R 071914Z AUG 15
MARADMIN 390/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO/PL//
SUBJ/SOLICITING NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY16 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE INSTITUTE (NSSI) AND AIR FORCE ADVANCED SPACE OPERATIONS SCHOOL(ASOPS) COURSES//
REF/A/DOC/SECDEF U17370/01/18OCT2001//
AMPN/REF A PROMULGATED SECDEF GUIDANCE REGARDING CHANGES TO NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION.//
POC/J. HORVATH/MAJOR/PPO PLI/-/TEL:703 692-2024 DSN 222/EMAIL:JOSEPH.C.HORVATH(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT NOMINEES TO ATTEND FY16 BASIC AND ADVANCED SPACE OPERATIONS COURSES. THE NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE INSTITUTE’S COURSES INCLUDE SPACE 200 AND SPACE 300 COURSES. SPACE 200 IS A FOUR WEEK ACADEMIC COURSE SPONSORED BY AIR UNIVERSITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR MID-GRADE OFFICERS, ENLISTED, AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN ORDER TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP SKILLS REQUIRED TO APPLY SPACE CAPABILITIES TO COMBAT OPERATIONS.  SPACE 200 IS THE PRIMARY TRAINING FOR THE FMOS 0540 (SPACE OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICER) BILLETS. THE NSSI HAS ALLOTTED THE MARINE CORPS 17 SPACE 200 SEATS IN FY16. SPACE 300 IS A THREE WEEK ACADEMIC COURSE SPONSORED BY AIR UNIVERSITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR MID TO SENIOR-GRADE OFFICERS, ENLISTED AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. THE NSSI HAS ALLOTTED THE MARINE CORPS FIVE SPACE 300 SEATS IN FY16. ASOPS COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TRAINING TO SPACE OPERATIONS OFFICERS WITH MOS 8866 OR 0540. APPLICANTS FROM OTHER COMPLEMENTARY FIELDS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. ASOPS HAS ALLOTTED THE MARINE CORPS TWO SEATS FOR EACH ADVANCED CLASS. HQMC PPO(PLI) WILL SCREEN APPLICATIONS FOR ATTENDANCE AND SELECT ONE PRIMARY AND ONE ALTERNATE FOR EACH OF THE QUOTAS.
2. BACKGROUND: IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN THE SPACE KNOWLEDGE BASE, THE DOD IMPLEMENTED A SPACE PROFESSIONAL STRATEGY. IAW REF A, THE MARINE CORPS MAINTAINS A CADRE OF SPACE PROFESSIONALS TO SUPPORT USMC EQUITIES IN SPACE. ADVANCED SPACE EDUCATION IS A KEY ELEMENT TO SUPPORT THE SPACE CADRE. HQMC PPO(PLI) PROVIDES INFORMATION ON SPACE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVES AS THE LIAISON TO NSSI AND ASOPS FOR ATTENDANCE AT THESE COURSES.
3. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
3.A. NAME: NSSI SPACE 200 AND SPACE 300
3.A.1 DESCRIPTION: MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND SPACE 200 WILL APPLY DOD SPACE ACQUISITIONS POLICIES AND MISSION DESIGN PRINCIPLES, ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF SPACE MISSION AREAS IN SUPPORT OF JOINT AND COALITION OPERATIONS, AND ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SPACE CONTROL CAPABILITIES ON JOINT AND COALITION FORCES. MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND SPACE 300 WILL ANALYZE NATIONAL AND DOD SPACE-RELATED ACQUISITIONS, POLICY, STRATEGY, DOCTRINE, AND INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAW WHILE CONSIDERING SPACE POWER’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL SECURITY. ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT (SECURE) NIPR WEBSITE: WWW2.PETERSON.AF.MIL/NSSI/CESET/NSSI/INDEX.HTM
3.B. NAME: ASOPS NAVIGATION OPERATIONS (NAVOPS), SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SATCOM), SPACE CONTROL TACTICS COURSE (SCTC), AND OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED (OPIR)
3.B.1 DESCRIPTION: THE ASOPS COURSES EXPAND SPACE SYSTEM UNDERSTANDING BY PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS, IN-DEPTH INSTRUCTION OF SPACE SYSTEMS, CAPABILITIES, REQUIREMENTS, ACQUISITION, STRATEGIES AND POLICIES TO SUPPORT JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS AND US NATIONAL SECURITY.
3.C. LOCATION: COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
3.D. DURATION: SPACE 200 IS FOUR WEEKS (18 TRAINING DAYS). SPACE 300 IS THREE WEEKS (15 TRAINING DAYS). ASOPS COURSES ARE GENERALLY TWO WEEKS (10 TRAINING DAYS).
3.E. AVAILABLE COURSE NUMBERS AND DATES:
     SPACE 200:
     15-A, 7 OCT 14 – 31 OCT 14
     15-C, 6 JAN 15 – 30 JAN 15
     15-E, 3 FEB 15 – 27 FEB 15
     15-F, 18 FEB 15 – 13 MAR 15
     15-G, 3 MAR 15 – 26 MAR 15
     15-H, 17 MAR 15 – 9 APR 15
     15-I, 31 MAR 15 – 23 APR 15
     15-J, 14 APR 15 – 7 MAY 15
     15-K, 28 APR 15 – 21 MAY 15
     15-L, 27 MAY 15 – 19 JUN 15
     15-M, 7 JUL 15 – 30 JUL 15
     15-N, 21 JUL 15 – 13 AUG 15
     15-O, 4 AUG 15 – 27 AUG 15
     15-P, 18 AUG 15 – 11 SEP 15
     SPACE 300:
     15-D, 7 JAN 15 – 28 JAN 15
     15-F, 2 MAR 15 – 20 MAR 15
     15-H, 27 APR 15 – 15 MAY 15
     15-J, 6 JUL 15 – 24 JUL 15
     15-K, 3 AUG 15 – 21 AUG 15
     ASOPS:
     CONTACT SPONSOR DIRECTLY FOR DATES.
