R 051711 AUG 25 MARADMIN 364/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS HISTORY DIVISION COMMAND HISTORICAL  PROGRAM STAFF ASSIST VISIT, 19-26 AUG 25// REF/A/DOC/MCO 5750.1H/13 FEB 2009// REF/B/MSG/MARADMIN 200-25/21 APR 2025// NARR/REF A IS THE MANUAL FOR THE MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL PROGRAM. REF B IS A MARADMIN CLARIFYING COMMAND CHRONOLOGY  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. POC/McKavitt, T.P./Maj/Operations Officer, Marine Corps History  Division, COMM: (703) 432-5216/EMAIL: [email protected]//  RMKS/1. Situation. This is the announcement of the U.S. Marine Corps  History Division (HD) staff assistance visit to II MEF, MCIEAST,  MARFORSOC, and MCRDPI-ERR units from 19 through 26 AUG 2025. While  this is a routine program to assist commands with meeting the  requirements of Ref (A), it is particularly important at this time  due to severe deficiencies in command chronology submissions. Only  12.2 percent of the FY2024 reports required Corps-wide were  submitted by 31 DEC 24. This constitutes a massive loss of critical  historical information necessary to fulfill our service’s statutory  requirements, meet the information needs of the U.S. government and  American public, and support Marines’ claims for benefits with the  Department of Veterans’ Affairs. 2. MISSION. HD’s mission is to collect, preserve and promote the  history of the U.S. Marine Corps. Its critical partners in this  mission are the units of the Fleet Marine Force and supporting  establishment who contribute through their command historical programs as defined in Ref (A). The staff assistance visit provides  direct contact between History Division and Marine Corps units to  help them understand the requirements of Ref (A) and how to  efficiently and effectively maintain effective command historical  programs, with emphasis on command chronologies and unit lineage  and honors.  3. Director’s Intent 3.A. Purpose. To provide direct, face-to-face contact between the  HD personnel who manage the Marine Corps Historical Program and unit  personnel fulfilling collateral Staff Historian duties in order to  provide the latest information needed to effectively and efficiently  fulfill the requirements of Refs (A) and (B). 3.A.1. Method. The civilian and military staff of HD will provide  daily informational briefs on the unit requirements of the Command  Historical Program and conduct leadership engagements with II MEF,  MCIEAST, and MCRDPI units at their home stations. 3.A.2. Endstate. Unit Staff Historians at all levels understand the  practical requirements of Ref (A) and are prepared to support  effective Command Historical Programs. 3.A.3. Concept of Operations. 3.B. HD’s staff assistance team will travel on the following  itinerary. 19 Aug: MCAS Cherry Point, NC 20-21 Aug: MCB Camp Lejeune, NC 22 Aug: MCAS New River, NC 25 Aug: MCAS Beaufort, SC 26 Aug: MCRD Parris Island, SC 3.B.1. Informational Briefings. HD will conduct two briefings daily  on each base. These briefings will each last 75 minutes and are  focused on the practical requirements of the command historical  program, with emphasis on command chronologies, lineage and honors,  and records management. The target audience for these briefings are  the designated staff historians (unit historical officers) at all  levels. Units which have not appointed a Staff Historian IAW REF (A)  will benefit from sending an XO, SgtMaj, or key member of the  S-3/G-3. At the completion of each brief HD staff will remain  available for an additional 90 minutes to assist units with their  questions in small groups or one-on-one. 3.B.2. Unit Leadership Engagements. HD civilian and military leaders  will seek to meet with the leadership of major commands for O-6/GS-15  level conversations. The purpose of these meetings is to (1) ensure  unit leaders understand the scope of the command chronology problem  and solicit their support in correcting it, and (2) solicit feedback  on the Marine Corps Historical Program. HD leaders are available to  meet with commanding generals if desired. 4. Requests 4.A. Supported major commands designate a point of contact for each  base to assist with scheduling appropriate spaces for the daily  informational briefs. HD will require a meeting space with a suitable  means of projecting a presentation and briefing 20 audience members  at a time, and to meet with units and conduct administrative work in  between briefings. A single meeting room can suffice for all these  purposes. 4.A.1. Supported major commands promote attendance at one of the  informational briefs by at least one representative for every unit  down to the battalion/squadron level. 4.A.2. Supported major commands facilitate opportunities for HD  leaders to meet with key leaders of major commands down to the  division/wing/logistics group level, and to receive unit command  briefs or ops/plans briefs up to the SECRET level. 5. Coordinating Instructions 5.A.  Administration and Logistics 5.A.1. Administration. NA. 5.A.2. Logistics. HD personnel will not require transportation,  messing, or lodging support from host units. 6. Command and Signal 6.A. Command. NA 6.A.1. Signal. For time-sensitive communications such as appointment  changes once the travel team departs MCB Quantico, Field History  Branch OIC, Col Ellis, may be contacted at [email protected] or  [email protected]. 7.  Release authorized by Brigadier General M. W. Tracy, President,  Marine Corps University.//