R 021941Z JUN 08
MARADMIN 377/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA SVG//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS VISION AND STRATEGY 2025//
REF/A/DESC: CMC PLANNING GUIDANCE/-/YMD:20061201//
REF/B/DESC: MROC DECISION MEMORANDUM 48-2007/-/YMD:20070618//
POC/S.M.ZOTTI/COL/UNIT:STRATEGIC VISION GROUP/-/TEL:703-432-8030
/EMAIL:STEVEN.M.ZOTTI@USMC.MIL//
POC/W.J.BUTLER/MAJ/UNIT:STRATEGIC VISION GROUP/-/TEL:703-784-5479
/EMAIL:WALTER.BUTLER@USMC.MIL//
AMPN/IN REF(A) THE COMMANDANT STATED THAT POSTURING THE CORPS FOR
THE FUTURE IS ONE OF HIS TOP PRIORITIES. REF (B) DETAILS THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS STRATEGIC VISION GROUP. //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS SIGNED
THE NEW VISION AND STRATEGY DOCUMENT ON 18 JUNE 2007.
2. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISION AND STRATEGY DOCUMENT IS TO INFORM
ALL MARINES WHERE WE INTEND TO TAKE OUR CORPS, GIVE COMBATANT
COMMANDERS A CONCEPT OF HOW WE MIGHT BEST BE EMPLOYED, AND TO
PROVIDE OUR CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP A REFERENCE POINT AS TO HOW WE
SEE MARINE CORPS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE IN THE COMING
YEARS AND DECADES.  THIS DOCUMENT IS GROUNDED IN THE MARINE CORPS'
IDENTITY, ETHOS, VALUES, AND COMPETENCIES.  IT SERVES AS THE
PRINCIPAL STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENT FOR OUR CORPS AND REFLECTS
OUR LEGISLATED ROLES, FUNCTIONS, AND COMPOSITION.  DERIVED FROM
STRATEGIC GUIDANCE AT THE NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL, IT
ILLUSTRATES OUR UTILITY AND VALUE WITHIN THE JOINT WARFIGHTING
COMMUNITY.
3. THE COMMANDANT ESTABLISHED A STRATEGIC VISION GROUP (SVG) IN
JUNE OF 2007.  THE SVG IS CONNECTED TO BOTH OUR CURRENT AND PAST
SENIOR LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THE OPERATING FORCES. THE GROUP WAS
CHARGED TO ASSESS THE EMERGING AND FUTURE SECURITY ENVIRONMENTS
FACING THE UNITED STATES AND POTENTIAL ADVERSARIES.  THE INITIAL
TIMEFRAME FOR THE FUTURE ENVIRONMENTS WAS 2025. THIS ASSESSMENT
WAS INFORMED BY A NUMBER OF STUDIES SUCH AS THE 2006 QUADRENNIAL
DEFENSE REVIEW, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL ASSESSMENTS, THE
U. S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND'S JOINT OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, AND
THE MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY MID- AND LONG-RANGE THREAT
ESTIMATES.  THE SYNTHESIS OF THESE ASSESSMENTS AND FUTURE FORCE
IMPLICATIONS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UPDATED MARINE CORPS
VISION AND STRATEGY DOCUMENT.
5. THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE CMC WEB PAGE AT
WWW.MARINES.MIL, AS WELL AS IN THE ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION LIBRARY
WITHIN THE WEEK. HARD COPIES WILL BE MAILED TO COMMANDS AND ALL
RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS WITHIN 30-45 DAYS.  IN ADDITION, AN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN TWO WEEKS THROUGH
THE SAME MEANS.  PCN FOR THE COMPLETE VISION AND STRATEGY DOCUMENT
IS PCN 50100654800. PCN FOR THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IS 50100654700.
6. A VIDEO OUTLINING THE VISION CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON THE CMC WEB
PAGE.  A DVD COPY OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE OBTAINED VIA LOCAL COMBAT
CAMERA UNITS.
7. ALL AFOREMENTIONED PRODUCTS AS WELL AS OTHER SVG PRODUCTS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE SVG WEB PAGE LOCATED UNDER THE MCBQ ACTIVITIES
TAB ON WWW.QUANTICO.USMC.MIL.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES F. AMOS;
COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND.//