MARADMINS : 398/14
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R 121458Z AUG 14
MARADMIN 398/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 CS//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS CENTRALIZED COMMERCIAL BANDWIDTH INITIATIVE (MC3B) DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURES//
REF/A/POLICY/CJSCI 6250.01D/17FEB2010//
REF/B/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/ 20070131//
REF/C/ GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/ 142115ZNOV 11//
NARR/REF A IS A CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF INSTRUCTION, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. REF B IS HQMC C4 MESSAGE BANDWIDTH REQUEST PROCEDURES FOR SUPPORT WIDE AREA NETWORK. REF C IS HQMC C4 MARINE CORPS CENTRALIZED COMMERCIAL BANDWIDTH INITIATIVE (MC3B) DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURES. //
POC/ROBERT T. HINES/GS-14/HQMC C4-CS/-/TEL: DSN 224-3477 EMAIL:ROBERT.T.HINES(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS IS A HQMC C4 MC3B POLICY UPDATE THAT WILL SUPERCEDE REF C.
2. BACKGROUND: THE MARINE CORPS CENTRALIZED COMMERCIAL BANDWIDTH (MC3B) INITIATIVE WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ALL MARINE CORPS UNITS WITH COMMERCIAL KU-BAND SATELLITE BANDWIDTH WHEN MILITARY SATELLITE BANDWIDTH IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MC3B INITIATIVE IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATION (MILSATCOM) RESOURCES BUT TO AUGMENT MILSATCOM WITH COMMERCIAL SATELLITE RESOURCES WHEN REQUIRED. MC3B INITIATIVE ENABLES THE EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF MARINE SATELLITE COMMUNICATORS AS WELL AS THE ENGINEERING AND EMPLOYMENT OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SATCOM) NETWORKS IN SUPPORT OF MARINE CORPS MISSIONS.
3. BANDWIDTH PROVIDED BY THE MC3B INITIATIVE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL USMC KU-BAND SATCOM CAPABLE TERMINALS. RESOURCES FOR COMMERCIAL FREQUENCY BANDS OTHER THAN KU-BANDS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OTHER SOURCES, I.E., THE NAVY'S COMMERCIAL BROADBAND SATELLITE PROGAM (CBSP) OR FROM DISA DIRECTLY.
4. THE COMMERCIAL BANDWIDTH PROVIDED BY THE MC3B INITIATIVE HAS BEEN ALLOCATED INTO FOUR GEOGRAPHIC POOLS (WESTERN PACIFIC (WPAC), ATLANTIC (LANT), INDIAN OCEAN (IO), EASTERN PACIFIC (EPAC)). THE POOLS CONSIST OF BOTH TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (TDMA) AND FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (FDMA) CARRIERS. EACH HAS THE ABILITY TO BE "SURGED" OR "PORTED" TO PROVIDE GLOBAL COVERAGE IN SUPPORT OF USMC UNITS.
A. SURGE - IS THE ADDITION OF BANDWIDTH IN A SPECIFIC AREA FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT DIMINISHING THE BANDWIDTH IN ANY POOL. WHEN EXERCISED THE BANDWIDTH SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS. UNITS REQUIRING SURGE BANDWIDTH FOR ROUTINE MISSIONS WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER THE INCREASE.
B. PORTABILITY (PORT) - IS THE ABILITY TO SHIFT BANDWIDTH FROM ONE POOLED LOCATION TO ANOTHER DESIGNATED POOLED LOCATION. WHEN EXERCISED THE BANDWIDTH SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOURTEEN (14) CALENDAR DAYS FOR ROUTINE OPERATIONS.
C. DURING EMERGENCY OR CRITICAL OPERATIONS SURGE OR PORTING WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 48 HOURS OF FORMAL NOTIFICATION TO THE VENDOR. HQMC C4/CS SATCOM PLANNER, IN RESPONSE TO MARINE CORPS FORCES (MARFOR) REQUIREMENTS, WILL INITIATE THE PORTING OR SURGE OF BANDWIDTH WITH THE VENDOR. THE TIME ASSOCIATED IN EACH EVENT IS TO ALLOW THE VENDOR, IN COORDINATION WITH SATELLITE PROVIDERS, TO FACILITATE THE REQUIRED BANDWIDTH TRANSFER.
5. OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE MC3B INITIATIVE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HQMC C4, WHILE THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION HAS BEEN DELEGATED TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (TCS) SATELLITE BANDWIDTH MANAGERS CURRENTLY RESIDING AT MARINE CORPS TACTICAL SYSTEM SUPPORT ACTIVITY (MCTSSA). THE TCS SATELLITE BANDWIDTH MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESSING OF ALL USMC COMMERCIAL SATELLITE ACCESS REQUESTS (SAR'S), ISSUANCE OF AND/OR COORDINATION OF SATELLITE ACCESS AUTHORIZATIONS (SAA), TRANSMISSION PLANS, AND DIRECT LIAISON BETWEEN SATELLITE USER AND SATELLITE PROVIDER DURING LOSS OF MISSION CAPABILITY (SATELLITE INTERFERENCE, OVERPOWERING OF TRANSPONDER, ETC.). IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A, PRIORITY OF BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IS BASED ON ESTABLISHED JCS, COCOM, AND SERVICE PRIORITIES. IN CASES OF IDENTICAL MISSION PRIORITIES THAT EXCEED AVAILABLE CAPACITY, PP&O WILL ADJUDICATE.
