MARADMIN 028/24 - Cancellation of MARADMIN 602/24

Scope

MARADMIN 028/24 cancels MARADMIN 602/24, Guiding Principles for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence by Communication Strategy and Operations. MARADMIN 635/24 replaces the cancelled message concurrently, released the same day, 2024-12-30.

Audience

• COMMSTRAT community. Apply the current MARADMIN 635/24 framework.
• Communication Directorate staff. Route ethical AI questions under the MARADMIN 635/24 framework.

Cancellation details

• MARADMIN 602/24, dated 2024-12-17, set guiding principles for the ethical use of AI by the COMMSTRAT community. The registry records its source page as CANCELLED.
• MARADMIN 635/24, released 2024-12-30 with DTG R 301807Z DEC 24, replaces MARADMIN 602/24 with broader wording on the scope of permitted AI use. Release authorized by SES April Langwell, Director of Communication.
• The principles carry forward in MARADMIN 635/24. National security safeguards, transparency about AI-enhanced content, human oversight in information release, and acknowledgment of inherent AI limitations.

Connection to higher policy

• The portal records no parent directive for this cancellation. The replacement framework in MARADMIN 635/24 governs.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MARADMIN 602/24. Cancelled by this message.
• MARADMIN 635/24. Current ethical AI framework for COMMSTRAT.

Status

Released 2024-12-30 per the policy index. Originator CMC CD Washington DC. Applicability is the Marine Corps Total Force. Verification caution. The portal IDT Travel Reimbursement page cites MARADMIN 028/24 as the Selected Reserve Billet Identification Code (BIC) Assignment and Management Policy, including a paragraph 3.c BIC match rule, and the MARADMIN 157/25 registry entry dates a Selected Reserve BIC Assignment and Management Policy 2024-03-28. The official index title for 028/24 reads Cancellation of MARADMIN 602/24, signed 2024-12-30. Verify the intended BIC policy message at the source before relying on the 028/24 citations.