R 231530Z SEP 15
MARADMIN 462/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FY16 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGE//
REF/A/MCO 3574.2L/05EP2014//
REF/B/COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER/FEB 2015//
REF/C/MARADMIN 049/15//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAMS. REF B IS THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM CHARTER. REF C IS THE POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE FROM THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 15 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM.//
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. OR MR. G.J. BENSINGER/ TEL: 703-784-1178/ EMAIL: GERRY.BENSINGER(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. WTBN QUANTICO WILL HOST THE FY16 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM FROM 19 TO 22 OCTOBER 2015. THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM 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. THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM WILL CONSIST OF THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE (ESC) AND WORKING GROUPS (WGS).
3. THE ESC. IAW REF B: DC CD&I SERVES AS THE ADVOCATE. WTBN IS LEAD AGENT AND SERVES AS THE CHAIR. THE ESC MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF 17 MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING FOUR GROUPS:
   A. HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE: DC PP&O, DC I&L, DC AVN, MCICOM, AND MARCORSYSCOM 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.
4. WORKING GROUPS (WG’S). THE WG’S 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 BASED IN SPECIFIC MARKSMANSHIP AREAS. ENDURING WG’S ADDRESS THOSE TOPICS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT EACH SYMPOSIUM. ALL OTHER WG’S ADDRESS SPECIFIC CURRENT ISSUES.
5. WHILE THE WG’S ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED, ADDITIONAL TOPICS WITH IN EACH WG ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE FORWARDED TO THE POC FOR CONSIDERATION. THE FOLLOWING WG’S, WITH PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION, ARE:
   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 RESOURCE PROPONENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE.
   B. WG 2 RANGE AND FACILITIES CAMPAIGN PLAN (ENDURING). THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO IDENTIFY CURRENT RANGE FACILITIES AND THEIR ORIGINAL TRAINING INTENT AS COMPARED TO CURRENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THE FOCUS OF THIS YEARS WG WILL BE THE COMPLETION OF A DRAFT RANGE AND FACILITIES STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN PLAN. PROPOSED COMMAND REPRESENTATION IS HQ ELEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE PROPONENT, MCICOM, MCI EAST, MCI WEST, RTAM, AND PMTRASYS.
   C. WG 3 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WG IS TO REVIEW MCO 3574.2L W/CH1 FOR COMPLETENESS AND GAIN CONCCURENCE FROM STAKEHOLDERS PRIOR TO PUBLISHING, REVIEW AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMBAT PISTOL PROGRAM AND REVIEW AND ASSESS MOVING TARGET TRAINING AND EVALUATION. 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 WORKING GROUP IS TO REVIEW THE NEWLY PUBLISHED MCO 3591.2K AND THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF CIAP 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 RECOMMEND SIMULATIONS AND DISTANCE LEARNING SOLUTIONS TO FULFILL 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.
   F. WG READ-AHEADS WILL BE POSTED ON THE WTBN, CMS SHAREPOINT SITE PRIOR TO THE SYMPOSIUM. IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE WTBN SHAREPOINT SITE, INDIVIDUALS WILL NEED AN EHQMC ACCOUNT.  CONTACT POC FOR ASSISTANCE. A LINK TO THE CMS SHAREPOINT SITE CAN BE FOUND ON THE WTBN QUANTICO WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.TRNGCMD.USMC.MIL/WTBN/SITEPAGES/HOME.ASPX.
6. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
   A. MONDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2015, WILL BEGIN WITH OPENING REMARKS FROM THE ADVOCATE OR DIRECT DELEGATE FOLLOWED BY THE INBRIEF, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BRIEFS ON EMERGING ISSUES (PRIOR ARRANGEMENT WITH SYMPOSIUM HOST REQUIRED), AND ANY BRIEFS OF INTEREST. FOLLOWING THE BRIEFS IN THE MORNING, WGS WILL CONVENE TO DISCUSS THEIR PARTICULAR ISSUES.
   B. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WG’s WILL CONTINUE WG DISCUSSION AND DEVELOP/DELIVER THEIR OUTBRIEFS TO THE ESC. WGS ARE SCHEDULED IN PHASES TO ACCOMMODATE CMS MEMBERS ATTENDING MORE THAN ONE WG.
   C. THURSDAY WILL CONCLUDE WITH ANY FINAL WG OUTBRIEFS TO THE ESC AND THE ESC DEVELOPING THEIR OUT BRIEF TO THE ADVOCATE. ONCE THE ESC OUTBRIEF IS COMPLETE, IT WILL BE BROADCAST TO ESC COMMANDS, VIA VTC. THE OUTBRIEF WILL THEN BE DELIVERED TO THE ADVOCATE, VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE SYMPOSIUM.
   D. THURSDAY EVENING IS A RECOMMENDED TRAVEL DAY FOR ALL SYMPOSIUM MEMBERS.
7. LOGISTICS:
   A. THE SYMPOSIUM AND ITS VARIOUS BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER, MCB QUANTICO, VA. MAPS AND DIRECTIONS WILL BE POSTED ON THE CMS WEB SITE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5.G. A MAP OF THE AREA AND SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE WILL BE PROVIDED ON MONDAY TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.
   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://WWW.QUANTICO.USMC-MCCS.ORG/INDEX.CFM/THE-CROSSROADS-INN/ OR LIVERSEDGE HALL: (703) 784-3149/432-1341.
   D. FUNDING FOR SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.
   E. GOVERNMENT MESSING IS AVAILABLE. BRUCE HALL DINING FACILITY 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 CONFERENCE IS SEASONAL MARPAT.
8. COMMANDS SHOULD IDENTIFY ATTENDEES NLT 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 VIA EMAIL TO THE POC.
   A. THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WILL BE UTILIZED:
      RANK.
      NAME.
      UNIT AND COMMAND BEING REPRESENTED.
      DSN/COMM PHONE.
      EMAIL ADDRESS.
      WORKING GROUP/GROUPS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN.
   B. A CONFIRMATION RECEIPT WILL BE SENT IN RESPONSE.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL JAMES W. LUKEMAN, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//