Identity and Attribution Activities

USMC
Deputy Commandant for Information
Washington, D.C.

Who we are

The Deputy Commandant for Information, Information Intelligence Division at Headquarters Marine Corps provides the overarching IA2 vision, strategy, and capability management for the Marine Corps. IA2 combines mutually supporting biometric, forensic analysis, and identity intelligence activities to recognize and differentiate individuals, establish facts, and attribute evidence to persons, places, objects, and events. IA2 enhances Marines’ ability to ‘sense and make sense’ of the operational environment supporting intelligence, force protection, targeting, and law enforcement during competition and conflict.

 

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IA2 and EOD Marines Exploit UUV During Exercise Arctic Edge 2025

U.S. Marines with the Identity and Attribution Activities (IA2) and Multi-Domain Exploitation Team (MDET) performed forensic exploitation of a...

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IA2 Marines conduct drone exploitation in support of CUAS exercise

IA2 Marines conduct drone exploitation in support of CUAS exercise IA2 Marines from 2D Intel Bn analyze unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) during a...

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IA2 Participates in Exploitation Training with 11th MEU

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Stewart, an identity and attribution activities examiner with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine...

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11th MEU Marines Conduct Exploitation During RUT

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, searches for exploitable material during a night raid as part of...

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Resolute Dragon 25 UUV SSE

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Lozoya, a native of California and a lab technician with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force...

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Sgt Redd views the partial fingerprints recovered from an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Canaan Redd views the partial fingerprints recovered from an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle during a UUV Recovery rehearsal for...

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1st Intelligence Battalion Identity Operations Specialist SSgt Stewart demonstrates detaining and hasty search procedures

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brian Stewart, an identity operations specialist with 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information...

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SSgt Allen prepares a sample for testing during MAGTF Interoperability Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Allen, a criminal investigator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a sample for testing during...

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CG MCICOM participates in biometric facial recognition system at MCAS Miramar

Jose Rivera-Smith, an assistant services officer for the Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, registers U.S. Marine Corps Maj....

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22nd MEU's SSgt Bell illuminates a map for fingerprints

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bryan Bell, a criminal investigator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, illuminates a map for fingerprints during...

Identity and Attribution Activities Leaders

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Identity and Attribution Activities
Mr. Jan R. Durham

Mr.  Jan Durham is the Identity and Attribution Activities (IA2) Program Manager for the Deputy

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CWO5 Justin Hays

On 01 April 2023, CWO Hays assumed his role as the Program Advocate for Identity and Attribution

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