R 042001Z NOV 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 658/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE INSTITUTE (NSSI) INTRODUCTION TO SPACE (ITS) DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE//
REF/DOC/SECDEF U17370/01/20011018//
NARR/REF PROMULGATED SECDEF GUIDANCE REGARDING CHANGES TO NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION.//
POC/LOISEL, D./MAJOR/HQMC WASH DC PPO PLI/-/(703)692-4322/ DAWN.LOISEL@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ADVERTISE THE NSSI INTRODUCTION TO SPACE (ITS) COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING (CBT) COURSE.  THE COURSE IS A SELF-PACED TRAINING MODULE FOR PERSONNEL WITH LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT, OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS.  THE TARGET AUDIENCE INCLUDES OFFICERS, ENLISTED AND GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS.  UPON ENROLLMENT, STUDENTS WILL HAVE 90 DAYS TO COMPLETE APPROXIMATELY 50 HOURS OF CBTS.  ANYONE WITH A VALID DOD OR GOVERNMENT EMAIL ADDRESS MAY REGISTER.
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION:  ITS IS A DYNAMIC SPACE FAMILIARIZATION COURSE FOR ALL MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY PERSONNEL.  THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 33 LESSONS AND COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS FROM SPACE HISTORY TO FUTURE SPACE SYSTEMS.  COURSE, REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE SECURE (HTTPS:) NIPR WEBSITE:  WWW2.PETERSON.AF.MIL(BACKSLASH)NSSI(BACKSLASH)CESET(BACKSLASH)ASOPS (BACKSLASH)COURSES-ITS.HTM
3. FUNDING:  THERE IS NO FEE FOR THIS COURSE.
4. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NSSI AND COURSE MATERIAL MAY BE DIRECTED TO CAPT S. P. MURELLO, STEVEN.MURELLO@AFSPC.AF.MIL, (719)593-8794, EXT 324; ADMIN QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO MAJ D. LOISEL, DAWN.LOISEL@USMC.MIL, (703)692-4322, DSN 222-4322.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M. A. ROCCO, DIRECTOR STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HQMC.//