R 072236Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 121/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/THE COMMANDANTS 2012 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/16FEB2012//
AMPN/REF A IS THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS 2012 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS ANNUALLY TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH TO OUTLINE THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR PROGRAMMATIC AND RESOURCING NEEDS OF THE CORPS.  THIS TESTIMONY IS SUPPLEMENTED BY A DETAILED REPORT ON THE POSTURE OF THE MARINE CORPS.
2.  LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE COMMANDANT'S 2012 REPORT FOR CURRENT MESSAGING, THEMES AND THE COMMANDANT'S VISION FOR THE CORPS.  THE REPORT MAY BE REVIEWED AT THE FOLLOWING SITE: WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/HQMC/CMC/DOCUMENTS/CMCS(PERCENTAGE SIGN)202012(PERCENTAGE SIGN)20POSTURE(PERCENTAGE SIGN)20STATE MENT.PDF.  ADDITIONALLY, ON OR ABOUT 9 MARCH 2012, COMBAT CAMERA (COMCAM) AND COMBAT VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC) SITES WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE COPIES OF THE REPORT IN BOOKLET FORMAT FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES, REFERENCE MATERIAL, EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENTS, ETC.
A.  THE FOLLOWING COMCAM AND CVIC SITES WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL NOTIFICATION WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCESS AND DOWNLOAD THE REPORT FOR LOCAL PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION:
    MARCENT                           MARFORPAC
    MARFORRES                         MCB QUANTICO, VA
    MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC              MCB PENDLETON, CA
    MCB HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, HI       MCB CAMP BUTLER, JAPAN
    MAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA     MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC
    MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA                MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC
    MCAS BEAUFORT, SC                 MCAS NEW RIVER, NC
    MCAS MIRAMAR, CA                  MCAS YUMA, AZ
    MCAS IWAKUNI, JA                  MCLB BARSTOW, CA
    1ST MCD                           4TH MCD
    6TH MCD                           8TH MCD
    9TH MCD                           12TH MCD
    MCESG, QUANTICO, VA               MCCSSS, CAMP JOHNSON, NC
B.  THE E-MAIL NOTIFICATION WILL BE FROM THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER (AMRDEC) SAFE ACCESS FILE EXCHANGE (SAFE).  AMRDEC SAFE WILL GENERATE A UNIQUE WEB LINK AND PASSWORD WHEN THE DOCUMENT IS UPLOADED.  THE FILE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMCAM AND CVIC DOWNLOAD FOR NO MORE THAN 14 DAYS.
3.  THE POINT OF CONTACT IS MS. KIMBERLY HARDISON (HQMC COMCAM) AT COMMERCIAL (703) 614-1887, DSN 224-1887 OR VIA EMAIL AT KIMBERLY.HARDISON@USMC.MIL.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN W. J. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//