U.S. Information Operations in Fallujah, Iraq (Marines - United States Marine Corps, USMC)

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* Tracking Number: DON-USMC-2020-000212
* Requester Name: Ross Caputi
* Date Submitted: 10/08/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. Reports, operation orders, memos, emails, letters, transcripts, and other communications related in whole or in part to, or mentioning, information operations (sometimes referred to as “IO”) or related disciplines, such as psychological operations (PSYOP) and public affairs (PA), conducted by the United States military in Fallujah, Iraq during the Relevant Dates.

2. Reports, operation orders, memos, emails, letters, transcripts, and other communications related in whole or in part to, or mentioning, information operations (sometimes referred to as “IO”) or related disciplines, such as psychological operations (PSYOP) and public affairs (PA), related to United States military operations in Fallujah, Iraq during the Relevant Dates.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Ross Caputi

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This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=DON-USMC-2020-000388&type=request)

* Tracking Number: DON-USMC-2020-000388
* Requester Name: Ross Caputi
* Date Submitted: 10/08/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: 1. Reports, operation orders, memos, emails, letters, transcripts, and other communications related in whole or in part to, or mentioning, information operations (sometimes referred to as "IO") or related disciplines, such as psychological operations (PSYOP) and public affairs (PA), conducted by the United States military in Fallujah, Iraq during the Relevant Dates. 2. Reports, operation orders, memos, emails, letters, transcripts, and other communications related in whole or in part to, or mentioning, information operations (sometimes referred to as "IO") or related disciplines, such as psychological operations (PSYOP) and public affairs (PA), related to United States military operations in Fallujah, Iraq during the Relevant Dates. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by email attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, Ross Caputi Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/l
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Good morning Mr. Caputi,
This acknowledges receipt of your FOIA request and also informs you of our plan to fulfill it.  Research on our end shows that the period of your request should be September 1, to December 23, 2004, and that I MEF at MCB Camp Pendleton would have the most potential to possess records responsive to your request; HQMC will be transferring your request to that office and the request number will not change.  Additionally, we believe that the United States Marine Corps History Division (a unit of the Training and Education Command [TECOM]) may also hold responsive records and we have, therefore, partially referred the request to them under file number DON-USMC-2020-000388.
Please be aware that your FOIA request is much too broad as written and is currently 'unperfected'; I MEF and TECOM will likely contact you in order to narrow and 'perfect' it.  For information regarding your requests, you may contact Ms. Elisa Reyes at I Marine Expeditionary Force ATTN: SJA, Box 555300, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5300, by e-mail to: IMEF_FOIA@usmc.mil, or via telephone at (760) 763-6946.  For the TECOM portion of your request, please contact Ms. Maria Gonzalez at Commander, MCINCR-MCB Quantico ATTN: (B 013/Suite 204 - FOIA), 3250 Catlin Avenue, Quantico, VA 22134-5001, by telephone at (703) 784-2153, or via e-mail to: (mailto:IMEF_FOIA@usmc.mil) maria.e.gonzalez2@usmc.mil. (mailto:maria.e.gonzalez2@usmc.mil)
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