ALCOAST 010/08
COMDTNOTE 1540
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR FY08 POSITION SPECIFIC INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM (ICS) TRAINING COURSES AND ICS-200 POSTING ON CG LEARNING
PORTAL
A. USCG NIMS AND NRP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, 29 DEC 2004
B. COAST GUARD INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN,
COMDTINST M3120.15 (SERIES)
C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 232021Z JAN 07/ALCOAST 042/07
D. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 272051Z FEB 07/ALCOAST 106/07
1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS ATTENDEES FOR POSITION SPECIFIC ICS
TRAINING COURSES IN FY08 AND ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE NEW COAST
GUARD NIMS ICS-200 BASIC ICS COURSE ON THE COAST GUARD LEARNING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LEARNING PORTAL.
2. THE FOLLOWING POSITION SPECIFIC ICS COURSES WILL BE OFFERED IN
FY08:
 A. ICS-341 INCIDENT RESPONSE PLANNING COURSE
  1) 29 JAN 08-01 FEB 08, TRACEN YORKTOWN, VA (6 QUOTAS).
  2) 5-8 FEB 08, ALAMEDA, CA (30 QUOTAS).
 B.  ICS-351 LOGISTICS FINANCE COURSE.
  1) 4-8 FEB 08, ST PETERSBURG, FL (30 QUOTAS).
  2) 7-11 APR 08, ST LOUIS, MO (30 QUOTAS).
  3) 11-15 AUG 08, ALAMEDA, CA (30 QUOTAS).
 C.  ICS-346/347/348 ADVANCED SITUATION, DEMOB AND RESOURCES UNIT
LEADER.
  1) 25-29 FEB 08, PORTSMOUTH, VA (30 QUOTAS).
 D. ICS-430/440 ADVANCED OPERATIONS AND PLANNING SECTION CHIEF
  1) 10-14 MAR 08, ALAMEDA, CA (30 QUOTAS).
 E. ICS-410 ADVANCED INCIDENT COMMANDER.
  1) 21-24 JUL 08, TRACEN YORKTOWN, VA (6 QUOTAS).
 F. ICS-320 INTERMEDIATE TEAM TRAINING IS A TEAM ICS TRAINING
COURSE FOR SECTORS/MSUS AND THEIR STAKEHOLDERS. THIS COURSE
SCHEDULE IS LISTED IN THE ICS LIBRARY ON HOMEPORT AT
HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/.
3. ALL COURSES REQUIRE ICS-300 AS A PREREQUISITE. MBRS SHOULD NOT
APPLY UNLESS THEY MEET ALL PREREQUISITES. ICS-430/440 AND ICS-410
REQUIRE ICS-400 AS A PREREQUISITE. ADDITIONAL COURSE PREREQUISITES,
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, AND EXPECTATIONS ARE OUTLINED AT
HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/ UNDER THE LIBRARY > INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM > TRAINING TABS. DATES AND LOCATIONS OF COURSES ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE. CHECK THE SCHEDULE ON HOMEPORT FOR THE MOST ACCURATE
DATES/LOCATIONS.
4. PRIORITIES FOR ATTENDEE SELECTION WILL BE BASED ON THE ICS
POSITION PERFORMED FOR RESPONSE/LISTED ON UNIT WQSB.
5. PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN ATTENDING POSITION SPECIFIC ICS TRAINING
SHOULD SEND AN EMAIL WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: NAME, UNIT,
AND ICS POSITION PERFORMED FOR RESPONSE/LISTED ON UNIT WQSB. SEND
THE EMAIL TO THE RESPECTIVE UNIT TRAINING OFFICER/CHAIN OF COMMAND.
FINALLY, FORWARD WITH ENDORSEMENT TO THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT,
AREA, MLC OR HQ UNIT POC LISTED IN PARA 6.
6.  POINTS OF CONTACT FOR POSITION SPECIFIC ICS TRAINING COURSES:
D1: LT NIGEL JOHN (617) 223-8587
D5: MR. DENNIS SPAIN (757) 398-6558
D7: MR. PAUL CULVER (305) 415-6876
D8: CWO ANDRE SCHMITZ (504) 671-2092
D9: MR. ANTHONY MANGONI (216) 902-6053
D11: LCDR MARK AMES (510) 437-5794
D13: MR. SCOTT KNUTSON (206) 220-7219
D14: LCDR GARY MESSMER (808) 541-2294
D17: MR. MARK WAGNER (907) 463-2073
MLCLANT: DR. KATHY NASH (757) 628-4504
MLCPAC: LT DAWN BLACK (510) 437-5851
LANT: LT JAMES WEAVER (757) 398-6668
PAC: MR. FRANK SHELLEY (510) 437-2956
DOG: LT JOAN PAVLISH (202) 493-1133
NSF: MR. DAVE GIORDANO (252) 331-6000
HQ AND OTHER HQ UNITS: LT CRAIG PETERSEN (202) 372-2261
7. THE COAST GUARD ICS-200 COURSE IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. THE
COURSE IS NIMS COMPLIANT AND APPLICABLE TO ALL COAST GUARD ACTIVE,
RESERVE, CIVILIAN AND AUXILIARY PERSONNEL.
8. ICS-200 IS POSTED TO THE USCG LEARNING PORTAL AND CAN BE
ACCESSED FROM ANY COMPUTER AT: HTTP://LEARNING.USCG.MIL/. USERS
MUST HAVE AN EMPLOYEE ID TO LOGIN.
9. TMT ENTRY: THE COAST GUARD ICS-200 COURSE COMPLETION INFORMATION
REFERENCED HERE IS AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED INTO TMT UPON COMPLETION
OF ICS-200. IF YOU UTILIZE ANY OTHER METHODS OF TAKING ICS-200, YOU
MUST HAVE YOUR UNIT TRAINING COORDINATOR ENTER THE COMPLETION
INFORMATION MANUALLY INTO TMT.
10. DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ICS-200 COURSE TO MR. BILL
WHITSON AT (757) 856-2213.
11. ICS PROGRAM POINTS OF CONTACT:
NIMS/ICS PROGRAM MANAGER: LT AARON MEADOWS-HILLS (202) 372-2259
NIMS/ICS PROGRAM COORDINATOR: MS. KRISTY PLOURDE (757) 856-2940
NIMS/ICS TRAINING COORDINATOR: MR. BILL WHITSON (757) 856-2213
12. FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE COAST GUARD ICS PROGRAM,
INCLUDING UPDATES AND CHANGES TO ICS COURSE SCHEDULES AND
OFFERINGS, ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/.
13. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.
14. RADM W. E. JUSTICE, DIRECTOR OF RESPONSE POLICY (CG-53), SENDS.