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MARADMIN 095/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/2011 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO 3574.2K/01AUG2007//
REF/B/DESC:DRAFT COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER/JAN2011//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAMS. REF B IS A DRAFT COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT HTTP:WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/WTBN//
POC/M. A. MATZKE/CAPT/UNIT: S-3 WTBN, QUANTICO/TEL: 703-784-6762//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  WTBN QUANTICO, WILL HOST THE 2011 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM FROM 7 TO 11 MARCH 2011. THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A FORUM WHERE AUTHORIZED DECISION MAKERS, REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF COMMANDS WITHIN THE CORPS, MEET YEARLY TO IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS ISSUES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS. THIS SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES A FORMAL VENUE TO CONSOLIDATE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP ISSUES AND PROVIDE TECOM, MCCDC, AND HQMC A TRUE PICTURE OF THE CURRENT STATE OF MARKSMANSHIP IN THE MARINE CORPS.
2.  AS THE PRIMARY ADVOCATE FOR COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING, DC CDI WILL SPONSOR THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM. DC PPO, DC IL AND DC AVIATION WILL SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM WILL CONSIST OF THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE (ESC) AND DESIGNATED WORKING GROUPS (WGS).
3. THE PURPOSE OF THE 2011 SYMPOSIUM IS TO VALIDATE THE CHARTER (REF B) FOR FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM AS AN ANNUAL EVENT, TO INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF MEMBERS AND DEFINITION OF ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING ISSUES, WITH PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION, ARE PLANNED TO BE ADDRESSED DURING THE 2011 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM:
    A.  WORKING GROUP 1 CHARTER/PROPONENCY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO DEVELOP AND FINALIZE THE CHARTER AND EXPLORE THE CURRENT STATE OF PROPONENCY FOR MARKSMANSHIP. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS TECOM, MCCLL, AND ESC MEMBERS.
    B.  WORKING GROUP 2 ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO EXAMINE CURRENT STATE OF ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING AND STANDARDIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS TECOM, TRNGCMD, WTBN QUANTICO, WFTBN PI, WFTBN SD, SOI-EAST, AND SOI-WEST.
    C.  WORKING GROUP 3 WEAPONS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO EXPLORE AND ADDRESS THE INTEGRATION OF THE FIELDING OF VARIOUS RIFLE COMPONENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CURRENT MARKSMANSHIP DOCTRINE AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS PPO, AVN, IL, MARCORSYSCOM, AND MTU'S.
    D.  WORKING GROUP 4 RANGE FACILITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO EVALUATE CURRENT RANGE FACILITIES AND THEIR ORIGINAL TRAINING INTENT AS COMPARED TO CURRENT TRAINING REQUIRMENTS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS DC IL REPRESENTATIVE, MCI EAST, MCI WEST, RTAM, MCB QUANTICO AS NCR REPRESENTATIVE, PMTRASYS, MCB SMEDLY BUTLER, AND MTU'S.
    E.  WORKING GROUP 5 COMBAT PISTOL PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO VALIDATE CURRENT PISTOL REQUIREMENTS ACROSS THE MAGTF AND THE RELEVANCY OF EXISITING TRAINING PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A RECOMMENDED WAY AHEAD. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS MPMS, FMID, SECURITY FORCES REGIMENT, MILITARY POLICE, MLG, MAW, DIV, PPO REPRESENTATIVES (TANKS, LAR, RECON, MARSOC), AND GUNNERS.
    F.  WORKING GROUP 6 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACH/ COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER (CMC/CMT) COURSES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO IDENTIFY ISSUES RELATED TO TRAINING AND MANPOWER IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY SHORTFALLS AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE WG WILL EXAMINE THE NEED FOR SAWIC. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS TECOM, TRNGCMD, WTBN QUANTICO, WFTBN PI, WFTBN SD, WFTBN STONEBAY, 1ST MARINE DIVISION SCHOOL HOUSE, 2ND MARINE DIVISION SCHOOL HOUSE, AND CMC/CMT RESERVE.
    G.  WORKING GROUP 7 COMPETITION IN ARMS PROGRAM (CIAP). THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO ADDRESS THE INTENT OF COMPETITIVE MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS AND IDENTIFY ITS APPLICABILITY TO COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS WTBN QUANTICO MARINE CORPS SHOOTING TEAMS, RESERVE MARINE CORPS SHOOTING TEAM, POST AND STATION TEAMS EAST AND WEST, AND MMEA.
4.  SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
    A.  MONDAY, 07 MARCH 2011: OPENS WITH A COLLECTIVE INBRIEF TO ALL ATTENDEES AND INITIAL BRIEFS FROM THE WG'S. WG'S WILL RECEIVE GUIDANCE FROM THE ESC THEN PROCEED TO DESIGNATED BREAK-OUT LOCATIONS.
    B.  TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 08-09 MARCH 2011: WG DELIBERATIONS AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.
    C.  THURSDAY, 10 MARCH 2011: WG OUTBRIEF TO ESC.
    D.  FRIDAY, 11 MARCH 2011: ESC OUTBRIEF TO THE ADVOCATE(S) AS REQUIRED. TRAVEL DAY FOR ALL WG MEMBERS.
5.  THE SYMPOSIUM AND ITS VARIOUS BREAK-OUT SESSIONS WILL BE LOCATED ON MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO. SPECIFIC DETAILS ON CONFERENCE LOCATION AND WORKING GROUP READ-AHEADS WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
6.  FUNDING FOR SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.
7.  GOVERNMENT MESSING AND TRANSPORTATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE. RECOMMEND SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES BE AUTHORIZED RENTAL CARS AND FULL PER DIEM.
8.  UNIFORM FOR THE SYMPOSIUM IS GREEN MARPAT.
9.  COMMANDS SHOULD IDENTIFY ATTENDEES NLT 11 FEBRUARY 2011 VIA E-MAIL TO CAPT M.A. MATZKE, MARK.MATZKE@USMC.MIL.
    A.  THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WILL BE UTILIZED:
        (1) RANK.
        (2) NAME. 
        (3) UNIT AND COMMAND BEING REPRESENTED. 
        (4) DSN/COMM PHONE. 
        (5) EMAIL ADDRESS.
    B.  A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT WILL BE SENT IN RESPONSE.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//