R 021545Z NOV 21
MARADMIN 634/21
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DC I WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/SOLICITING NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY22 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE INSTITUTE COURSES//
REF/A/RPT/REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES/9AUG2018//
REF/B/DOC/MCO 5400.53/28SEP2009//
REF/C/DOC/NAVMC 1200.1G/MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL//
NARR/REFERENCE A IS THE FINAL REPORT ON ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE COMPONENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. REFERENCE B IS THE MARINE CORPS SPACE POLICY, WHICH TASKS THE SPACE OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MANAGER WITH DEVEOPING AND MAINTINAING A SUFFICIENT CADRE OF SPACE-QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. REFERENCE C IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL.//
POC/M.C. TRENT/CAPT/DC I/IMD/TEL: 703-614-4698/EMAIL: MORGAN.TRENT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to solicit nominees to attend Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 basic and advanced space operations courses. The National Security Space Institute (NSSI) courses include Space 200 and Space 300. Space 200 is a two-week academic course designed to provide introductory training for mid-grade officers, enlisted, and civilian personnel in order to gain knowledge and develop skills required to apply space capabilities to combat operations. Space 200 is the primary training for billets with the Free Military Occupational Specialty (FMOS) 0540, Space Operations Staff Officer. Ranks listed in paragraph 4 are eligible to attend. Per reference C, only Commissioned Officers (LtCol to 2ndLt) are eligible to receive the 0540 FMOS on their records. Space 300 is a three-week academic course designed to provide career-enhancing training for mid- to senior-grade officers, enlisted, and civilian personnel. There is no FMOS associated with attendance or awarded upon graduation.
2. Background: Department of Defense (DoD) implemented a space professional strategy in order to grow and maintain cognizance and expertise in the space domain. In accordance with references A through C, the Marine Corps maintains a cadre of space professionals to support Marine Corps equities in space and to ensure that space-based capabilities are leveraged to the maximum extent possible in support of Fleet Marine Force (FMF) commanders. Advanced space education is vital to maintaining a relevant Space Cadre. Thus, Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information (HQMC DC I) provides information on space training opportunities and serves as a liaison to NSSI for attendance to these courses.
3. Course Information.
3.a. Course Names and Descriptions.
3.a.1. Space 200: Two weeks (10 training days). Marines selected to attend Space 200 will analyze the impact of space mission areas in support of joint and coalition operations and analyze the impact of offensive and defensive space control capabilities on joint and coalition forces. Topics include: principles of systems engineering fundamentals; operational risk assessment; economic, political, and military impacts; competing space and counterspace capabilities; positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT); navigation warfare; use of the GPS Interference and Navigation Tool (GIANT); adversary intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities; missile warning; and space and cyberspace threats.
3.a.2. Space 300: Three weeks (15 training days). Marines selected to attend Space 300 will analyze National and DoD space-related acquisitions, policy, strategy, doctrine, and international and domestic law while considering space power contributions to national security. Topics include: space law, space policy, geopolitical foundations, space doctrine, and integration of space into operational scenarios.
3.a.3. Additional course information can be found on the NSSI website: https:(slash)(slash)www2.peterson.af.mil(slash)nssi
3.b. Location: Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
3.c. NSSI requires all students to abide by DoD travel restrictions, found at: https:(slash)(slash)www.defense.gov.
3.d. Available course numbers and dates (read in four columns):
SPACE 200:
Course Number Check In Date Graduation Date Available Seats
SP200-22A 02 JAN 22 14 JAN 22 1
SP200-22B 24 JAN 22 04 FEB 22 1
SP200-22C 31 JAN 22 11 FEB 22 1
SP200-22D 07 FEB 22 18 FEB 22 1
SP200-22F 07 MAR 22 18 MAR 22 2
SP200-22G 14 MAR 22 25 MAR 22 2
SP200-22H 21 MAR 22 01 APR 22 2
SP200-22I 28 MAR 22 08 APR 22 2
SP200-22J 04 APR 22 15 APR 22 2
SP200-22K 11 APR 22 22 APR 22 2
SP200-22L 18 APR 22 29 APR 22 2
SP200-22M 25 APR 22 06 MAY 22 2
SP200-22N 02 MAY 22 13 MAY 22 2
SP200-22O 09 MAY 22 19 MAY 22 2
SP200-22P 15 MAY 22 27 MAY 22 2
SP200-22R 25 JUL 22 05 AUG 22 2
SP200-22S 01 AUG 22 12 AUG 22 1
SP200-22T 08 AUG 22 19 AUG 22 1
SP200-22U 15 AUG 22 26 AUG 22 1
SP200-22V 22 AUG 22 02 SEP 22 1
SP200-22W 12 SEP 22 23 Sep 22 1
SP200-22X 19 SEP 22 29 Sep 22 1
SPACE 300:
Course Number Check In Date Graduation Date Available Seats
SP300-22D 05 JAN 22 27 JAN 22 1
SP300-22E 02 FEB 22 24 FEB 22 1
SP300-22F 28 FEB 22 18 MAR 22 1
SP300-22H 25 APR 22 13 MAY 22 1
SP300-22I 06 JUN 22 24 JUN 22 1
SP300-22J 11 JUL 22 29 JUL 22 1
SP300-22K 08 AUG 22 26 AUG 22 1
Travel dates are one day before check in and one day after graduation. Applicants should remain flexible as course dates and quotas are subject to change due to COVID-19 impacts.
