organizations of interest in order to detect, identify, degrade, disrupt, deceive, neutralize, or exploit foreign intelligence entities targeting Marine Corps operations, activities, and investments. Principle assignments include billets in the FMF as Counterintelligence Human Intelligence Operational planners, CI/HUMINT Company Operations and Training Officers, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) OICs, Assistant Staff CI/HUMINT Officers (CIHO), Sensitive Activities Cell (SAC) Directors at MARSOC, and 2X CI/HUMINT Operations Officers and SMEs at MARFORs, MEFs, Divisions, MIGs, MEUs, MLGs, MAWs, and other MAGTF Commands as directed. Billets in the supporting establishment include J2X CI/HUMINT Operations Officers in the Joint Force, and as CI/HUMINT SMEs at Marine Corps Intelligence Schools (MCIS), and other sensitive assignments within the interagency with senior CWOs serving as CI/ HUMINT Special Staff Officers to Deputy Commandants Principal Staffs and the DC I Information -Intelligence Division, HQMC.
Core Skills
- intelligence collection management
- CI/HUMINT operations planning
- requirements analysis and targeting
- multi-source intelligence fusion
- risk and threat assessment
- operations security (OPSEC) and information security
- policy and compliance interpretation
- interagency coordination and liaison
- briefing and presentation to senior leaders
- report writing and analytical writing
- case management and documentation
- sensitive activities governance and oversight
- training development and delivery
- team leadership and staff management
- use of structured analytic techniques
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
- Certified Counterintelligence Threat Analyst (industry CI-focused program)
- SANS GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
- SANS GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Civilian Career Paths
- COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
- INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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