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Updates posted here:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/01/possible-isil-leaflets-found-near-quantico-marine-base/18336375/

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014310310057

The leaflets were found in the town of Quantico which is located completely inside Marine Corps Base Quantico.

The town of Quantico is accessible by the Potomac River and by rail. You can also get into the town of Quantico by driving through the Marine Corps Base gates. Once inside the town of Quantico, you can walk or drive onto the Base — no gate or ID check.

November is a very symbolic month ... Veterans’ Day and the Marine Corps Birthday.

http://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/MessagesDisplay/tabid/13286/Article/172050/hqmc-force-protection-guidance-in-response-to-recent-threats-and-attacks.aspx

R 292056Z OCT 14
MARADMIN 557/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PS//
SUBJ/HQMC FORCE PROTECTION GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO RECENT THREATS AND ATTACKS//
REF/A/MARFORNORTH READD OF USNORTHCOM FORCE PROTECTION DIRECTIVE 14-295 DTD 23 OCTOBER 2014//
REF/B/CMC WASHINGTON DC/241508Z JAN 13//
REF/C/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MARADMIN 646/13//
POC/...
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN LIGHT OF RECENT ATTACKS AGAINST MILITARY AND CIVILIAN TARGETS IN CANADA AND OTHER LOCATIONS, HEIGHTENED VIGILANCE BY OUR MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. THEREFORE, IN ADDITION TO THE GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN REF A, CMC ISSUES THE FOLLOWING FORCE PROTECTION GUIDANCE. THIS MESSAGE WILL REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL SUPERSEDED OR RESCINDED.
2. ALL USMC PERSONNEL NEED TO EXERCISE ENHANCED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN UNPROTECTED VENUES AND ENSURE THAT PERSONAL EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS ARE IN PLACE AND REHEARSED. ALCON ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE GOOD OPSEC AND PERSEC ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT OUR MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE TARGETED BY EXTREMISTS. WHILE ALL SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE PROMPTLY REPORTED TO MILITARY POLICE OR OTHER APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY, REF B PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO REPORT EVEN THE MOST MINOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY VIA THE USMC SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING PORTAL WWW.USMCEAGLEEYES.ORG OR YOUR LOCAL COMMAND EAGLE EYES PHONE NUMBER.
3. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY PERSONNEL, EFFECTIVE SURVEILLANCE DETECTION IS KEY TO IDENTIFYING THREATS, WHETHER CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST IN NATURE. TRAPWIRE IS THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE-WIDE SURVEILLANCE DETECTION (SD) TOOL AND SUPPORTS THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND EAGLE EYES REPORTED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, WHICH IN TURN, SUPPORTS SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING (SAR) INTO THE FBI’S EGUARDIAN PROGRAM. TRAPWIRE IMPROVES A SENTRY’S ABILITY TO OBSERVE, IDENTIFY, COLLECT, AND REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND, WHEN USED EFFECTIVELY, PROVIDES COMMANDERS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ON WHICH TO MAKE INFORMED FORCE PROTECTION DECISIONS.
4. RAPIDLY SHARING THAT INFORMATION ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE AND DISASTER. C4I IS THE MARINE CORPS AND THE NAVY’S COMBINED SOLUTION TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR RAPID THREAT INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND IS A NEAR REALTIME THREAT INFORMATION SHARING TOOL C4I PROVIDES COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS NEAR REAL-TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF EMERGING THREATS, HAZARDS, AND THREAT RELATED INFORMATION ACROSS ALL USMC AND USN COMMANDS. PER REF C, COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT THEIR PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED IN THE USE OF, AND MONITOR C4I.
5. CONTINUE EXECUTION OF RANDOM ANTITERRORISM MEASURES.
6. 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. EVERY MARINE IS OUR FIRST LINE DEFENSE, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

Possible Islamic State Leaflets Found in Quantico Marine Base

Leaflets found at the site of the Marine Corps headquarters in Quantico, Virginia, Wednesday may have ties to the international terrorist organization ISIS, a source told the Tatler today. The leaflets, which portray the flag of the Islamic State, include a message in Arabic that says “We came from Mexico on a train.”

The leaflets raise the questions of whether the Islamic State has operatives in the heart of the United State’s Marine Corps headquarters, or alternatively, whether someone is testing security responses and military command communications.

Check out # 15 and # 16.