MARADMIN 507/08
R 091617Z SEP 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/AVIATION TRAINING SYSTEM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/NAVMC 3710.6/YMD:20070611//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCO 5311.1C/YMD:19990114//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/2007 MARINE CORPS AVN PLAN/YMD:20070601//
REF/D/MSGID:BRF/DC AVN/YMD:20080403//
NARR/REF A IS THE AVIATION TRAINING SYSTEM ORDER. REF B IS THE
TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE ORDER. REF C IS CMC WASHINGTON MARINE AVIATION
PLAN 2007. REF D IS A DECISION BRIEF GIVEN TO DC AVIATION OUTLINING
THE WITHDRAW FROM THE INTERSERVICE TRAINING AGREEMENT FOR
CONSOLIDATED USAF C-130J PILOT TRAINING.//
POC/WIRTH, C.C./MAJ/UNIT:DC AVN ASM (ASM-32)/NAME:703-693-9884
/EMAIL:CRAIG.WIRTH@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF
REF A AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL AMPLIFICATION CONCERNING AVIATION
TRAINING SYSTEM (ATS) COMMMAND RELATIONSHIPS AND MANPOWER MANAGEMENT
PROCESSES.  ADDITIONALLY, THIS MESSAGE OUTLINES THE TRANSITION FROM
KC-130J AIRCREW TRAINING AT AVIATION TRAINING UNIT (ATU) LITTLE
ROCK, ALIGNING THIS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE UNDER THE 2D MAW AND 3D
MAW ATS DIRECTORS.
2.  BACKGROUND.  PER REF A, THE MISSION OF THE ATS PROGRAM IS TO
DEVELOP A COMPLETELY INTEGRATED TRAINING SYSTEM ACROSS MARINE
AVIATION THAT LINKS TRAINING COSTS WITH READINESS IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE THE MAGTF COMMANDER WITH COMBAT READY UNITS.  ATS IS A
CHANGE IN AVIATION TRAINING PROCESSES AND MANAGEMENT THAT IMPROVES
OPERATIONAL READINESS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE REALIGNMENT OF MARINE
AVIATION TRAINING.  ACCEPTANCE AND OWNERSHIP BY THE FMF IS CRITICAL
TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM.  TO AFFECT THIS, PROPER MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF ATS PERSONNEL ASSETS IS REQUIRED.
3. IAW REFS A AND D, AND IN ORDER TO STANDARDIZE ATS PERSONNEL
ASSIGNMENT AND MANAGEMENT ACROSS MARINE AVIATION, THE FOLLOWING ATS
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES ARE ESTABLISHED:
A.  EACH MAW SHOULD INCORPORATE AN ATS POLICY, BASED ON REF A,
WITHIN CURRENT MAW STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP).
B. PER REF A AND D, ALL UNIFORMED ATS AND KC-130J ATU PERSONNEL
SHALL BE ASSIGNED OPCON AND ADCON TO THE APPROPRIATE MARINE AIRCRAFT
WING (MAW) TO WHICH ASSIGNED.
C.  THIS ASSIGNMENT OF ALL UNIFORMED ATS PERSONNEL AS ADCON TO MAW
HEADQUARTERS PRESENTS AN ADMINISTRATIVE HANDLING CHALLENGE IN THE
CASE OF MATSS LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT CO-LOCATED WITH A MWHS.  EACH
MAW SHOULD DEVELOP AN ATS POLICY THAT MEETS THE INTENT OF REF A IN
PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE HANDLING AND TRAINING FUNCTIONS
REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE MATSS PERSONNEL THAT ARE NOT CO-LOCATED WITH
A MWHS. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PERSONNEL
ADMINISTRATION, GROUND TRAINING, AND BUDGETING PROCESSES.
D.  PER REF A, ATS FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (TO INCLUDE THE KC-130J ATU)
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE RESPECTIVE MAW AS PART OF THE NORMAL MAW
OPERATIONAL FUNDING CYCLE.
4.  PER REF D, THE KC-130J ATU EAST AND ATU WEST IS TO BE
ESTABLISHED WITHIN ATS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AT 2D MAW AND 3D MAW
RESPECTIVELY.  THE KC-130J ATU EAST, LOCATED AT MCAS CHERRY POINT,
WILL ASSUME MODEL MANAGER DUTIES FROM VMGR-252 AND WILL BE PLACED ON
THE 2D MAW ATS TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT (T/O&E).  THE
KC-130J ATU WEST, LOCATED AT MCAS MIRAMAR, WILL BE PLACED ON THE 3D
MAW ATS T/O&E.          
5.  MCC ASSIGNMENTS FOR ATS/MATSS ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE AS
FOLLOWS:
ATS SECOND MAW MCC 142
MATSS NEW RIVER MCC 1VD
MATSS CHERRY POINT MCC 1VE
MATSS BEAUFORT MCC 1VF
2D MAW KC-130J ATU MCC ITK
3D MAW KC-130J ATU MCC 143
ATS THIRD MAW MCC 143
MATSS MIRAMAR MCC 1VG
MATSS PENDLETON MCC 1VH
MATSS YUMA MCC 1VJ
ATS FIRST MAW MCC 141
MATSS K-BAY MCC 1VA
MATSS FUTENMA MCC 1VB
MATSS IWAKUNI MCC 1VC
6.  POINTS OF CONTACT:
A.  MAJ LUIS VILLALOBOS (ATS TRANSITION PLANS OFFICER, HQMC AVIATION
WEAPON SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH), COMM (703) 693-8439, DSN
223-8439, E-MAIL LUIS.VILLALOBOS@USMC.MIL
B. MAJ CRAIG WIRTH (FIXED WING MANPOWER ANALYST, HQMC AVIATION
MANPOWER AND SUPPORT BRANCH), COMM (703) 693-9884, DSN 223-9884,
E-MAIL CRAIG.WIRTH@USMC.MIL
C. MR. CHARLIE BROWN (ACE CAPABILITIES ANALYST, TOTAL FORCE
STRUCTURE DIVISION), COMM (703) 784-6245, DSN 278-6245, E-MAIL
CHARLES.BROWN@USMC.MIL.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN G. J. TRAUTMAN III, DEPUTY
COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//