R 271622Z SEP 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 536/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2013 (FY13) COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MCO 3574.2K/01AUG2007//
REF/B/APPROVED COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER/MAR2011//
REF/C/FY12 POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE MARADMIN 716/11//
REF/D/CALLING MESSAGE FY13 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM DTG: 021417Z JUL 12//
NARR/REFERENCE (REF) A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAMS. REF B IS THE SIGNED COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER. REF C IS THE POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE FROM THE FY12 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM. REF D IS THE CALLING MESSAGES FOR THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM.//
POC/M. W. DANKANICH/CWO4/UNIT: WTBN, QUANTICO/TEL: 703-784-5520/
EMAIL: MARTIN.W.DANKANICH(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION (WTBN) QUANTICO WILL HOST THE FY13 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM FROM 15 TO 19 OCTOBER 2012. THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE A FORUM TO IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS ISSUES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS. THIS SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM), MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (MCCDC), AND HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC) A TRUE PICTURE OF OUR CURRENT STATE OF MARKSMANSHIP. THE THEME OF THIS SYMPOSIUM IS: "CONTINUING MOMENTUM FOR COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP."
2. THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM WILL CONSIST OF THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE (ESC) AND WORKING GROUPS (WGS).
3. THE ESC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) REF B: DEPUTY COMMANDANT (DC) COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (CDI) SERVES AS THE ADVOCATE. WTBN IS LEAD AGENT AND SERVES AS THE CHAIR. THE ESC MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF 15 MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING FOUR GROUPS:
A. HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE: DC PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS (PPO), DC INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS (IL), DC AVIATION (AVN), AND MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MARCORSYSCOM) IN AN ADVISORY ROLE.
B. RESOURCE PROPONENT: MARINE FORCES COMMAND (MARFORCOM), MARINE FORCES PACIFIC (MARFORPAC), AND MARINE FORCES RESERVE (MARFORRES).
C. IMPLEMENTATION: I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF), II MEF, AND III MEF.
D. THE ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING (ELT) CONTINUUM: TECOM; WTBN QUANTICO; WEAPONS AND FIELD TRAINING BATTALION (WFTBN) MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT (MCRD) SAN DIEGO, EDSON RANGE, CAMP PENDLETON; WFTBN MCRD PARRIS ISLAND; SCHOOL OF INFANTRY (SOI) EAST; AND SOI WEST.
4. WGS. THE WGS ARE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC TASKS. THEY ARE COMPOSED OF A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOUR GROUPS WHO POSSESS A STRONG BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE BASED IN SPECIFIC MARKSMANSHIP AREAS. ENDURING WGS ADDRESS THOSE TOPICS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT EACH SYMPOSIUM. ALL OTHER WGS ADDRESS SPECIFIC CURRENT ISSUES.
5. FOR THE FY13 SYMPOSIUM THE FOLLOWING WGS, WITH PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION, ARE:
A. WG 1 WEAPONS (ENDURING). THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO GATHER TOGETHER THE ACQUISITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WITH THE END USERS OF WEAPONS AND OPTICS WITHIN A SINGLE FORUM IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE CURRENT MARKSMANSHIP DOCTRINE AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS RESOURCE PROPONENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE.
B. WG 2 RANGE FACILITIES (ENDURING). THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO IDENTIFY CURRENT RANGE FACILITIES AND THEIR ORIGINAL TRAINING INTENT AS COMPARED TO CURRENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (MCICOM), MCI EAST, MCI WEST, RANGE AND TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT (RTAM), AND PROGRAM MANAGER TRAINING SYSTEMS (PMTRASYS).
C. WG 3 COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL FOUR RIFLE TABLES WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO: TRAINING WITH MOVING TARGETS, TABLE 2 SCORING, TABLE 3 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, USE OF MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SECTION (MPMS)-1 TARGET, AND TRAINING AND READINESS (TR) EVENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION.
