R 141835Z APR 10
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MARADMIN 220/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 MARINE CORPS FUNCTIONAL CONCEPT FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL //
POC/CUNNINGHAM/COL/UNIT:C2ID/-/TEL: DSN 278-O594/TEL: COML (703) 784-0594//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE "MARINE CORPS FUNCTIONAL CONCEPT FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL" APPLIES THE CENTRAL IDEA OF "EXPEDITIONARY MANEUVER FROM THE SEA: THE CAPSTONE OPERATIONAL CONCEPT," AND PROVIDES THE FUNCTIONAL CONTEXT FOR ALL OTHER MARINE CORPS OPERATING CONCEPTS BY DESCRIBING HOW THE FORCE WILL PERFORM COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) ACROSS THE RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS (ROMO) 8-20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.
2.  THIS CONCEPT REPRESENTS A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN THE WAY WE VIEW AND DEAL WITH THE DYNAMIC CHALLENGES OF C2.  IT EMPHASIZES THAT C2 MUST BE LEADER-CENTRIC AND NETWORK ENABLED. AS SUCH, IT ENVISIONS NETWORK CAPABILITIES THAT WILL CONNECT ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) WITH JOINT FORCES AND MISSION PARTNERS TO CREATE UNPARALLELED INFORMATION SHARING AND COLLABORATION, ADAPTIVE ORGANIZATIONS, AND GREATER UNITY OF EFFORT VIA SYCHRONIZATION AND INTEGRATION OF FORCE ELEMENTS AT THE LOWEST LEVELS.
3.  THIS CONCEPT ASSUMES A COMPLEX CHAOTIC SECURITY ENVIRONMENT, REQUIRING GREATER INTERDEPENDENCIES AMONG JOINT, AGENCY, GOVERNMENTAL, AND MULTINATIONAL PARTNERS. IT DESCRIBES AN EVOLVING C2 CAPABILLITY TO ENABLE MULTICAPABLE MAGTFS TO EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE MANY ORGANIZATIONS INTO AN EFFECTIVE TEAM. THIS CONCEPT BREAKS DOWN THE C2 CAPABILITIES, TASKS, ATTRIBUTES AND STANDARDS INTO THREE SECTIONS: STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL, AND TACTICAL.  EACH SECTION IS FURTHER BROKEN DOWN INTO SEGMENTS OF THE ROMO. A FOURTH SECTION ADDRESSES THE NET-CENTRIC OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT CAPABILITIES, TASKS, ATTRIBUTES AND STANDARDS THAT ENABLES ALL LEVELS AND TYPES OF OPERATIONS.
4.  THE MARINE CORPS FUNCTIONAL CONCEPT FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL WILL INFORM AND GUIDE THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM. THIS CONCEPT PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR A CAPABILITIES-BASED ASSESSMENT COVERING ALL WARFIGHTING FUNCTIONS AND APPLIES TO ALL ELEMENTS AND COMMAND ECHELONS OF THE MAGTF. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THIS CONCEPT AS A SUBJECT OF PME SESSIONS.
5.  THE MARINE CORPS FUNCTIONAL CONCEPT FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHEHQMC.USMC.MIL/ORG/MCCDC/CDD/NC2ID/DEFAULT.ASPX
6.  TROUBLE ACCESSING THE LINK CONTACT BRADLEY ROCK (703) 784-0666 BRADLEY.ROCK@USMC.MIL.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//