OFFICE OF THE STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE

The Installation Law (ILAW) Section provides customer service for Marine Corps service members, members of the civilian component, and their dependents.  In particular, the ILAW Section provides Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Certification Letters and SOFA Cancellation Letters.  In addition, the ILAW Section provides Approval Letters for the aforementioned individuals to engage in Commercial Activities or Private Employment in Japan.  Please, use the links below to digitally request the appropriate letter.   

MCIPAC is no longer using FOIAOnline to process FOIA requests.

FOIA and Privacy Act requests must now be submitted in writing via mail or email.
When submitting your requests, please carefully follow the instructions below:

1) Label your request “FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST.”  This should be placed as the subject line of your email, or if mailing your request, at the top of your request document and on the envelope.

2) Within the body of your email or written request:
a. Describe the specific record(s) you are seeking with enough detail so that a knowledgeable agency official may locate the record(s) with a reasonable amount of effort.  Such detail should include descriptive information, timeframe to be searched, name of agency holding the record, and any other pertinent information that may assist in identifying the subject of the request.

b. State your willingness to pay all fees or those up to a specified amount or provide justification to support a fee waiver.

c. Include your name, mailing address, personal email address, and telephone number.

3) Submit your request by email:
 MCBSJAFOIA@usmc.mil

4) Submit your request by mail:for
Office of the Staff Judge Advocation
Attn: Freedom of Information Office
Marine Corps Installations Pacific
Unit 35001, Box 1
FPO AP 96373-5001

FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY SUBMITTED REQUESTS THROUGH FOIAONLINE:  If your request was still open at the time of FOIAOnline’s decommissioning, my office is continuing to process your request, however, all correspondence will now move through the MCIPAC FOIA OMB, MCBSJAFOIA@usmc.mil. 

Freedom Of Information Office
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate 
Marine Corps Installations Pacific  
Unit 35001 Box 1 FPO AP 96373- 5001 

DSN: 315-645-7461/2
Cell: 098-970-7461/2

Location:
Camp Foster 
Building One
Room Five

Related FOIA Sites
Department of the Navy Freedom of Information Act Online (DON FOIA)

USMC Sites of Interest
Marine Corps Reunions Home 
Request Your USMC OMPF
United States Marine Corps (USMC)

Other Sites of Interest
National Archives 
GPO Access (Public and Private Laws Search)
U.S. House of Representatives (U.S. Code Search)
Defense Freedom of Information Policy Office (DFOIPO)
GPO Access (Federal Register Search)
GPO Access (Code of Federal Register (CFR) Search)

REQUEST YOUR OMPF

FOIA Online

GENERAL INFORMATION 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(A) Records - Final opinions and orders made in the adjudication of cases that may be cited, used, or relied upon as precedents in future adjudications

*Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals

5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2)(B) Records - Statements of policy and interpretations that have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register

*Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5720.42G  

*Directive Type Memoranda

5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2)(C) Records – Administrative staff manuals and instructions, or portions thereof, that establish DoD policy or interpretations of policy that affect the public

*United States Marine Corps (USMC) Orders, Directives and Marine Administrative Messages

*Department of the Navy Issuances

*Department of Defense Publications

*Joint Staff Publications



5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2)(D) Records – Records released to the public, under the FOIA, that are or will likely become the subject of subsequent requests 

*FREQUENTLY REQUESTED RECORDS*

1. *Public Service is a public trust*, requiring employees to place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws and ethical principles above private gain.

2. Employees *shall not hold financial interests that conflict with the conscientious performance of duty.*

3. Employees *shall not engage in financial transactions using nonpublic Government information* or allow the improper use of such information to further any private interest.

4. An employee *shall not*, except as [provided for by regulation], *solicit or accept any gift or other item of monetary value* from any person or entity seeking official action from, doing business with, or conducting activities regulated by the employee's agency, or whose interests may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employee's duties.

5. Employees *shall put forth honest effort in the performance of their duties*.

6. Employees *shall not knowingly make unauthorized commitments* or promises of any kind purporting to bind the Government.

7. Employees *shall not use public office for private gain*.

8. Employees *shall act impartially and not give preferential treatment* to any private organization or individual.

9. Employees *shall protect and conserve Federal property* and shall not use it for other than authorized activities.

10. Employees *shall not engage in outside employment or activities*, including seeking or negotiating for employment, *that conflict with official Government duties* and responsibilities.

11. Employees *shall disclose waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption* to appropriate authorities.

12. Employees *shall satisfy in good faith their obligations as citizens*, including all just financial obligations, especially those--such as Federal, State, or local taxes--that are imposed by law.

13. Employees *shall adhere to all laws and regulations that provide equal opportunity for all Americans* regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap.

14. Employees *shall endeavor to avoid any actions creating the appearance* that they are violating the law or ethical standards. Whether particular circumstances create an appearance that the law or these standards have been violated shall be determined from the perspective of a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts.

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