DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEMS UPDATE
Date Signed: 8/1/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 352/03
MARADMINS : 352/03

R 011430Z AUG 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 352/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4//
SUBJ/DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEMS UPDATE//
REF/A/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC/151547Z73 MAY 03/-//
REF/B/MSG/LCC CONSOLIDATION PLAN HQMC C4/-/23 APR 03//
REF/C/MSG/CG MARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA/251618ZJUN2003//
POC/L.D. DEFFENBAUGH/-/HQMC C4 CS/-/TEL:(703) 693-3476
/EMAIL:DEFFENBAUGHLD@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND UPDATED
INFORMATION REGARDING DMS VERSION 3.0 AND AUTODIN CLOSURE.
2. LOCAL CONTROL CENTER (LCC) CONSOLIDATION. REF B IS A
HIGH LEVEL PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE 20 LCCS TO 5 AREA CONTROL
CENTERS (ACCS) AND 4 LCCS BEGINNING 1 OCT 2003. THIS
PLAN INCORPORATED COMMENTS FROM THE MARFORS AND WAS
APPROVED BY ALL COMMANDS DURING THE C4 OPERAIONAL
ADVISORY GROUP (OAG) IN OCT 2002. MARFORPAC, MARFORLANT,
AND MARFORRES HAVE THE ACTION TO DEVELOP THE DETAILED
PLANS AND CONDUCT THE IMPLEMENTATION IN COORDINATION WITH
THE MCNOSC. REQUEST MARFORPAC, MARFORLANT, AND MARFORRES
SUBMIT THESE PLANS TO HQMC C4 NLT 29 AUG 2003. REF C LISTS
THE NMCI SCHEDULE FOR THE USMC. THE NMCI CUTOVER BEGINS
16 SEP 2003. THE 5 ACCS AND REMAINING 4 LCCS WILL BE
CONNECTED TO THE NMCI SERVER FARM.
3. AUTODIN CLOSURE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, EFFECTIVE
1 JUN 03, ALL COMMANDS SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ORIGINATING
MESSAGES IN AUTODIN. REQUEST ANY COMMANDS STILL
ORIGINATING AUTODIN MESSAGES STOP IMMEDIATELY AND USE DMS
VERSION 3.0. THE JOINT STAFF WILL BE RELEASING GUIDANCE ON
SPECIAL CATEGORY (SPECAT) MESSAGING USING DMS VERSION 3.0.
A. AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS). INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USING SORTS VIA DMS ARE POSTED ON THE MCNOSC WEBSITE. REQUEST
MARFORRES SUBMIT CONVERSION SCHEDULE FOR THE RESERVE ORDER
WRITING SYSTEM (ROWS) AIS NLT 15 AUG 2003 WITH A COMPLETION
DATE OF 1 SEP 2003.
4. TACTICAL DMS FIELDING. BELOW IS THE TACTICAL DMS FIELDING
SCHEDULE. MARCORSYSCOM WILL RELEASE A SEPARATE MESSAGE
DETAILING THE TRAINING AND COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
A. III MEF 18-29 AUG 8 SUITES (4 NIPR, 4 SIPR)
18 AUG - G6 IN-BRIEF, EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
19 AUG - TDMS PLANNING CONCEPTS COURSE
20-22 AUG - CONFIGURATION UPDATES AND CLASSROOM PREP
25-27 AUG - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/OPERATOR TRAINING
28-29 AUG - INFORMAL TRAINING AND TECH ASSISTANCE
B. II MEF 25 AUG-5 SEP 8 SUITES (4 NIPR, 4 SIPR)
25 AUG - G6 IN-BRIEF, EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
26 AUG - TDMS PLANNING CONCEPTS COURSE
27-29 AUG - CONFIGURATION UPDATES AND CLASSROOM PREP
2-4 SEP - SYSTEM ADMINSTRATOR/OPERATOR TRAINING
5 SEP - INFORMAL TRAINING AND TECH ASSISTANCE
C. I MEF 8-19 SEP 8 SUITES (4 NIPR, 4 SIPR)
8 SEP - G6 IN-BRIEF, EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
9 SEP - TDMS PLANNING CONCEPTS COURSE
10-12 SEP - CONFIGURATION UPDATES AND CLASSROOM PREP
15-17 SEP - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/OPERATOR TRAINING
18-19 SEP - INFORMAL TRAINING AND TECH ASSISTANCE
D. MARFORRES 15-26 SEP 2 SUITES (1 NIPR, 1 SIPR)
15 SEP - G6 IN-BRIEF, EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
16 SEP - TDMS PLANNING CONCEPTS COURSE
17-19 SEP - CONFIGURATION UPDATES AND CLASSROOM PREP
22-24 SEP - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/OPERATOR TRAINING
25-26 SEP - INFORAML TRAINING AND TECH ASSISTANCE
5. DOMAIN FORTEZZA SOLUTION. THE USMC PLANS TO ACQUIRE AND
FIELD A PROXY DOMAIN FORTEZZA SOLUTION DURING FY 04. THIS
SOLUTION WILL SIMPLIFY ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGING BY REMOVING
FORTEZZA FROM THE DESKTOP AND BY PROVIDING A WEB-ENABLED
CLIENT. DMS CLIENT SOFTWARE WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED.
6. THE TRANSITION TO DMS HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, BUT
THE USMC HAS LED THE WAY IN ACCOMPLISHING DMS
TRANSITION HUB (DTH) CLOSURE MILESTONES.
AS WE APPROACH THE LAST TWO MONTHS IN COMPLETING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF DMS AS THE ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGING SYSTEM
OF RECORD, COMMANDS MUST CONTINUE TO PRESS TO ACCOMPLISH
THE FINAL TASKS.//