R 090329Z OCT 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 567/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI (UC)//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY (MCWL) REFRESH//
POC/MICHELLE R. WARDMAN/MAJ/UNIT:DEPUTY OPS MCWL/NAME:QUANTICO, VA /TEL:DSN 278-0373//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY (MCWL) REFRESH.  THIS EFFORT IS AN OUTREACH INITIATIVE AIMED AT RE-FAMILIARIZING OUR CORPS WITH THE MISSION, NEW CONTACTS AND INITIATIVES UNDERWAY AT MCWL.
1.  THE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY MISSION: CONDUCT CONCEPT-BASED EXPERIMENTATION TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE  TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE WARFIGHTER BY ENHANCING CURRENT AND FUTURE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES.  OUR PRIMARY PRODUCT IS KNOWLEDGE, WHICH INFORMS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT.
2.  MCWL HEADQUARTERS AND DIVISION CONTACT INFORMATION. 
2A.  COMMANDING GENERAL/TEL: (703) 784-5099/DSN 278.
2B.  CHIEF OF STAFF/TEL: (703) 784-5096/DSN 278.
2C.  SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR/TEL: (703) 784-0387/DSN 278.
2D.  TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/TEL: (703) 784-0144/DSN 278.
2E.  G3/OPERATIONS/TEL: (703) 784/0373/DSN 278.   
2F.  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION/TEL: (703) 432-0128/DSN 378.
2G.  EXPERIMENT DIVISION/TEL: (703) 432-1024/DSN 378.
2H.  TECHNOLOGY DIVISION/TEL: (703) 432-1784/ DSN 378.
2I.  WARGAMING DIVISION/TEL: (703) 784-3277/DSN 278.
2J.  COUNTER-IED DIVISION/TEL: (703) 432-1308/DSN 378.
2K.  CENTER FOR EMERGING THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES/TEL: (703) 784-0458/DSN 278.
2L.  BUSINESS FINANCE MANAGEMENT OFFICE/TEL: (703) 784-5169/DSN 278.
2M.  PUBLIC AFFAIRS/TEL: (703) 432-0980/DSN 378.
2N.  JOINT CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION/TEL: (757) 203-3554/DSN 668.
3.  COUNTER-IED EXPANSION.  THE COUNTER-IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (CIED) DIVISION OF THE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY HAS RECENTLY BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR MARINE CORPS CIED DEFEAT DEVELOPMENT.  IN THIS ROLE THE DIVISION HAS EXPANDED ITS STAFF TO INCLUDE NINETEEN OFFICERS, TWO ENLISTED MARINES, AND FOUR CIVILIANS.  AMONG THESE ARE LIAISON OFFICERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE U. S. ARMY ASYMMETRIC WARFARE OFFICE.  THE CIED DIVISION PROVIDES LIAISON OFFICERS TO THE JOINT IED DEFEAT ORGANIZATION (JEIDDO) AND THE DEPLOYED MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD).  MCWL CIED DIVISION IS THE MARINE CORPS PRIMARY INTERFACE WITH JIEDDO AND REPRESENTS ALL MARINE CORPS CIED POSITIONS WITHIN JIEDDOS INTERNAL FUNDING PROCESSES.  CIED DIVISION IS THE ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND CIED DOCTRINE AND HAS BEEN TASKED AS THE LEAD FOR THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED CIED OPERATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (CIED OAG).  THE FIRST CIED OAG CONFERENCE WAS CONVENED IN SEPTEMBER 2010.  A SEPARATE SIPR-BASED CIED UPDATE IS PROVIDED TO THE USMC SENIOR LEADERSHIP MONTHLY.  THIS UPDATE HAS BEEN RECENTLY REVAMPED TO MAKE IT MORE CONCISE AND SENIOR LEADER RELEVENT.
4.  MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY X-FILES.  PROBABLY THE MOST RECOGNIZED PRODUCT, THE X-FILES GATHER, ORGANIZE AND SYNTHESIZE KNOWLEDGE OF MCWLS ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES.  MCWL X-FILES ARE LOCATED HERE HTTP:(SLASHSLASH)EHQMC.USMC.MIL/ORG/MCCDC/MCWL/XFILES/DEFAULT.ASPX
5.  MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY PUBLIC WEBSITE.
HTTP:(SLASHSLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/MCWL/PAGES/WELCOME.ASPX NOW ACTIVE, THE WEBSITE SERVES AS AN UNCLASSIFIED PORTAL FOR MCWLS PROJECTS, INITIATIVES AND X-FILES FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. 
6.  GENERAL OFFICER AND LEADERS DIGEST (GOLD).  ELECTRONICALLY ISSUED QUARTERLY BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY TO SENIOR LEADERS OF THE MARINE CORPS, THE GOLD LETTER WILL CONTAIN CURRENT INFORMATION ON MCWL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES.  OUR FIRST ISSUE WILL BE PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2010.
7.  FOR QUESTIONS, IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT MCWL AT EMAIL ADDRESS MCWLG-3@USMC.MIL.
8.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//