MARADMINS : 142/14
R 242009Z MAR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 142/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/COUNTER IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (C-IED) TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY AND PROPONENCY//
REF/A/DOC/DC CDI/02DEC13//
AMPN/REFERENCE A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER ON ADVOCATE AND PROPONENT ASSIGNMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES//
POC/M. GROSZ/LTCOL/CDD FPID/DSN 378-8489/COMM 703-432-8489/EMAIL MATTHEW.GROSZ(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/R. MCLELLAN/MAJ/CDD FPID/DSN 378-8035/COMM 703-432-8035/EMAILROBERT.MCLELLAN(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO NOTIFY MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND EXTERNAL AGENCIES THAT THE SINGLE COMMAND RESPONSIBLE FOR C-IED MATTERS WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS RESIDES WITH THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (DC CDI), COMBAT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE (CDD) EFFECTIVE 28 FEBRUARY 2014.
2. BACKGROUND.
(A) C-IED PROPONENCY MIGRATED FROM CDD TO MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY IN 2004 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RAPID RESPONSE TO THE ESCALATING IED THREAT IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS DURING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.C-IED PROPONENCY IS ASSIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A. CURRENT PLANS FORECAST COMBAT OPERATIONS IN OEF-A TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN 2014. THE DRAWDOWN OF FORCES FROM OEF WILL RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF URGENT C-IED NEEDS.
(B) AS THE MARINE CORPS REMAINS IN AN ERA OF BUDGETARY DECLINE AND TOTAL FORCE REDUCTIONS, WE FACE THE NEED TO SMARTLY BALANCE OUR CAPABILITIES ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE IN ORDER TO ENSURE WE PROVIDE THE NATION WITH A READY AND CAPABLE FORCE. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC GUIDANCE PROVIDES THE CONTEXT WITHIN WHICH WE MUST EXECUTE, DELIVERING A FUTURE FORCE THAT WILL "REMAIN CAPABLE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF MISSIONS, FULLY PREPARED TO DETER AND DEFEAT AGGRESSION AND TO DEFEND THE HOMELAND AND OUR ALLIES IN A COMPLEX SECURITY ENVIRONMENT." IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE VERY BEST SUPPORT AND EQUIPMENT TO OUR MARINES IN THE FIELD WE MUST WISELY INVEST IN THE CAPABILITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT WILL PREPARE THE FORCE AND ENABLE IT TO MEET THESE FUTURE THREATS.
3. ACTION.
(A) TROOP REDUCTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN COUPLED WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE REDUCTIONS AFFECTING THE TOTAL FORCE HAVE NECESSITATED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CURRENT C-IED PROCESS. MANY C-IED TASKS ARE NOW REDUNDANT WITH EXISTING HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
(B) EFFECTIVE 28 FEBRUARY 2014, CDD HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR C-IED PROPONENCY FOR THE MARINE CORPS. GOING FORWARD C-IED INSTITUTIONALIZATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE DELIBERATE AND URGENT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DETAILED IN MCO 3900.15B, MARINE CORPS EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM AND MCO 3900.17, THE MARINE CORPS URGENT NEEDS PROCESS.
(C) CDD WILL CONTINUE TO MEET URGENT NEEDS OF THE OPERATING FORCES AND WILL CONTINUE TO HOST PERIODIC C-IED OPERATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (OAG) MEETINGS TO OBTAIN OPERATING FORCE AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT INPUT. THE C-IED LINES OF OPERATION, I.E., ATTACK-THE-NETWORK, DEFEAT-THE-DEVICE AND TRAIN-THE-FORCE, WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. AN UPDATED OAG CHARTER WILL BE DEVELOPED AND STAFFED TO PARTICIPATING COMMANDS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FIRST OAG MEETING HOSTED BY CDD. THE UPDATED C-IED OAG CHARTER WILL BE APPROVED BY DC CD(AND)I.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL K. J. GLUECK, JR.,DEPUTY COMMANDANT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//