R 212049Z APR 08
MARADMIN 262/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR USMC SUPPORT TO THE USJFCOM//
REF/A/MSGID:CMC/USMC SERVICE COMPONENT REL/YMD:20070403//
REF/B/MSGID:BRIEF/USMC SUPPORT TO USJFCOM/YMD:20070501/-/NOTAL//
REF/C/MSGID:HQMC ROUTE SHEET/PROPOSED PFOR TO CDRUSJFCOM/YMD:20070806
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF INTEGRATED PLANNING TEAMS (IPTS), CLARIFIES
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF, MARFORCOM, AND ASSIGNMENT OF
THE DIRECTOR, JOINT CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION (JCDE)
DIVISION, MCWL (SUFFOLK) TO SERVE AS THE SENIOR MARINE CORPS LIAISON
OFFICER TO CDRUSJFCOM. THIS DIRECTION ADDRESSES THE REQUIREMENT FOR
THE MARINE CORPS TO SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE ON A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES
AND ACTIONS TO CDRUSJFCOM.
2. BACKGROUND. SECDEF ASSIGNED CDRUSJFCOM A NUMBER OF FUNCTIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE 2006 UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN (UCP). TO ENSURE
THE MARINE CORPS SPEAKS WITH ONE VOICE IN THE CRITICAL AREAS OF
JOINT FORCE PROVIDING AND GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT, JOINT TRAINING,
JOINT CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, JOINT CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND
EXPERIMENTATION, AND JOINT READINESS THE MARINE CORPS WILL ESTABLISH
FIVE IPTS WHICH MAP TO USJFCOM'S UCP ASSIGNED FUNCTIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY AREAS.
3. IPT'S AND USMC LEADS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
3.A. JOINT FORCE PROVIDING AND GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT -
COMMARFORCOM, WITH POLICY OVERSIGHT FROM DC, PP&O AND SUPPORT FROM
HQMC, COMMARFORPAC, COMUSMARCENT, COMMARFORRES, COMMARFOREUR,
COMMARFORAFRICA, COMMARFORSOUTH, COMMARFORNORTH, COMMARFORSTRAT,
COMMARFORK, CG MCCDC AND OTHER COMMANDERS WITHIN THE SUPPORTING
ESTABLISHMENT.
3.B. JOINT TRAINING - COMMARFORCOM, WITH POLICY OVERSIGHT FROM DC,
CD&I AND SUPPORT FROM COMMARFORPAC, COMUSMARCENT, COMMARFORRES,
COMMARFOREUR, COMMARFORAFRICA, COMMARFORSOUTH, COMMARFORNORTH,
COMMARFORSTRAT, AND COMMARFORK.
3.C. JOINT CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT - DC, CD&I, WITH SUPPORT FROM
COMMARFORCOM.
3.D. JOINT CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT & EXPERIMENTATION - DC, CD&I, WITH
SUPPORT FROM COMMARFORCOM.
3.E. JOINT READINESS - COMMARFORCOM, WITH POLICY OVERSIGHT FROM DC,
PP&O AND SUPPORT FROM COMMARFORPAC AND COMMARFORRES.
4. THE CHIEF OF STAFF, MARFORCOM WILL PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF ALL
ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MARINE CORPS SUPPORT TO CDRUSJFCOM. TO ASSIST
THE CHIEF OF STAFF IN EXERCISING OVERSIGHT, A GOVERNANCE BOARD WILL
BE ESTABLISHED AS FOLLOWS:
4.A. CHIEF OF STAFF, MARFORCOM WILL CHAIR THE GOVERNANCE BOARD.
4.B. BOARD MEMBERSHIP WILL INCLUDE CG MCWL AND 06-LEVEL
REPRESENTATION FROM ALL DEPUTY COMMANDANTS AND COMMARFORCOM.
4.C. THE GOVERNANCE BOARD WILL DEVELOP A CHARTER THAT PROVIDES
GUIDANCE TO THE IPT LEADS, OUTLINES A PROCESS ON HOW TO SYNCHRONIZE
IPT DEVELOPED POSITIONS, PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING NON-CONCURRENCES,
AND ASSIST IN SHAPING OR INFLUENCING MARINE CORPS POSITIONS BEING
PRESENTED TO CDRUSJFCOM VIA COMMARFORCOM AND DC, CD&I.
4.D. THE GOVERNANCE BOARD WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY 1 MAY 08.
5. THE DIRECTOR, JCDE DIVISION, SUFFOLK WILL SERVE AS THE SENIOR
USMC LIAISON OFFICER TO CDRUSJFCOM. HIS PRINCIPAL TASK IS TO EFFECT
COORDINATION OF USMC ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT USJFCOM HEADQUARTERS AND
REPORT TO THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE BOARD SIGNIFICANT ONGOING
STAFFING ACTIONS BETWEEN MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS AND USJFCOM.
ALL SEPARATE USMC LIAISON OFFICERS TO INDIVIDUAL USJFCOM
DIRECTORATES WILL KEEP THE USMC LIAISON OFFICER TO CDRUSJFCOM
INFORMED OF ONGOING ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECTIVE USJFCOM DIRECTORATES
FOR OVERALL COGNIZANCE. DIRECTOR, JCDE DIVISION SUFFOLK REPORTS TO
CG MCWL.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN AMOS DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.
BT//