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MARADMIN 108/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/PUBLICATION OF USMC COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL (COMMCON) STRATEGY//
POC/SCHARLAT, JOEL I/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4 CS/NAME:CMC WASHINGTON DC/TEL:703-693-3468/TEL:DSN 223-3468/ EMAIL:JOEL.SCHARLAT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE PUBLICATION OF THE TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL (COMMCON) STRATEGY BY THE DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (C4).
2.  THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMCON STRATEGY IS TO SET FORTH THE VISION AND WAY AHEAD FOR MARINE CORPS TACTICAL NETWORKS COMMCON CAPABILITIES AND THE EVENTUAL MIGRATION TO A NET-CENTRIC, INTEROPERABLE NETWORK BY THE 2025 TIMEFRAME.  ADDITIONALLY, THE STRATEGY OUTLINES DOCTRINE, ORGANIZATION, TRAINING, MATERIEL, LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION, PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES (DOTMLPF) GOALS FOR COMMCON THAT WILL SUPPORT THE FUTURE NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT.  FINALLY, IT PROVIDES THE VISION AND WAY AHEAD TO INFLUENCE THE COMBAT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS WITH DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COMMCON CAPABILITIES.
3.  HQMC C4 REQUESTS WIDEST DISSEMINATION THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS.  SIGNED COMMCON STRATEGY CAN BE FOUND ON THE HQMC C4 WEB PAGE AT HTTPS:(DOUBLE SLASH) HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/DEFAULT.ASP.
4.  QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE POC LISTED ABOVE.
5.  THIS MARADMIN SELF CANCELS 1 OCT 2010.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN G. J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, C4.//