Thank you for contacting the Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) office. If you have emailed us after hours, we will respond as soon as possible on the next business day.
If you wish to submit a FOIA/PA request to the Marine Corps, please do so via our online portal at www.securerelease.us. This is the fastest and most reliable way to send us your request, and it ensures that all requests are properly and accurately tracked from the date/time of submission. They can also be submitted by writing.
IMPORTANT: When submitting your request, be sure to provide:
- Your full name.
- Contact information (address, email, and/or phone number).
- A complete and specific description of the Marine Corps records you are looking for.
- The amount you are willing to pay.
- If applicable, your request for a fee waiver or expedited processing with a full explanation of the basis.
To help the Marine Corps respond to your request as quickly as possible, please submit it to the correct agency after reviewing the information below.
For MCB Camp Butler records (including PMO reports, traffic accident reports, command investigations, FAP, etc.), please request these directly from MCI-Pacific for Incidents in Okinawa utilizing the below instructions via www.securerelease.us. : This application works best on personal computer not office.
- Create an account
- Create a password
- Create a new request
- Leave your organization BLANK
- Agency: United States Marine Corps Component: MCI- (Hawaii (Inc. Japan and Hawaii)
- Sub Agency: Marine Corps Installations Pacific- Marine Corps Base Camp Butler (General)
- Type of Requester: All Other
- Request type: FOIA or PA (follow directions in the blue box)
- Describe the documents you are requesting, and which agency would possibly have the records. Please be as specific as possible.
- Upload additional documentation: For PMO Records include: your DOD ID/EDIPI #
- Fee waiver: follow instructions on screen
- Expedited Processing: follow instructions on screen
- Preview/submit
If you have issues, try FOIA.GOV https://www/foia.gov
To submit your request by mail: Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Attn: Freedom of Information Office, Marine Corps Installation Pacific, OPC 557 Box 10, AP FPO 96371-9002.
- For your own Official Military Personnel File –
Retired/Discharged/Separated before 1999: www.archives.gov/veterans
Retired/Discharged/Separated after 1999: smb.manpower.mmrp-10@usmc.mil
· For the OMPF of Marine Corps Veterans who were retired, discharged, or deceased before 1999: National Archives and Records Administration: www.archives.gov/foia
· For your own medical record (the Marine Corps does not maintain medical records) - v Retired/Discharged/Separated before May 1, 1994: www.archives.gov/veterans v Retired/Discharged/Separated between May 1, 1994, and December 31, 2013: www.va.gov v Retired/Discharged/Separated on or after January 1, 2014: https://www.med.navy.mil/Navy-Medicine-Records-Activity/
· For awards verification and replacement requests –hqmcMMMA.awards.veteranrequests@usmc.mil
· For Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) records: Please submit your request to the United States Navy via the online portal at www.securerelease.us.