MARADMINS : 379/14
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R 010533Z AUG 14
MARADMIN 379/14
MSGID/GENADMIN CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/FY15 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGE//
REF/A/MCO 3574.2K/01AUG2007//
REF/B/COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER/MAR2011//
NARR/ REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAMS. REF B IS THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER.//
POC/ WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION (WTBN) QUANTICO, MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SECTION (MPMS)/V.S. POPE/CWO5/TEL: 703-784-5520/EMAIL: VINCENT.S.POPE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. WTBN QUANTICO WILL HOST THE FY15 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM (CMS) FROM 20 TO 23 OCTOBER 2014. THE CMS IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE A FORUM TO IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS ISSUES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS. THIS SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES TECOM, MCCDC, AND HQMC A TRUE PICTURE OF OUR CURRENT STATE OF MARKSMANSHIP.
2. AS THE CMS WILL PROPOSE CHANGES ACROSS THE MARINES CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM, ALL MARFORS, MEFS, HQMC ADVOCATES, AS WELL AS MCICOM AND MCSC ARE REQUESTED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO VOICE THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMAND'S CONCERNS AND THE ABILITY TO CONCUR / NONCONCUR WITH SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONFERENCE IN ORDER TO ENSURE TIMELY DEBRIEF TO DC, CD&I.
3. THE CMS WILL CONSIST OF THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE (ESC) AND WORKING GROUPS (WGS).
4. THE ESC. IAW REF B: DC CD&I SERVES AS THE ADVOCATE. WTBN IS THE LEAD AGENT AND SERVES AS THE ESC CHAIR. THE ESC MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF 16 MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING FOUR GROUPS:
A. HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE: DC PP&O, DC I&L, DC AVN, WITH MCICOM AND MCSC IN AN ADVISORY ROLE.
B. RESOURCE PROPONENT: MARFORCOM, MARFORPAC, AND MARFORRES.
C. IMPLEMENTATION: I MEF, II MEF, AND III MEF.
D. THE ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING (ELT) CONTINUUM: TECOM; WTBN QUANTICO; WFTBN MCRD SAN DIEGO, EDSON RANGE, CAMP PENDLETON; WFTBN MCRD PARRIS ISLAND; SOI EAST;AND SOI WEST.
5. 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 BASE IN SPECIFIC MARKSMANSHIP AREAS. ENDURING WGS ADDRESS THOSE TOPICS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT EACH SYMPOSIUM. ALL OTHER WGS ADDRESS SPECIFIC CURRENT ISSUES.
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 THE RESOURCE PROPONENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE.
B. WG 2 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP RANGE AND FACILITIES CAMPAIGN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RANGE FACILITIES). THIS ENDURING WG IS AN ESTABLISHED BODY OF STAKE HOLDERS WHO CREATE AND MANAGE THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP RANGE FACILITY STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN PLAN. MEMBERS OF THIS WG IDENTIFY CURRENT RANGE FACILITY CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS BASED ON CURRENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO PRIORITIZE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND TO PLAN FOR FUTURE RANGE CAPABILITIES NECESSARY TO TRAIN THE TOTAL FORCE FOR COMBAT. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION ARE HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, MCICOM, MCI EAST, MCI WEST, RTAM, AND PMTRASYS.
C. WG 3 COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO CONTINUE IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL RIFLE TABLES WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO: TRAINING WITH MOVING TARGETS, SEQUENCING ANNUAL TRAINING, SCORE REPORTING, IMPROVED TARGETRY, AND RANGE THROUGHPUT ABILITIES. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION.
D. WG 4 COMPETITION IN ARMS PROGRAM (CIAP).THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO CIAP AND IMPLEMENTING COMBAT SHOOTING MATCHES MARINE CORPS WIDE. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE ELT CONTINUUM.
E. WG 5 SIMULATION AND DISTANCE LEARNING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ON, AND RECOMMEND CURRENT SIMULATIONS AND DISTANCE LEARNING SOLUTIONS TO FILL IDENTIFIED GAPS IN THE CURRENT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM, AND DEVELOP A RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS STATEMENT THAT CLEARLY OUTLINES CAPABILITIES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE MARKSMANSHIP 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.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS. THIS MESSAGE ALSO SOLICITS FOR SPECIFIC TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WITHIN A PARTICULAR WG OR RECCOMENDED PRESENTATIONS FOR THE SYMPOSIUM AS A WHOLE.
A. ALL SUGGESTIONS FOR TOPICS ARE DUE TO THE POC NLT 20 AUGUST 2014. THIS WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO PLAN THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND RELEASE THE FINAL COORDINATION MSG TARGETED FOR 20 SEPTEMBER 2014.
B. WG READ-AHEADS WILL BE POSTED ON THE WTBN, CMS SHAREPOINT SITE PRIOR TO THE SYMPOSIUM. A LINK TO THE CMS SHAREPOINT SITE CAN BE FOUND ON THE WTBN QUANTICO WEBSITE AT: HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)WWW.TRNGCMD.USMC.MIL/WTBN/SITEPAGES/HOME.ASPX.
7. LOGISTICS:
A. THE LOCATION OF THE SYMPOSIUM AND ITS VARIOUS BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE ABOARD CAMP UPSHUR, MCB QUANTICO, VA. MAPS AND DIRECTIONS WILL BE POSTED ON THE CMS WEBSITE LISTED ABOVE.
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:(SLASHSLASH)WWW.QUANTICO.USMC-MCCS.ORG/INDEX.CFM/THE-CROSSROADS-INN1/ 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 CAN BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. RECOMMEND SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES BE AUTHORIZED RENTAL CARS AND FULL PER DIEM.
F. UNIFORM FOR THE SYMPOSIUM IS SEASONAL MARPAT.
8. COMMANDS SHOULD IDENTIFY ATTENDEES NLT 20 SEPTEMBER 2014 VIA EMAIL TO THE POC.
9. THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WILL BE UTILIZED:
- RANK.
- NAME.
- UNIT AND COMMAND BEING REPRESENTED.
- DSN/COMM PHONE.
- EMAIL ADDRESS.
- WG/GROUPS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN.
10. A CONFIRMATION RECEIPT WILL BE SENT IN RESPONSE.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//