R 242039Z NOV 25 MARADMIN 560/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/SERVICE-LEVEL COORDINATING AUTHORITY FOR BLAST OVERPRESSURE// REF/A/DOC/DEPSECDEF MEMO/08JUN2022// REF/B/DOC/DEPSECDEF MEMO/08AUG2024// REF/C/DOC/DOD BOP REFERENCE AND INFORMATION GUIDE/OCT 2024// REF/D/DOC/DODINST 6490.13/28MAY2024// REF/E/DOC/DODINST 6490.03/19JUL2019// NARR/REF A IS THE DOD BLAST OVERPRESSURE POLICY.  REF B IS A  DEPSECDECF MEMO REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR WARFIGHTER BRAIN HEALTH.  REF C IS THE DOD BLAST OVERPRESSURE  REFERENCE INFORMATION GUIDE (D BOP RIG).  REF D IS THE DOD  COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY-RELATED  NEUROCOGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS BY THE MILITARY.  REF E IS THE DOD POLICY ON DEPLOYMENT HEALTH// POC1/LTCOL M.C. SCHMIDT, RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE (RMD)/ TEL: 703-571-4586 /EMAIL: [email protected].// POC2/CWO5 H.G. TAYLOR JR., RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE (RMD)/ TEL: 703-571-4585 /EMAIL: [email protected].// POC3/C.R. HORTON/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/RMD-SD/TEL: (703)571-4588/ EMAIL: [email protected].// POC4/COL T.K. GALLAGHER JR/DIRECTOR, SAFETY DIVISION (SD)/ TEL:(703) 571-4557/ EMAIL: [email protected].// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The Marine Corps is committed to the health and safety of all Sailors, Marines, and civilian employees.  Decades of combat operations have demonstrated that some injuries, particularly internal brain injuries, may not be immediately apparent.  Repeated  exposure to certain conditions can have cumulative effects.  As the science surrounding these exposures continues to evolve, we  recognize a potential relationship between blast overpressure  (BOP) exposure to low-level blasts or operation of certain weapons systems and injury.  BOP results from exposure to events that  release energy through multiple pathways (impulse noise, pressure  waves, body acceleration, and vibration).  These exposures may occur in combat operations and training environments.   2.  Effective immediately, the Director of Risk Management  Directorate (RMD) is the Marine Corps’ BOP coordinating authority  for the service.  This message establishes RMD as the coordinating office for all BOP actions, both internal to the service and with external agencies.  BOP actions include but are not limited to the experimentation, testing, or use of BOP monitoring products,  recording of weapons systems overpressures with service agencies, or testing and evaluating mitigation procedures or improvised products.    3.  RMD oversight as the coordinating authority will ensure  transparency, foster accountability, and reinforce the Marine Corps’ commitment to mitigating risk associated with BOP exposure through  meaningful impacts and tangible outcomes.  Implementation of a  coordinating office is not intended to suppress any experimentation or ongoing collaborative efforts being conducted.  It is requested  that all Marine Corps units working on BOP initiatives, whether at the Headquarters Marine Corps level, installations, or Fleet Marine Force, communicate via email with the points of contact (POC) listed  in this message.  4.  Specific units with equities in BOP initiatives are specified in Enterprise Task Management Software Solution,(ETMS2) task ID#  DON-251030-8R5B.  The units specified in ETMS2 are not necessarily  an all-inclusive list.  If there are any additional units that hold  equity in BOP or are currently involved in any BOP related  initiatives, please provide BOP primary and alternate POC's, as  requested above, for those who coordinate actions internal to their  organization.  These POC's will be requested to participate in  service coordination working groups beginning November 2025.   5.  This message applies to the Total Force.  6.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Paul J. Rock, Jr.,  Director, Marine Corps Staff.//