MARADMINS : 134/12
R 141833Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 134/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/AVIATION SURVIVAL TRAINING CENTER (ASTC) MIRAMAR REDUCED CAPABILITY//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/ALNAV DATED 01230Z/DEC2011//
AMPN/REF A IS ALNAV DATED 01230Z DEC 11//
POC/A. H. BRANSDORFER/CDR/UNIT:HQMC/-/TEL:703-614-6450/EMAIL:ALFRED.BRANSDORFER@USMC.MIL//
POC/J. F. MCALLISTERALTER/CDR/UNIT:HQMC/-/TEL:703-604-4168/EMAIL:JAMES.F.MCALLISTER@USMC.MIL//
POC/A. R. BEHNKE/LTCOL/UNIT:ASM-52/-/TEL:703-693-9875/EMAIL:ARTHUR.BEHNKE1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ASTC MIRAMAR IS SCHEDULED FOR A SUSTAINMENT, REFURBISHMENT AND MODERNIZATION (SRM) PROJECT STARTING JANUARY 2013. THE SRM PROJECT IS PROJECTED TO LAST TWELVE MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME, ASTC MIRAMAR'S TRAINING CAPABILITY WILL BE REDUCED. WATER SURVIVAL TRAINING AND LOW PRESSURE CHAMBER OPERATIONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
2. THE STUDENT BASE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) FOR MIRAMAR IS LIMITED TO NAS NORTH ISLAND, NAF EL CENTRO, MCAS YUMA, MCAS CAMP PENDLETON, MCAS MIRAMAR AND MCAGCC 29 PALMS.
3. FOR MARINES THAT REQUIRE TRAINING DURING CY13, COMMANDS SHOULD PLAN TO SEND THE MARINE IN CY12, OR TO AN ALTERNATE ASTC. SENDING MARINES TO ALTERNATE ASTCS WILL BE AT THE COMMAND'S EXPENSE.
4. INDIVIDUALS ON PCS ORDERS TO THE MIRAMAR AOR THAT REQUIRE NASTP REFRESHER TRAINING DURING CY13 ARE DIRECTED TO OBTAIN REFRESHER TRAINING ENROUTE AT AN ALTERNATE ASTC.
5. TO FACILITATE TRAINING DURING THE ASTC MIRAMAR SRM PROJECT, CONTACT ONE OF THE OTHER SEVEN ASTC SITES EARLY FOR PLANNING AND COORDINATION.
6. INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING AN ALTERNATE ASTC SITE CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/SITES/NAVMEDMPTE/NMOTC/NSTI/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN T. G. ROBLING, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//