R 051600Z JAN 2015
MARADMIN 001/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//
SUBJ/NOTIFICATION OF GENERAL OFFICER MOVEMENT IN SUPPORT OF FOREIGN TRAVEL AND INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS//
POC/JEFFREY DEWEESE/GS-15/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL/DSN 224-/ 703-6692-4335 JEFFREY.DEWEESE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES AMPLIFYING INFORMATION ON THE REPORTING POLICY ESTABLISHED IN THE REFERENCE REGARDING FOREIGN TRAVEL EXECUTED BY GENERAL OFFICERS AND GENERAL OFFICER SELECTEES.
1.A. TO ENHANCE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO GENERAL OFFICERS AND GENERAL OFFICER SELECTEES CONDUCTING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, THIS MARADMIN REQUESTS THAT PROPOSED ITINERARIES BE SUBMITTED TO BOTH THE STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION (PL) AND THE OPERATIONS DIVISION (PO), PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, AS EARLY AS FEASIBLE PRIOR TO THE DATE OF DEPARTURE.
1.B. FOREIGN TRAVEL EXECUTED BY GENERAL OFFICERS AND GENERAL OFFICER SELECTEES CONTRIBUTES DIRECTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSITIVE POLITICAL- MILITARY RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS AND SERVES AS A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE OVERALL MARINE CORPS INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY. MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF THIS TRAVEL REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT ADVANCED COORDINATION AND PREPARATION.
1.C. GENERAL OFFICERS AND GENERAL OFFICER SELECTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT NOTICE OF TRAVEL AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM DUTY STATION. DIR PL REQUESTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS NOTIFICATION, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TRAVELERS BY WAY OF COUNTRY BRIEFS, INFORMATION PAPERS ON SECURITY COOPERATION ACTIVITIES, AND ENGAGEMENT PRIORITIES. OPTIMAL TIMING TO ENSURE THE BEST LEVEL OF SUPPORT IS 10 DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF TRAVEL. THIS EARLY NOTIFICATION WILL ALSO ALLOW PL TO COORDINATE WITH AND GATHER THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ON THEATER ISSUES FROM THE MARFOR HQS.
2. THIS CHANGE DOES NOT APPLY TO DOMESTIC TRAVEL OR FOREIGN TRAVEL THAT CONSISTS EXCLUSIVELY OF PERSONAL LEAVE.
3. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE GOMR FORMAT ESTABLISHED IN THE REFERENCE.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RONALD L. BAILEY, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//