3.F. FUNDING: FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICERS IN A DESIGNATED MOS 0540 BILLET, TAD FUNDING (TRAVEL, MIE AND LODGING) IS PROVIDED BY TECOM FOR SPACE 200. FOR SPACE 300 AND ALL ASOPS COURSES, ALL TAD (MIE AND LODGING) AND TRAVEL COSTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE STUDENT'S COMMANDER AND FUNDED BY THE STUDENT’S PARENT ORGANIZATION. THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE TO ATTEND THE COURSES. APPLICATIONS WILL  INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT STUDENT’S COMMAND IS AWARE OF THE TAD FUNDING REQUIREMENT; HQMC PPO(PLI) WILL NOT PROVIDE FUNDING.
4. COURSE PREREQUISITES:
4.A. RANK: ACTIVE OR RESERVE OFFICERS, ENLISTED OR CIVILIANS, PREFERABLY WITH 8-10 YEARS TIME IN SERVICE FOR SPACE 200 AND 10-15 YEARS TIME IN SERVICE FOR SPACE 300 AND ASOPS.
4.B. MOS: THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO ANY MOS. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO PERSONNEL IN A) BILLETS IDENTIFIED WITH THE FMOS 0540 OR 8866 DESIGNATION OR B) BILLETS AND MOS DEALING WITH SPACE SYSTEMS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO OPERATIONAL PLANNING. TYPICALLY THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONNEL IN THE 02XX,75XX OR 06XX FIELDS OR PERSONNEL SERVING IN THE G-2, G-3, G-5 OR G-6 STAFF SECTIONS.
4.C. EXPERIENCE: PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SERVED IN OR ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN A SPACE-RELATED BILLET. HQMC PPO(PLI) MAINTAINS A LIST OF BILLETS CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED AS SPACE-RELATED.
4.D. EDUCATION: THERE ARE NO UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PREREQUISITES FOR SPACE 200. UNDERGRADUATE OR ADVANCED DEGREES IN SCIENCE OR SPACE-RELATED FIELDS MAY BE OF BENEFIT TO THE PROSPECTIVE STUDENT AND SHOULD BE ANNOTATED IN THE APPLICATION. THE STUDENT MUST HAVE COMPLETED SPACE 200 OR A GRADUATE DEGREE RELATED TO SPACE SYSTEMS OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO ATTEND SPACE 300. THIS MAY BE WAIVED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
4.E. SECURITY CLEARANCE: A SECRET CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FOR SPACE 200. A TOP SECRET SCI CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FOR SPACE 300 OR ASOPS.
5. APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
5.A. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA AA FORM (NAVMC 10274) TO HQMC PPO, ATTENTION PLI. REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WILL BE SUBMITTED AS ENCLOSURES.
5.B. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION:
5.B.1. BLOCK 7. HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS
                 PLANS POLICIES AND OPERATIONS
                 ATTN: PLI (MAJ J. HORVATH)
                 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
                 WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000
5.B.2. BLOCK 8. REQUEST TO ATTEND NSSI OR ASOPS SPACE AND COURSE NAME
5.B.3. BLOCK 11. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
5.B.3.A. IF APPLICABLE, COPIES OF GRADUATION CERTIFICATES FOR COMPLETED SPACE OPERATIONS OR RELATED COURSES.
5.B.3.B. IF APPLICABLE, ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SUBSTANTIATING SPACE OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE.
5.B.3.C. COMMANDER’S ENDORSEMENT (REQUIRED)
5.B.4. BLOCK 12.
5.B.4.A. COURSE DATE AND NUMBER. IF THERE IS NO PREFERENCE, PLEASE STATE. IF MULTIPLE DATES/COURSES ARE ACCEPTABLE, PROVIDE COURSE NUMBERS AND DATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE.
5.B.4.B. SECURITY CLEARANCE AND DATE ADJUDICATED.
5.B.4.C. WORK PHONE NUMBER (COMMERCIAL AND DSN) AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
5.B.4.D. STATEMENT INDICATING YOUR COMMAND IS AWARE OF THE COSTS INCURRED (TAD ONLY; THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE FOR COURSE ATTENDANCE).
5.B.4.E. CURRENT BILLET TITLE.
5.B.4.F. IF APPLICABLE, BILLET TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES WHERE SPACE OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE WAS GAINED.
5.C. APPLICATIONS FOR THE COURSES ARE DUE TO HQMC PPO(PLI) BY 29 AUG 2015. PLI WILL ASSIGN COURSE DATES BASED ON PRIORITY AND STUDENT PREFERENCE. PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR SPACE 200 OR SPACE 300 WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA E-MAIL OR PHONE. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SCANNED AND EMAILED TO JOSEPH.C.HORVATH(AT)USMC.MIL OR MAILED TO THE ADDRESS IN BLOCK 7. ALTERNATE POC IS CAPT DAVID GARCIA AT DAVID.M.GARCIA1(AT)USMC.MIL, (703)692-2024. ENCRYPTED EMAIL WILL BE USED FOR THE TRANSMITTAL OF ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OR OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. SCOTT O'MEARA, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS, HQMC.//