R 061134Z OCT 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 594/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/FY12 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MCO 3574.2K/01AUG2007//
REF/B/APPROVED COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER/MAR2011//
REF/C/FY11 POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE MARADMIN 320/11//
REF/D/CALLING MESSAGE FY12 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM DTG: 021705Z AUG 11//
NARR/REFERENCE (REF) A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAMS. REF B IS THE SIGNED COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER. REF C IS THE POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE FROM THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 11 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM. REF D IS THE CALLING MESSAGE FOR THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM//
POC/M. W. DANKANICH/CWO4/UNIT: WTBN, QUANTICO/TEL: 703-784-5520/EMAIL: MARTIN.W.DANKANICH(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION (WTBN) QUANTICO, WILL HOST THE FY12 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM FROM 24 TO 28 OCTOBER 2011. THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM IS CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE A FORUM WHERE AUTHORIZED DECISION MAKERS, REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF COMMANDS WITHIN THE CORPS, MEET ANNUALLY TO IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS ISSUES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS. THIS SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES A SINGLE POINT TO CONSOLIDATE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP ISSUES AND WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM), MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (MCCDC), AND HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC) A TRUE PICTURE OF OUR CURRENT STATE OF MARKSMANSHIP. THE THEME OF THIS SYMPOSIUM IS: "A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP."
2. THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM WILL CONSIST OF THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE AND WORKING GROUPS.
3. THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) REF B: DEPUTY COMMANDANT (DC) COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (CDI) SERVES AS THE ADVOCATE. WTBN IS LEAD AGENT AND SERVES AS THE CHAIR. THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF 15 MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING FOUR GROUPS:
A. HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE: DC PLANS POLICIES AND OPERATIONS (PPO), DC INTEGRATION AND LOGISTICS (IL), DC AVIATION (AVN), AND MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MARCORSYSCOM) IN AN ADVISORY ROLE.
B. RESOURCE PROPONENT: MARINE CORPS FORCES COMMAND (MARFORCOM), MARINE FORCES, PACIFIC (MARFORPAC), AND MARINE FORCE RESERVE (MARFORRES).
C. IMPLEMENTATION: I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF), II MEF, AND III MEF.
D. THE ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING CONTINUUM: TECOM, WTBN QUANTICO, WEAPONS AND FIELD TRAINING BATTALION (WFTBN) EDSON RANGE CAMP PENDLETON, WFTBN MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT (MCRD) PARRIS ISLAND, SCHOOL OF INFANTRY (SOI) EAST, AND SOI WEST.
4. WORKING GROUPS. THE WORKING GROUPS ARE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC TASKS. THEY ARE COMPOSED OF A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOUR GROUPS WHO POSSESS A STRONG BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE BASED IN SPECIFIC MARKSMANSHIP AREAS. ENDURING WORKING GROUPS ARE THOSE TOPICS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT EACH SYMPOSIUM. ALL OTHER WORKING GROUPS ARE RELEVANT TO CURRENT ISSUES.
5. FOR THE FY12 SYMPOSIUM THE FOLLOWING WORKING GROUPS, WITH PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION, ARE:
A. WORKING GROUP 1 WEAPONS. (ENDURING) THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORKING GROUP IS TO INTEGRATE THE ACQUISITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WITH THE END USERS OF WEAPONS AND OPTICS WITHIN A SINGLE FORUM IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE CURRENT MARKSMANSHIP DOCTRINE AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS RESOURCE PROPONENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
B. WORKING GROUP 2 RANGE FACILITIES. (ENDURING) THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORKING GROUP IS TO IDENTIFY CURRENT RANGE FACILITIES AND THEIR ORIGINAL TRAINING INTENT AS COMPARED TO CURRENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS (MCI) EAST, MCI WEST, RANGE AND TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT (RTAM), AND PROGRAM MANAGER TRAINING SYSTEMS (PMTRASYS).
C. WORKING GROUP 3 COMBAT PISTOL PROGRAM (CPP). THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORKING GROUP IS TO REVIEW TABLE 1 AND TABLE 2 VALIDATION, SHAPE TABLE 3 AND TABLE 4, REVIEW THE NEW TARGET DESIGNED FOR CPP, AND DEVELOP THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION.
D. WORKING GROUP 4 RIFLE TABLES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORKING GROUP IS TO IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL FOUR RIFLE TABLES, RESHAPE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SKILL SETS AS NEEDED, DEFINE REQUIREMENTS, AND REVIEW THE NEW CPP TABLE 2 TARGET FOR APPLICABILITY IN TABLES 2-4. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION.
E. WORKING GROUP 5 DOCTRINE. REVIEW DRAFTS OF MARINE CORPS ORDER (MCO) 3574.2L AND MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 3-01A. RECOMMEND CHANGES TO MCO 3574.2L PRIOR TO FINAL SIGNATURE AND MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A CHANGE PACKAGE TO THE MCRP 3-01A. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING CONTINUUM.
F. WORKING GROUP 6 RIFLE COMBAT OPTIC (RCO) AT ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING IMPLEMENTATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORKING GROUP IS TO DEVELOP A PROPOSED PLAN TO ADDRESS COST, SCHEDULE, AND FIELDING SHOULD THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RCO AND BACK UP IRON SIGHT TRAINING AT THE FIVE ENTRY LEVEL SITES RECEIVE APPROVAL. IDENTIFY THE SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA BOOKS AND OTHER TRAINING AIDS FOR THE POTENTIAL FULL IMPLEMENTATION. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING CONTINUUM.
6. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
A. MONDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2011, WILL OPEN WITH AN IN BRIEF, FOLLOWED BY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BRIEFS ON EMERGING ISSUES (PRIOR ARRANGEMENT WITH SYMPOSIUM HOST REQUIRED), AND ANY BRIEFS OF INTEREST.
B. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL CONSIST OF BREAK OUT SESSIONS FOR THE WORKING GROUPS.
C. THURSDAY WILL CONCLUDE THE WORKING GROUPS WITH AN OUT BRIEF BY EACH WORKING GROUP LEAD TO THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE.
D. THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR WILL BRIEF DC CDI ON FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2011.
E. FRIDAY IS A TRAVEL DAY FOR ALL WORKING GROUP MEMBERS.
7. THE LOCATION OF THE CONFERENCE AND ITS VARIOUS BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE IDENTIFIED TO THE ATTENDEES VIA EMAIL. WORKING GROUP READ-AHEAD'S WILL BE DISSEMINATED BY WTBN VIA EMAIL AND THE WTBN CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WEBSITE PRIOR TO THE SYMPOSIUM. ATTENDEES SHOULD SCHEDULE THEIR FLIGHTS TO FLY INTO REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA) IN ALEXANDRIA, VA OR DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD) IN DULLES, VA.
8. FUNDING FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.
9. GOVERNMENT MESSING AND TRANSPORTATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE. RECOMMEND CONFERENCE ATTENDEES BE AUTHORIZED RENTAL CARS AND FULL PER DIEM.
10. UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE IS DESERT MARPAT.
11. COMMANDS SHOULD IDENTIFY ATTENDEES NOT LATER THAN (NLT) 7 OCTOBER 2011 VIA EMAIL TO CWO4 M.W. DANKANICH AT MARTIN.W.DANKANICH(AT)USMC.MIL.
A. THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WILL BE UTILIZED:
(1) RANK.
(2) NAME.
(3) UNIT AND COMMAND BEING REPRESENTED.
(4) DSN/COMM PHONE.
(5) EMAIL ADDRESS.
B. A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT WILL BE SENT IN RESPONSE.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//