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UNCLAS //N04290//
MARADMIN 229/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PPO//
SUBJ/ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL FAO/RAO MOS//
REF/A/MCO 1520.11E/IAOP ORDER//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (IAO) PROGRAM:
FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
(RAO) SUB-PROGRAMS//
POC/MAJ CARROLL/TEL:222-4365/TEL:(703)692-4365//
RMKS/1. BASED ON THE BACKGROUND,
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND ACADEMIC
CREDENTIALS OF THE BELOW LISTED OFFICERS,
THE AWARDING OF AN ADDITIONAL MOS (AMOS) AS
INDICATED IS APPROVED.
GRADE/NAME SSN/PMOS AMOS
LTCOL APODACA, J.D. 7374/0202 9941 (LATIN AMERICAN FAO)
LTCOL MAURO, M.T. 0252/0302 9948 (EAST ASIAN FAO) (A)
MAJ ARTBAUER, M.L. 5127/7557 9827/9825 (W.EURO./SUB-SAH.AFR.RAO)
MAJ BARNES, M.W. 7527/0802 9942 (FORMER SOVIET UNION FAO) (A)
MAJ CHRISTOPHER, J.P. 3903/0202 9942 (FORMER SOVIET UNION FAO) (A)
MAJ COLLINS III, A. 5936/0802 9822 (FORMER SOVIET UNION RAO)
MAJ CUNNINGHAM, S.M. 4652/7240 9944 (MID-EAST/N. AFRICAN FAO) (A)
MAJ DUKE, S.E. 5234/0302 9828 (EAST ASIAN RAO)
MAJ FOSTER, J.D. 2947/5803 9828 (EAST ASIAN RAO)
MAJ HOLMBERG, J.B. 2380/0802 9829 (EASTERN EUROPEAN RAO)
MAJ LUCKEY, D.S. 5594/7563 9829 (EASTERN EUROPEAN RAO)
MAJ MOSELEY IV, A.G. 4528/7565 9943 (CHINESE FAO) (A)
MAJ MOYER, A.J. 4744/0202 9827 (WESTERN EUROPEAN RAO)
MAJ OPPENHEIM, M.H. 3474/0402 9943 (CHINESE FAO) (A)
MAJ RODRIGUEZ, M.J. 2097/7525 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (B)
MAJ SBRAGIA, C.L. 3803/0302 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
MAJ TRUAX, W.J. 0739/1302 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (B)
MAJ ZIENTEK, J.B. 3171/0302 9828 (EAST ASIAN RAO)
CAPT ERCOLANO III, M.R. 4076/3002 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
CAPT MCCARTHY, M.G. 8685/0302 9824/9826 (MID-EAST/SW ASIAN RAO)
CAPT MCLEAN, C.A. 7684/1803 9826 (SOUTHWEST ASIAN RAO)
CAPT MONBOUQUETTE, M.W. 8627/0302 9941 (LATIN AMERICAN FAO)
CAPT SAMAROV, M.V. 9507/0302 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (B)
CAPT VALIQUETTE, M.J. 5772/0206 9820 (POLITICAL-MILITARY OFFICER)
2NDLT GRIFFIN, J.R. 3071/3002 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (B)
(A) CURRENTLY LISTED AS 9940; HAVE COMPLETED FAO-IN-COUNTRY TRAINING
OR FAO/RAO UTILIZATION TOUR. REDESIGNATE WITH APPROPRIATE
REGIONAL AMOS.
(B) OFFICERS WHO POSSESS SUFFICIENT
LINGUISTIC CAPABILITY, BUT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
IN-COUNTRY TRAINING, POLITICAL-MILITARY EXPERIENCE
AND/OR AREA STUDIES EDUCATION FOR RECEIPT OF
REGIONAL SPECIFIC AMOS. THESE OFFICERS HAVE
BEEN ADVISED TO SEEK BILLETS EITHER WITHIN OR
DEALING WITH THEIR CHOSEN REGION IN ORDER TO
GAIN THE REQUISITE ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION.
(C) FOREIGN AREA OFFICERS-IN-TRAINING WHO HAVE
RECENTLY COMMENCED THE FORMALLY FUNDED STUDY-TRACK
PROGRAM AT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.
2. MMOA-3 HAS ANNOTATED APPROPRIATE ENTRIES
IN THE OFFICERS' PERMANENT RECORDS TO REFLECT
THE ADDITIONAL MOS PER THE REFERENCE. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE USMC HOMEPAGE UNDER
OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS IN THE OFFICER DEVELOPMENT
HANDBOOK WEBSITE WHICH CAN BE REACHED THROUGH
THE LINK WWW.USMC.MIL/INOF.NSF/INFO TO THE OFFICER
ASSIGNMENTS PAGE, AND THE USMC INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
OFFICER PROGRAM WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WWW2.HQMC.USMC.MIL/FAO/FAOWEBSITE.NSF.
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE FAO/RAO PROGRAMS
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
PROGRAM COORDINATOR, MAJ P.J. CARROLL;
(PLU-7); DSN 222-4365; COMM (703) 692-4365;
E-MAIL CARROLLPJ@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
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