R 210505Z FEB 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 087/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC L//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2013 GROUND LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE AWARDS DINNER AND THE INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS BOARD//
POC/G. R. DYKES/MAJ/UNIT: LPC/TEL: 571-256-7130/TEL: DSN 260-7130/ EMAIL: GORDON.DYKES(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/J. W. REHM/SSGT/UNIT: LPC/TEL: 571-256-7132/TEL: DSN 260-7132/ EMAIL: JUSTIN.REHM(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES TWO SIGNIFICANT UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS COMMUNITY.  FIRST IS THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION (MCAF) GROUND LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE AWARDS DINNER TO BE HELD AT THE CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT, 14 MARCH 2013, 1700 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON VA.  THIS EVENT RECOGNIZES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CORPS' TOP PERFORMING LOGISTICIANS DURING 2012.  THE SECOND EVENT IS THE INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS (IL) BOARD ON 7-9 MAY 2013 TO BE HELD AT THE PACIFIC VIEWS EVENT CENTER, 202850 SAN JACINTO ROAD, CAMP PENDLETON, CA.  THE IL BOARD WILL PROVIDE A VENUE FOR SENIOR MARINE CORPS LOGISTICIANS TO MAKE DECISIONS ON KEY ISSUES IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY. 
2.  AWARDS DINNER DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:
2.A.  THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE MCAF GROUND LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE AWARDS DINNER.     
2.A.1.  THE WINNER OF THE TRAVIS MANION MARINE CORPS OFFICER LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS 1STLT GEORGE IVASCO, 2D MARINE DIVISION.                                                      
2.A.2.  THE WINNER OF THE MARINE CORPS ENLISTED LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS GYSGT DAMIAN LECLAIR, COMBAT LOGISTICS REGIMENT 15, 1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP.
2.A.3.  THE WINNER OF THE CIVILIAN MARINE LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS MR JOHN ESTEP, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS COMMAND.             
2.A.4.  THE WINNER OF THE MARINE LOGISTICS UNIT/ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR IS THE REDEPLOYMENT AND RETROGRADE IN SUPPORT OF RESET AND RECONSTITUTION OPERATIONS GROUP (R4OG), U.S. MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND.                                                   
2.B.  THE AWARDS DINNER WILL BE HELD AT THE CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT IN ARLINGTON, VA.  A NO HOST COCKTAIL HOUR WILL BEGIN AT 1800, WITH DINNER SERVED AT 1900.  DRESS IS CIVILIAN INFORMAL (COAT AND TIE) FOR ATTENDEES, SERVICE ALPHAS WITH RIBBONS FOR SPEAKERS AND AWARD WINNERS.  DINNER COST IS 45 DOLLARS PER PERSON FOR MCAF MEMBERS AND 60 DOLLARS PER PERSON FOR NON-MCAF MEMBERS.  ATTENDEES MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS VIA THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE AT WWW.MCA-MARINES.ORG, SELECT PROGRAMS/EVENTS AND SELECT REGISTER/VIEW SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TO REGISTER, OR CONTACT SARAH COHEN AT 703-640-0174 OR S.COHEN(at)MCA-MARINES.ORG.  HQMC IL IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RESERVATION PROCESS, HOWEVER, SHOULD ANYONE ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE CONTACT THE IL (LPC) POCS ABOVE FOR ASSISTANCE.                                                     
3.  IL BOARD: THE SECOND EVENT IS THE INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS BOARD HOSTED BY THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT, IL.  THIS FORUM PROVIDES SENIOR LOGISTICS LEADERSHIP (GO/SES) AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS CURRENT GROUND LOGISTICS AND MAGTF ISSUES AS WELL AS FUTURE INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS ISSUES.
3.A.  THE INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS BOARD WILL ESTABLISH ENTERPRISE LEVEL LOGISTICS PRIORITIES THAT SUPPORT THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE CAMPAIGN PLAN.  THESE PRIORITIES WILL BE NESTED WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS ROADMAP (TO BE DEVELOPED) IN ORDER TO GUIDE FUTURE ADVOCACY, CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION-TRAINING INITIATIVES.    
