R 161810Z MAR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0168/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/MCO 3900.15B MARINE CORPS EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
(EFDS) UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC C 061/08MAR2008//
POC/GS14 W. SIMONS/CDD/UNIT:(703)784-6211 /-/ EMAIL:WILLIAM.SIMONS@USMC.MIL/-/-//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 3900.15B, EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  DC CD&I WILL BE UPDATING REF (A) TO ADDRESS LESSONS-LEARNED DURING THE CAPABILITIES BASED ASSESSMENT IN SUPPORT OF POM12.
2.  MISSION.  TO SOLICIT ADVOCATE, MARFOR, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER INPUT TO UPDATE THE EFDS PROCESS.
3.  EXECUTION. 
A.  STAKEHOLDERS MAY REVIEW AND PROPOSE CHANGES TO THE EFDS PROCESS (REF A) AT THE FOLLOWING ON-LINE SITE:
(HTTPS:EHQMC.USMC.MIL/ORG/MCCDC/CDD/MID/CBA/PROPOSED%20UPDATES%20MCO390015B/
DEFAULT.ASPX)
B.  SUBMIT RECOMMENDED CHANGES/COMMENTS BY ENTERING REVISIONS INTO THE ONLINE VERSION OF MCO 3900.15B OR ADDING COMMENTS IN THE COMMENT MATRIX LOCATED AT THE ABOVE ON-LINE SITE.  INPUT FROM EACH ADVOCATE, MARFOR, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE MAINTAINED SEPARATELY.
C.  A NAVAL MSG WILL BE RELEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN ON-SITE REVIEW OF REF (A) TO ADJUDICATE ALL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A.  ADMINISTRATION.  A FORMAL CHANGE TO REFERENCE (A) WILL BE PUBLISHED ONCE ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED.
B.  LOGISTICS.  N/A.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE MARINE CORPS.
6.  QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO W. SIMONS, CAPABILITIES BASED ASSESSMENT BRANCH, MAGTF INTEGRATION DIVISION, CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE (EMAIL "WILLIAM.SIMONS@USMC.MIL"), AT DSN 278-6211.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTERGATION.//