D. WG 4 COMBAT PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO RECOMMEND COURSES OF ACTION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE CURRENT MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 3-01B PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP PUBLICATION, AND TR EVENTS. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION.
E. WG 5 COMPETITION IN ARMS PROGRAM (CIAP). THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORKING GROUP IS TO ESTABLISH A PATH TO REINVIGORATE THE CIAP, REVIEW THE EXECUTION OF THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACH POI EXECUTED DURING THE 2011 CIAP YEAR, AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCLUSION OF COMBAT SHOOTING INTO THE CIAP. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE ELT CONTINUUM.
F. WG 6 SIMULATION AND DISTANCE LEARNING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO RECOMMEND CURRENT SIMULATIONS AND DISTANCE LEARNING SOLUTIONS TO FULFILL IDENTIFIED GAPS IN THE CURRENT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM, AND DEVELOP A RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS STATEMENT THAT CLEARLY OUTLINES CAPABILITIES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE SIMULATION SYSTEMS. ADDITIONALLY, REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING TO INCLUDE: MCI, MOL, AND OTHER ONLINE AND DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE ELT CONTINUUM.
G. WG READ-AHEADS WILL BE POSTED ON THE WTBN COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM (CMS) WEBSITE PRIOR TO THE SYMPOSIUM. CMS WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT: HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/WTBN/CMS/DEFAULT.ASPX.
6. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
A. MONDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2012, WILL BEGIN WITH OPENING REMARKS FROM THE ADVOCATE OR DIRECT DELEGATE FOLLOWED BY THE INBRIEF, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BRIEFS ON EMERGING ISSUES (PRIOR ARRANGEMENT WITH SYMPOSIUM HOST REQUIRED), AND ANY BRIEFS OF INTEREST.
B. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL CONSIST OF BREAK OUT SESSIONS FOR THE WGS.
C. THURSDAY WILL CONCLUDE THE WGS WITH AN OUTBRIEF BY EACH WG LEAD TO THE ESC.
D. FRIDAY IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ESC TO DEVELOP/FINALIZE THE OUT BRIEF TO THE ADVOCATE THAT WILL BE DELIVERED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE SYMPOSIUM.
E. THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY ARE RECOMMENDED TRAVEL DAYS FOR ALL WG MEMBERS.
7. LOGISTICS:
A. THE LOCATION OF THE SYMPOSIUM AND ITS VARIOUS BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE ABOARD CAMP UPSHUR, MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) QUANTICO, VA. MAPS AND DIRECTIONS WILL BE POSTED ON THE CMS WEB SITE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5.G.
B. ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SCHEDULE THEIR FLIGHTS VIA REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA) IN ALEXANDRIA, VA OR DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD) IN DULLES, VA.
C. ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ARRANGE BILLETING ABOARD MCB QUANTICO AT EITHER THE CROSSROADS INN: HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.QUANTICO.USMC-MCCS.ORG/INDEX.CFM/THE-CROSSROADS-INN OR LIVERSEDGE HALL: (703) 784-3149/432-1341.
D. FUNDING FOR SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.
E. GOVERNMENT MESSING AND TRANSPORTATION ARE LIMITED. WTBN MESSHALL WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE CMS AND A SHUTTLE SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED. RECOMMEND SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES BE AUTHORIZED RENTAL CARS AND FULL PER DIEM.
F. UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE IS SEASONAL MARPAT.
8. COMMANDS SHOULD IDENTIFY ATTENDEES NLT 5 OCTOBER 2012 VIA EMAIL TO CWO4 M.W. DANKANICH AT MARTIN.W.DANKANICH(AT)USMC.MIL.
9. THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WILL BE UTILIZED:
- RANK.
- NAME.
- UNIT AND COMMAND BEING REPRESENTED.
- DSN/COMM PHONE.
- EMAIL ADDRESS.
- WORKING GROUP/GROUPS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN.
10. A CONFIRMATION RECEIPT WILL BE SENT IN RESPONSE.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN THOMAS M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//