SUBJ:  SOLICITATION FOR FY09 JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE (JFSC)
HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNERS COURSE (HLSPC) MOBILE TRAINING
OPPORTUNITY
(20-25SEP09)
1. BACKGROUND: AS THE COAST GUARD CONTINUES TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE
STANDARD OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS (SOPP), THE NEED FOR A FORMAL
UNDERSTANDING OF STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES, BOTH WITHIN DHS
AND WITH INTERAGENCY PARTNERS (ESPECIALLY DOD) HAS BECOME MORE
CRITICAL.  TO ADDRESS THIS NEED FOR FORMAL TRAINING, THE COAST
GUARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED QUOTAS FOR A SPECIAL CONVENING OF THE
HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNERS COURSE. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES DETAILS ON
THE COURSE AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
2.  HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNERS COURSE: HLSPC IS A 40 HOUR
CERTIFICATION COURSE TAUGHT BY THE JOINT AND COMBINED WARFIGHTING
SCHOOL, JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE.  THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
EDUCATE OFFICERS/CIVILIANS (O4 THROUGH O6/GS-13 THROUGH GS-15) IN
HOMELAND SECURITY MATTERS SUCH AS NATIONAL LEVEL HLS POLICY,
STRATEGY, AND PLANS; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HLS POLICY, STRATEGY,
AND PLANS; JOINT PLANNING PROCESSES; AND THE HLS INTERAGENCY
PROCESS.
3. THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE IS OFFERING A SPECIAL CONVENING
OF THE HLSPC IN NEWPORT, RI FROM 21-25 SEP 09. (LOGISTICS DETAILS
TO BE PROVIDED SEPCOR).
4. APPLICATION PROCESS:
A. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO OPERATIONAL PLANNERS AT ALL LEVELS
(STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL AND TACTICAL), WHO ARE DIRECTLY
INVOLVED/SUPPORTING IN SOPP.  INTERESTED USCG OFFICERS AND
CIVILIANS SHOULD SEND AN E-MAIL APPLICATION TO THE LANTAREA (AXO)
POCS WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
      (1) NAME
      (2) RANK/CIVILIAN PAY GRADE
      (3) BILLET
      (4) CONNECTION TO THE STANDARD OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS
          (2 SENTENCES MAXIMUM)
      (5) PREFERRED COURSES (HLSPC) OR JIMPC AND PREFERRED PRIMARY
          AND SECONDARY CLASS DATES
B. APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS COMMENCES, WORKING WITH
THE JFSC LEAD FOR HLSPC (PROF. JERRY MITCHELL) THE INDIVIDUALS
CHOSEN TO FILL THE QUOTAS WILL BE IDENTIFIED. AT THIS POINT, THESE
CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE E-MAIL NOTIFICATION OF THEIR SELECTION FROM
LANTAREA (AXO), FOLLOWED BY A SELECTION MESSAGE FROM TQC AND WILL
BE DIRECTED TO REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. ONLY THE CANDIDATES JOINTLY
AGREED UPON WILL BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CLASS.  HOWEVER, UNDER
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, SHORT FUSED SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE
APPROVED.  THE LINK FOR REGISTRATION FOR HLSPC IS:
HTTP://WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU/CURRENT(UNDERSCORE)STUDENTS/REGISTRATION
INFO.ASP
C. TQC WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED THE NAMES OF THE ATTENDEES TO ENSURE
PROPER DOCUMENTATION IN DIRECT ACCESS. USCG MEMBERS SHOULD NOT
APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE, BUT USE THIS PROCESS TO OBTAIN A
QUOTA.
NOTE THAT THE JPME 1 REQUIREMENT IS WAIVERABLE.
5. LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
6. DURATION: 5 DAYS
7. FUNDING: THERE IS NO COST FOR THE COURSE. HOWEVER, UNITS WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAVEL AND EXPENSES. NEITHER LANTAREA NOR TQC WILL
PROVIDE A TONO TO SUPPORT THIS TRAINING.
8. POCS:
A.  LANTAREA (AXO): DR. JOE DIRENZO, EMAIL: JOSEPH.DIRENZO(AT)
USCG.MIL, PHONE: (757)398-6695 AND CDR BILL CSISAR, EMAIL:
WILLIAM.F.CSISAR(AT)USCG.MIL, PHONE: (757)398-6401.
B.  FOR D1 UNITS DESIRING A QUOTA/LOGISTICS QUESTIONS: LTJG SEAN
NORRIS EMAIL:SEAN.M.NORRIS(AT)USCG.MIL, PHONE: (617) 223-8339.
C.  TQC POC: LCDR CHARLES MILLER EMAIL: CHARLES.D.MILLER(AT)
USCG.MIL, PHONE: (757) 366-6580.
D.  HLSPC POC: PROFESSOR JERRY MITCHELL EMAIL:
MITCHELLJ(AT)JFSC.NDU.EDU PHONE: (757)443-6255.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.