R 111959Z MAR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 148/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/RESULTS OF MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM 2ND QUARTER FY10 CALL FOR STUDIES//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/25NOV2009//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/25SEP2008/-//
NARR/REF A ANNOUNCED THE FY09 FOURTH QUARTER AND FY10 FIRST QUARTER CALL FOR STUDIES. REF B IS MCO 3902.1D, MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM (MCSS).//
POC/J.G.SMITH/COL/UNIT:OAD/-/TEL:(703) 784-3235//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER THE REFERENCES, THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES STUDY NOMINATION RESULTS AND THE MARINE CORPS STUDIES MASTER PLAN FOR THE FY10 SECOND QUARTER CALL FOR STUDIES.
2.  TIER I STUDIES ARE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE STUDIES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA PROVIDED IN REFERENCE (A) AS DELINEATED BY CMC AND CG MCCDC AND WILL COMMENCE ASAP.  THE FOLLOWING STUDIES ARE ACCEPTED FOR TIER I:
A.  USMC CARGO UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM CAPABILITIES.
B.  FIELD FLIGHT PERFORMANCE BOARD REGRESSION AND TREND ANALYSIS.
C.  AVIATION CREW SEAT RATIO MODEL.
D.  INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS STUDY.
E.  USMC COUNTER BATTERY RADAR CAPABILITIES STUDY.
3.  TIER II NOMINATIONS ARE THOSE FOUND TO BE SOUND ANALYTICALLY AND WORTHY OF EXECUTION, BUT NOT COMPETITIVE WITH TIER I STUDIES IN SOME RESPECT.  TIER II STUDIES MAY BE EXECUTED, CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THERE WERE NO STUDIES ACCEPTED FOR TIER II.
4.  THE OAD POINT OF CONTACT/STUDY LEAD OR CNA PROJECT DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO THE ACCEPTED TIER ONE AND TIER TWO STUDIES WILL CONTACT THE AGENCY POC AS PROVIDED IN THE STUDY NOMINATION TO BEGIN PREPARATION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR STUDY EXECUTION.
5.  THE FOLLOWING STUDY NOMINATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR EXECUTION:
- EFFICACY OF ESTABLISHING AVIATION TRAINING SYSTEM AS A PROGRAM OF RECORD FOR FISCAL REQUIREMENTS.
- FRS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FORECAST MODEL.
- ANALYSIS OF USMC OSA REQUIREMENTS.
- LEVERAGE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT FIRE, SECURITY, AND ACCESS CONTROL.
- COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF LAAD OFFICER AND GUNNER TRAINING TO 29 PALMS.
- MARINE CORPS PERCEPTION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING.
- EFMP RESPITE CARE STUDY.
- QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE MARINE CORPS.
- 2010 IMPACT OF DEPLOYMENT ON PARENTING AND CHILD OUTCOMES.
- USMC INVESTMENT, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION OF NEXT GENERATION AVIATION PERSONNEL.
6.  THE FOLLOWING ARE CURRENTLY ON-GOING STUDIES VIA OAD AND MCSS:
- JOINT FIRES OBSERVER STUDY.
- HEAVY LIFT ASSAULT SUPPORT ANALYSIS (IRREGULAR WARFARE).
- COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR COLLOCATING MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC SCHOOL WITH U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CENTER AT FORT GORDON.
- NON-KINETIC CAPABILITY INDEXING SYSTEM.
- COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR COLLOCATING MARINE CORPS ENGINEERING SCHOOL WITH U.S. ARMY ENGINEERING SCHOOL AT FORT LEONARD WOOD.
- F-35 TRANSITION AND PRODUCTION MODEL.
- UNMANNED AIRCRAFT COMMANDER: DEVELOP PMOS/GRANTING POI.
- DETERMINE EFFICIENT WAY TO FILL SHORTAGES THAN RELYING ON LATERAL MOVES FOR PMOS.
- STRATEGIC SOURCING.
- BATTLEFIELD STANDARDS FOR MARKSMANSHIP AND THE TRAINING IMPLICATIONS.
- REALIGNMENT OF ENLISTED-TO-OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.
- TIME DOMAIN AND DATA FUSION.
- MARSOC 2015 - FORCE STRUCTURE/CAPABILITY ALIGNMENT.
- MARINE CORPS DIVERSITY METRICS.
- RIFLE COMBAT OPTIC (RCO) TRAINING.
- AIR CARGO DELIVERY IN SUPPORT OF DEPLOYED OPERATIONS.
- UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE.
- SQUAD POWER REQUIREMENTS.
- FAMILY OF INDIVIDUAL OPTICS.
- CLOSE COMBAT MISSILE (AKA ANTI-ARMOR) STUDY.
- COMPANY-LEVEL FIRES.
- EOD EXPLOSIVE HAZARD.
- JOINT SEABASING CABALITIES BASED ASSESSMENT.
- PEI-TO-MAINTAINER RATIO STUDY.
- ENGINEER PEI-TO-MAINTAINER RATIO STUDY.
- JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ANALYTICAL SUPPORT.
- FORCE MOBILITY ANALYTIC SUPPORT TOOL (FMAST) II.
- PYTHAGORAS II - AFRICA IW STUDY.
- ENHANCED COMPANY OPERATIONS (FORMERLY DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS (DO) ANALYSIS AND DISPERSED MAGTF OPERATIONS).
- FUTURE FORCE POSTURE IN THE PACIFIC.
- TRAINING RESET.
- MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE READINESS.
- USMC SAFETY OF FLIGHT.
- MANPOWER CHALLENGES IN BUILDING AND SUSTAINING 202K FORCE.
- NAVAL EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AND SEABASING FORWARD PRESENCE STEADY STATE REQUIREMENTS (AKA FORWARD PRESENCE).
- INCREASING MARINE CORPS END STRENGTH.
- CONVERTING MARINE CORPS UTILITY SYSTEMS OPERATIONS TO NAVY WORKING CAPTIAL FUND ACTIVITIES.
- MARINE CORPS DATABASE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE.
- SYNTHESIS OF USMC ANALYSIS.
- MAGTF COMBAT AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
- GROUND FORCE TRAINING UTILIZING MODELING AND SIMULATION.
- SETTING AND BUILDING A BALANCED FORCE.
- OPERATIONALIZING TIME TO TRAIN.
- AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE CAPABILITY (FORMERLY NAVAL EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE).
- MAGTF COMMAND AND CONTROL INTEROPERABILITY.
- MAGTF ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) CAPABILITIES.
- MAGTF BATTLESPACE.
- MCTAG DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS.
- MAGTF BULK FUEL.
- SEABASING.
7.  THE FOLLOWING STUDIES WERE RECENTLY COMPLETED (FY 09):
- MOBILE ELECTRIC POWER.
- AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS RECAPITALIZATION CABALITIES BASED ASSESSMENT.
- PEI-TO-MAINTAINER RATIO STUDY.
- SUICIDE PREVENTION.
- PYTHAGORAS II.
- JOINT SEABASING ANALYSIS AND WARGAMING.
- SUBSEQUENT MAGTF DISTRIBUTION STUDY.
- MARSOC CSS.
- MARFOR OPERATIONS AND TRAINING.
- MALSP II FOLLOW-ON.
- MV-22 AVIATION LOGISTICS STUDY.
- SECURITY COOPERATION MAGTF.
- UAS FOS COST AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS STUDY.
- PYTHAGORAS/COIN FOLLOW-ON (OSD/PAE).
- USMC STRATEGIC VISION IMPLICATIONS.
- MAGTF DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC WARFARE COMMAND AND CONTROL (FORMERLY MAGTF ELECTRONIC WARFARE REQUIREMENTS).
- HEADQUARTERS ALIGNMENT.
8.  PER REFERENCE (B), MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND AGENCIES THAT HAVE COMMISSIONED STUDIES AND ANALYSES OUTSIDE OF THE MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM (MCSS) ARE REQUESTED TO NOTIFY OAD (C 19) OF SUCH INITIATIVES, TO INCLUDE THE PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EFFORTS.  ADDITIONALLY, ELECTRONIC COPIES OF COMPLETED STUDIES AND ANALYTICAL EFFORTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO OAD (C 19) FOR INCLUSION INTO THE USMC REPOSITORY.  THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED VIA EMAIL, MCSS@USMC.MIL OR BY CONTACTING MR. MANNY TRINDADE AT 703-432-8330.
9.  THE FY10 3RD QUARTER CALL FOR STUDIES OPENS IN APRIL 2010.  THE FOCUS AREA FOR THIS PERIOD IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE COMBAT DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES.
10.  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW OAD CAN SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.MCCDC.USMC.MIL/OPERATIONSANALYSIS/INDEX.HTM OR CONTACT DR. MICHAEL BAILEY, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AT MICHALE.P.BAILEY@USMC.MIL, 703-432-8471.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//