3.e. Funding.
3.e.1. Space 200: There is no registration fee to attend Space 200. For eligible officers in a designated MOS 0540 billet, Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) funding is provided by Training and Education Command (TECOM) for travel, meal and incidental expenses (MIE), and lodging for Space 200 only; rental car, if authorized, will be funded at unit’s expense. For Marines not in a designated MOS 0540 billet, all TAD costs must be funded by the student’s command, and applications must also include a statement of acknowledgment indicating that the student’s command is aware of the TAD funding requirement. HQMC DC I will not guarantee funding.
3.e.2. Space 300: There is no registration fee to attend Space 300. All TAD costs must be funded by the student’s parent organization. Applications will include a statement of acknowledgment indicating that the student’s command is aware of the TAD funding requirement; HQMC DC I will not guarantee funding.
4. Course Eligibility.
4.a. Rank: Active or reserve officers, enlisted, or civilians, preferably with 8-10 years’ time in service for Space 200 and 10-15 years’ time in service for Space 300.
4.b. MOS: These courses are open to any MOS. For Space 200 and 300, preference will be given to personnel in billets identified with the FMOS 0540, specifically within the Marine Expeditionary cyber (MEF), MEF Information Groups (MIG), and MOSs dealing with space systems. Per reference C, only Commissioned Officers (LtCol to 2ndLt) are eligible to receive the 0540 FMOS on their records upon graduation from Space 200.
4.c. Education: There are no unique educational prerequisites for Space 200. Undergraduate or advanced degrees in science or space-related fields may be of benefit to the prospective student and should be annotated in the application. In order to attend Space 300, the student must have completed Space 200 or a related graduate degree.
4.d. Security Clearance: A Secret clearance is required for Space 200. A Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required for Space 300. This requirement cannot be waived.
5. Application Procedures.
5.a. All applications will be submitted via Administrative Action Form (NAVMC 10274) to Information Maneuver Division (IMD), DC I. If the applicant serves within a MEF, applications will be routed through their respective MEF Space Operations Officer. If the applicant serves within U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command (MARFORCYBER), to include Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group (MCCOG) and Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group (MCCYWG), applications will be routed through the MARFORCYBER G-39. If the applicant serves within U.S. Marine Corps Forces Space Command (MARFORSPACE), or its subordinate Reserve detachments, applications will be routed through the MARFORSPACE G-7. For all other Marines not serving in a MEF, MARFORCYBER, or MARFORSPACE, applications will be emailed to the POC listed at the beginning of this message.
5.a.1. MEF Space Operations Officers and MARFOR Points of Contact are listed below:
I MEF: Maj Costello, robert.costello@usmc.mil, 760-725-9267.
II MEF: Maj Balmes, philip.balmes@usmc.mil, 910-450-5739.
III MEF: Maj Fuller, adam.fuller@usmc.mil, 850-623-7148.
MARFORCYBER: Mr. Greg Winger, gvwinge@nsa.gov, 667-812-1847.
MARFORSPACE: Maj Manuel, robert.manuel@usmc.mil, 719-503-3302.
5.b. Specific Instructions for Application.
5.b.1. Block 6. Appropriate MEF or MARFOR point of contact, or “None”.
5.b.2. Block 7. HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS
DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR INFORMATION
ATTN: IMD (CAPT M.C. TRENT)
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000
5.b.3. Block 8. Request to attend NSSI [Course Name].
5.b.4. Block 11.
5.b.4.a. Enclose an endorsement from the first O-6 or GS-15 in the applicant’s chain of command describing how the student’s attendance will benefit their command.
5.b.4.b. Enclose a letter from the applicant’s Special Security Office certifying the security clearance held and date adjudicated.
5.b.5. Block 12.
5.b.5.a. Course date and number. If there is no preference, please state. If multiple dates/courses are acceptable, provide course numbers and dates in order of preference.
5.b.5.b. Security clearance and date adjudicated.
5.b.5.c. Work phone number (commercial or DSN) and NIPR email.
5.b.5.d. Statement of acknowledgment indicating that the applicant’s command is aware of the TAD funding requirement.
5.b.5.e. Current billet title. State if the position has a Billet MOS (BMOS) of 0540, Additional Skill Designator (ASD) of 0540, or if current billet structure does not reflect a 0540 requirement.
5.b.5.f. Time left on current contract.
5.b.5.g. Designate whether Active Duty or Reserve.
5.c. All applications are due to IMD by 10 December 2021. Late applications will not be accepted. IMD will assign course dates based on priority in consultation with MEF Space Operations Officers, MARFOR points of contact, and student preferences. Selection results will be announced via MARADMIN. Encrypted email will be used for the transmittal of any personally identifiable information or other sensitive information.
6. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
7. Release authorized by Lieutenant General M. G. Glavy, Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//