3.B.  METHOD.  THE DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES, AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION (DIR LP), SERVES AS THE INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS BOARD FACILITATOR. GENERAL OFFICERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS FROM DESIGNATED MARINE CORPS COMMANDS, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS AND DESIGNATED   AGENCIES, ARE INVITED AND WELCOME TO ATTEND SESSIONS AS APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIFIC AGENDA TOPIC.  O-6 LEVEL OFFICERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN A CAPACITY AS BASE COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES (MARFOR) ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF (A/CS) G-4, MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF) A/CS G-4, MARINE DIVISION (MARDIV) G-4, MARINE AIR WING (MAW) G-4, AND MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP (MLG) A/CS G-3/G-4 ARE ALSO CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND.
3.C.  EXECUTION.  A DETAILED AGENDA WILL BE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY.  THIS EVENT WILL FOCUS ON FIVE PRIMARY TOPICS.    
3.C.1.  TOPIC 1: THE MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS ROADMAP (MCILR).  PRIOR TO THE IL BOARD, A DRAFT MCILR WILL BE EMAILED FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION AT THE IL BOARD.  THE BOARD WILL MAKE FINAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE MCILR IN PREPARATION FOR FORMAL STAFFING.  
3.C.2.  TOPIC 2: ADVOCACY.  LP WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF ON ADVOCACY AS WELL AS A SUPPORTING CONOP DOCUMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS PERSONNEL AND CAPABILITIES ACROSS THE MAGTF AND ALL THE MARINE CORPS. ADVOCACY BUSINESS RULES, PROCESSES, AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE TOPIC.  A DECISION WILL BE MADE AS TO WAY AHEAD FOR THE GROUND LOGISTICS COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF GREATER ADVOCACY.    
3.C.3.  TOPIC 3: GCSS-MC.  LPV WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF GCSS-MC TO INCLUDE CURRENT PROGRAM STATUS, RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND WAY-AHEAD. 
3.C.4.  TOPIC 4: FORCE OPTIMIZATION REVIEW GROUP (FORG) TIER II EFFORT.  THE RESULTS OF THE FORG AND ITS IMPACT ON MAGTF LOGISTICS WILL BE BRIEFED.  THE VISION FOR FUTURE LOGISTICS STRUCTURE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED. 
3.C.5.  TOPIC 5:  MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (MCICOM)/INSTALLATIONS ISSUES AND WAY AHEAD.  MCICOM WILL TALK TO FUTURE CHALLENGES, ISSUES, AND OPPORTUNITIES.
3.D.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.                                          
3.D.1.  THIS EVENT WILL SPAN 2.5 DAYS, FROM TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013, TO THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013.  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013, AND FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013, ARE CONSIDERED TRAVEL DAYS.  EVENT LOCATION IS THE PACIFIC VIEWS EVENT CENTER, CAMP PENDLETON, CA (ROOM TBD).
3.D.2.  UNIFORM FOR THE INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS BOARD IS DESERT PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE UTILITIES FOR SERVICE MEMBERS AND CIVILIAN INFORMAL (COAT AND TIE) FOR CIVILIAN ATTENDEES. 
3.E.  ENDSTATE.  A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS BOARD WILL BE PUBLISHED UPON COMPLETION VIA NAVAL MESSAGE. THIS MESSAGE WILL CONTAIN A LIST OF CURRENT AND FUTURE LOGISTICS ISSUES AND CAPABILITIES FOR FOLLOW-ON ACTION AND RESOLUTION.
3.E.1.  COORDINATION.  UNCLASSIFIED READ-AHEADS AND MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE IL WEB SITE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/LOGISTICS/PAGES/CONFERENCES.ASPX NLT 20 APRIL 2013.
3.E.2.  REQUEST EACH COMMAND FORWARD A LIST OF ATTENDEES VIA EMAIL
TO THE POCS ABOVE FOR PLANNING PURPOSES NLT 10 APRIL 2013.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN W. M. FAULKNER, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS.//