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MARADMIN
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UNCLAS
MARADMIN 424/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MCCDC EFDC//
SUBJ/OIF III URGENT UNIVERSAL NEED STATEMENT (UUNS) PROCESS//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASH DC MARADMIN 533 03/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN PROMULGATING URGENT UNS GUIDANCE FOR OIF
II//
POC/S.P. KACHELEIN/LTCOL USMC/MCCDC EFDC OPS DIV/LOC:QUANTICO, VA
/TEL:DSN 278-6088/EMAIL:STEPHEN.KACHELEIN@USMC.MIL//
POC/T. LOWE/CAPT USMC/MCCDC EFDC OPS DIV/LOC:QUANTICO
/TEL:DSN 278-6257//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  BACKROUND.  ISO MARINE FORCES PARTICIPATING IN
OIF, OEF, AND HOA, THE DC, CD ACCELERATED THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (EFDS) BY EXPEDITING THE PROCESSING OF THE UNS.
THE ACCELERATED UNS ARE KNOWN AS URGENT UNS.
2.  PURPOSE.  IN ANTICIPATION OF MARINE FORCES DEPLOYING TO IRAQ
(OIF III) THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL URGENT UNS GUIDANCE.
3.  ACTION.  REFERENCE (A) REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR I MEF FOR THE
DURATION OF OIF II.  UNITS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OEF AND HOA WILL
CONTINUE TO SUBMIT URGENT UNS TO MARCENT FOR APPROVAL.  THIS
MARADMIN IDENTIFIES PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING FORCES DEPLOYING IN
SUPPORT OF II MEF AND OIF III.  ALL UNITS IN SUPPORT OF II MEF WILL
BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS OUTLINED IN THIS MARADMIN AND
SUBMIT URGENT UNS THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO CG, II MEF.  IN
ITS CAPACITY AS THE SUPPORTED COMMANDER, CG, II MEF WILL CONSOLIDATE
AND PRIORITIZE ALL URGENT UNS ENSURING THAT SIMILAR UNS (I.E. TWO
MSCS REQUESTING SAME OR SIMILAR CAPABILITY) ARE CONSOLIDATED.  II
MEF WILL PROVIDE PRIORITIZED LISTING OF URGENT UNS TO MARFORLANT.
MARFORLANT WILL APPROVE AND FORWARD TO COMUSMARCENT.  MARCENT WILL
CONSOLIDATE URGENT UNS FROM EACH CAMPAIGN, APPROVE AND THEN FORWARD
THE UNS TO MCCDC.  DC, CD WILL CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE DOTMLPF
ASSESSMENT AND WILL SUBSEQUENTLY STAFF THE UNS TO THE MARINE
REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (MROC).
4.  TO ASSIST THE OPERATING FORCES AND EXPEDITE PROCESSING OF URGENT
UNS, DC, CD HAS ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING LIAISON OFFICERS.
MARFORLANT AND II MEF - LTCOL MICHAEL JOHNSON
EMAIL  MICHAEL.W.JOHNSON1@USMC.MIL
TEL (COMM) 703-784-6095 (DSN 278)
MARFORPAC AND I MEF - LTCOL S.P. KACHELEIN
EMAIL   STEPHEN.KACHELEINSP@USMC.MIL     
TEL (COMM) 703-784-6088 (DSN 278)
III MEF - CAPT TROY LOWE
EMAIL  TROY.LOWE@USMC.MIL
TEL (COMM) 703-784-6257 (DSN 278)
MARFORRES - MAJ MICHAEL HAGUE
EMAIL MICHAEL.HAGUE@USMC.MIL
TEL (COMM) 703-784-4951 (DSN 278)
5.  ALL II MEF URGENT UNS REQUIRE A GENERAL OFFICER SIGNATURE AND
ENDORSEMENT BY MARFORLANT AND MARCENT.
6.  SUBMISSION METHODS. REQUIREMENTS OR NEEDS SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED
IN UNS FORMAT.  THE UNS FORM (MCCDC FORM 1001 REV 3.1 9 SEP 2002)
CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT HTTPS://WWW.CDTS.MARCORSYSCOM.USMC.MIL/. THE
UNS FORM CAN BE SUBMITTED BY E-MAIL OR FAX.
A.  TO EMAIL URGENT UNS SEND: E-MAIL TO STEPHEN.KACHELEIN@USMC.MIL
AND TROY.LOWE@USMC.MIL AND CHAIN OF COMMAND AS APPLICABLE.
B.  FAX TO ATTN: EFDC, OPS DIVISION (APPROPRIATE LIAISON OFFICER),
(COMM) 703-784-4917 (DSN 278-4917).//