MARADMINS

R 052050Z MAY 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 259/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/COUNTER IED IPT//
REF/A/MSGID: COUNTER IED IPT/152111ZMAR10/-//
AMPN/REF A IS INITIAL PLANNING TEAM (IPT) TO ESTABLISH A COUNTER IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (C-IED) OPERATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (OAG)//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. PROVIDE SUMMARY OF IPT HELD 1-2 APRIL 2010 AT MCB QUANTICO, VA TO ESTABLISH COUNTER-IED (CIED) OPERATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (OAG).
2. ATTENDEES: APPROXIMATELY 65 PERSONS ATTENDED FROM VARIOUS OPERATING FORCE UNITS AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
3. AGENDA RESULTS: THERE WERE TWO MAIN GOALS FOR THE IPT (1) REVIEW CIED OAG DRAFT CHARTER AND (2) CONDUCT ANALYSIS OF CIED OAG MISSION AND TASKS.
3.A. CIED OAG DRAFT CHARTER: PURPOSE, MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS PROCESSES WERE DISCUSSED IN A GENERAL ALL-HANDS SESSION AND ALSO IN A SEPARATE WORKING GROUP. MCWL HAS ACTION FOR FINAL REVISIONS AND ENTRY INTO MCATS FOR FINAL APPROVAL BY DC CDI.
3.B. ANALYSIS OF CIED OAG MISSION AND TASKS
3.B.1. A GENERAL ALL-HANDS SESSION DISCUSSED THE CIED OAG MISSION, GOALS, AND REVIEWED/REFINED DEFINITIONS OF THE CIED LINES-OF-OPERATION (LOO) - ATTACK-THE-NETWORK (ATN), DEFEAT-THE-DEVICE (DTD), TRAIN-THE-FORCE (TTF), AND PARTNERING.
3.B.2. SPECIFIED AND IMPLIED TASKS FOR EACH LOO WERE REVIEWED AND REFINED IN SEPARATE WORKING GROUPS. WG LEADS FOR EACH LOO ARE THEFOLLOWING: ATN LOO LEAD IS MCCDC G3G5; DTD LOO LEAD IS MCCDC CDD; TTF LOO LEAD IS TECOM; PARTNERING LOO LEAD ASSIGNMENT IS PENDING FURTHER DISCUSSION.
3.C. THE IPT RESULTS WERE CAPTURED IN LOO SUMMARY BRIEFS PRESENTED BY EACH LOO AND CLOSING COMMENTS BY MCWL CIED DIVISION DIRECTOR. LOO SUMMARY BRIEFS INCLUDED THE FINAL REFINED LOO DEFINITIONS, A LIST OF LOO WORKING GROUP MEMBERS, AND A RECOMMENDED ACTION LIST PRIORITIZING THE SPECIFIED AND IMPLIED TASKS. AT NEXT CIED OAG IPT CONFERENCE (ESTIMATED MID-JUNE) EACH LOO LEAD WILL BRING A DRAFT POAM TO ACCOMPLISH THE LOO ACTION ITEM LIST. POAM DETAILS WILL BE WORKED DURING THE CONFERENCE. THE FINAL POAM FOR EACH LOO WILL BE PRESENTED TO CG, MCWL AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONFERENCE.
4. ALL CIED OAG FILES (INCLUDING THE ATTENDEE LIST, SUMMARY BRIEFS, AND ACTION ITEM LIST) ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING MCWL SHAREPOINT SITE: HTTPS:SLASHSLASHEHQMC.USMC.MIL/ORG/MCCDC/MCWL/COUNTERPERCENTAGESIGN20IEDPERCENTAGESIGN20DIVISION/CIED/CIEDOAG/DEFAULT.ASPX.
4.A. IF THE CIED OAG INDIVIDUAL MEMBER CANNOT GAIN IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THIS SHAREPOINT SITE, THEN HE OR SHE MAY NEED TO APPLY FOR A SHAREPOINT ACCOUNT VIA THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/HQMC/PAGES/MCWAR.ASPX. COMPLETE BOTH STEPS.
4.B. ONCE COMPLETED, SEND AN EMAIL TO MR. CHANDLER HIRSCH, MCWL-CIED (CHANDLER.HIRSCH.CTR@USMC.MIL AT 703-784-1307) AND HE WILL GRANT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS TO THE MCWL CIED OAG SHAREPOINT SITE.
5. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
5.A. DATE FOR NEXT MEETING OF CIED OAG IPT WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON VIA FOLLOW-ON MESSAGE. SCHEDULE IS BASED UPON STAFFING AND APPROVAL OF CIED CHARTER AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE MID-JUNE 2010 AT MCB QUANTICO, VA.
5.B. POINT OF CONTACT IS MCWL CIED DIVISION: LTCOL KEVIN JOHNSTON, (703) 784-3624, KEVIN.O.JOHNSTON@USMC.MIL; LTCOL GREG MOORE, (703) 432-1306, GREGORY.J.MOORE@USMC.MIL; LTCOL JOHN HEYE, (703) 432-1585, JOHN.HEYE@USMC.MIL.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//