MARADMINS : 160/03
R 072100Z APR 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN (uc)
MARADMIN
INFO COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA//JJJ//
COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA//JJJ//
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER MD//JJJ//
COMOPTEVFOR NORFOLK VA//JJJ//
SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
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UNCLAS
MARADMIN 160/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/ACTIVATION OF MARINE TILT-ROTOR OPERATIONAL TEST AND
/EVALUATION SQUADRON TWENTY TWO (VMX-22)//
REF/A/MEMO/MROC/YMD:20030225//
AMPN/REF A IS MROC DECISION MEMORANDUM ON THE ACTIVATION OF
MARINE TILTROTOR OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION SQUADRON
TWENTY TWO AT MCAS NEW RIVER.//
POC/B.S. WILLSON/MAJ/CMC WASHINGTON DC ASM/-/TEL:(703) 614-1556
/TEL: DSN 224-1556/-/EMAIL:WILLSONBS@HQMC.USMC.MIL-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MSG DIRECTS THE ACTIVATION OF MARINE
TILTROTOR OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION SQUADRON TWENTY TWO
(VMX-22) AS THE TILT-ROTOR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. VMX-22 WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATIONAL TESTING AND EVALUATION OF
THE MV-22 OSPREY AND FUTURE TILTROTOR RELATED SYSTEMS. THE
ACTIVATION DATE FOR VMX-22 IS NLT END OF FY03 AT MCAS NEW
RIVER, NC. THIS PLAN ESTABLISHES VMX-22 UNDER THE OPERATIONAL
CONTROL (OPCON) OF COMMANDER, OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION
FORCES (COMOPTEVFOR), UNITED STATES NAVY FOR PLANNING,
CONDUCTING, AND REPORTING ALL REASSIGNED OPERATIONAL TESTING
AND EVALUATION (OT&E) CRITERIA. COMOPTEVFOR WILL ASSUME
OPCON OF VMX-22. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT, AVIATION (DC AVN) WILL
RETAIN ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL (ADCON) OF VMX-22.
2. FOR CG MCCDC: REALIGN REQUIRED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND
PUBLISH A 5400 SERIES BULLETIN DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS
REQUIRED TO EXECUTE THE ACTIVATION OF VMX-22 NLT END OF FY-03.
3. FOR DC AVN: ENSURE PROPER AGREEMENTS ARE IN PLACE TO PROVIDE
OPCON OF VMX-22 TO COMOPTEVFOR.
4. DUE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST IN THIS ACTIVATION, KEEP THIS
HQ (AVN) AND (OLA) INFORMED OF ALL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
UNIT.//