6. USMC UNIT SAR SUBMISSION PROCEDURES FOR COMMERCIAL KU BANDWIDTH ACCESS:
A. ALL SAR'S WILL BE SUBMITTED IAW REFERENCE (A). UTILIZING THE SAR FORM WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE BANDWIDTH MANAGERS AT MCTSSA (POC: MARTIN MANGLONA, MARTIN.MANGLONA(AT)USMC.MIL OR MARTIN.MANGLONA.CTR(AT)USMC. SMIL.MIL). THIS REQUIREMENT IS IN ADDITION TO THE SAR MESSAGE SUBMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE COCOM FOR MISSION VALIDATION. TCS SATELLITE BANDWIDTH MANAGERS WILL PROCESS EACH SAR AND ISSUE A SAA BASED ON BANDWIDTH AVAILABILITY, PRIORITY OF REQUEST, LINK BUDGET WITHIN ACCEPTABLE PARAMETERS, AND IF APPLICABLE ADDITIONAL OCONUS AUTHORIZATIONS.
B. USMC UNITS UTILIZING COMMERCIAL KU-BAND BANDWIDTH WILL BE PROVIDED A DETAILED TRANSMISSION PLAN, BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION, CARRIER, AND TRANSPONDER INFORMATION, AS WELL AS ACCESS AND DE-ACCESS PROCEDURES BY THE TCS SATCOM BANDWIDTH MANAGER. THE UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE COMMERCIAL VENDOR DIRECTLY BY PHONE PRIOR TO ACCESSING THE SATELLITE. THE SATELLITE ACCESS AUTHORIZATION WILL IDENTIFY THE PROPER VENDOR POC. THE UNIT IS REQUIRED TO TRANSMIT THE PROPER SATELLITE ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION REPORTS AND MUST BE REACHABLE BY THE VENDOR AND/OR THE TCS SATELLITE BANDWIDTH MANAGERS FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR SATCOM MISSION.
C. FAILURE TO FOLLOW REQUIRED ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION PROCEDURES AND REPORTING MAY RESULT IN A DENIAL OF SERVICE FOR FUTURE MISSIONS AND CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE PROPER PLANNING AND ALLOCATION OF FINITE SATCOM RESOURCES.
7. HOST NATION AGREEMENTS (HNA) ARE A USING UNIT RESPONSIBILITY. BEGINNING IN FY16 FUNDS FOR HOST NATION APPROVALS WILL NO LONGER BE AVILABLE FROM HQMC C4. THEREFORE, THE MARFORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY HNA COSTS. REQUESTS FOR HNA WAIVERS SHOULD BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE PROPER COCOM. HOST NATION AGREEMENTS (HNA) ARE REQUIRED FOR OPERATING OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES. EACH HOST NATION (HN) HAS ITS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING THE AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE TACTICAL SATCOM TERMINALS WITHIN THEIR BORDERS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNING/OPERATING UNIT TO INITIATE THE COORDINATION TO RECEIVE HN AUTHORIZATION PRIOR TO CONDUCTING OPERATIONS. HOST NATION AUTHORIZATION CAN BE ACQUIRED IN SEVERAL WAYS BASED ON THE OPERATONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
A. GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT COORDINATION IS THE PREFERRED METHOD WHEN POSSIBLE AND SHOULD BE THE INITIAL AVENUE TAKEN TO RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION. THIS TYPE OF COORDINATION SHOULD BE INITIATED DURING INITIAL PLANNING CONFERENCES (IPC) AND MID PLANNING CONFERENCES (MPC) WITH THE HN AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES. IF DURING, THE IPC AND MPC THE HN IS UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO PROVIDE HN AUTHORIZATION HQMC C4 MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY.
B. IN THE EVENT GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT COORDINATION FAILS TO RESULT IN HN AUTHORIZATION HQMC C4 WILL LEVERAGE DISA CONTRACT VEHICLES TO OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE HNA ON BEHALF OF THE MARINE CORPS. THIS AVENUE REQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL OUTLAY WHICH MUST BE SOURCED EITHER FROM THE REQUESTING UNIT, MARFOR, COMBATANT COMMANDER DIRECTING SPONSORING THE OPERATION, OR FROM OTHER SOURCES.
C. ALL COORDINATION OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT COORDINATION REQUIRING FINANCIAL OUTLAY WILL BE CENTRALLY COORDINATED BY HQMC C4.
8. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
9. THIS MARADMIN SUPERSEDES GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/ 201746Z MAR 13
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4).//