R 041506Z AUG 09

SUBJ  SOLICITATION FOR JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE (JFSC) HOMELAND
SECURITY PLANNERS COURSE (HLSPC) MTT.
1. BACKGROUND THE COAST GUARD INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE STANDARD
OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS ( SOPP )GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT (GFM)
CONTINUES TO EXPAND. DEVELOPING THE NEED FOR A FORMAL UNDERSTANDING
OF STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING ISSUES, BOTH WITHIN DHS AND
WITH INTERAGENCY PARTNERS (ESPECIALLY DOD), HAS BECOME MORE
CRITICAL.  DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR THE FY10 SOLICITATION
RELEASED ON 141306Z JUL 09 FROM TQC, THE COAST GUARD HAS BEEN
PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD A HLSPC MTT FROM 1-3 SEPTEMBER IN
ALAMEDA ON COAST GUARD ISLAND. THIS MESSAGE, JOINTLY DEVELOPED AND
COORDINATED BY FORCECOM AND LANTAREA, PROVIDES DETAILS ON THE
UPCOMING MTT 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 OFFICERSCIVILIANS (O4 THROUGH O6GS-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. STUDENTS WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIAL AGENTS FROM MULTIPLE
FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS, STAFF MEMBERS FROM REGIONAL COMBATANT
COMMANDERS AND LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS INCLUDING CHIEFS OF POLICE
AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
3. APPLICATION PROCESS
A. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO OPERATIONAL PLANNERS AT ALL LEVELS (
STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL AND TACTICAL ) WHO ARE DIRECTLY
INVOLVEDSUPPORTING IN SOPPGFM.  INTERESTED USCG OFFICERS AND
CIVILIANS SHOULD SEND AN E- MAIL APPLICATION TO CDR AL TUBBS (FC)
AND DR JOE DIRENZO, (LANTAREA) WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
      (1) NAME
      (2) RANKCIVILIAN PAY GRADE
      (3) BILLET
      (4) CONNECTION TO THE STANDARD OPERATIONAL PLANNING
PROCESSGLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT (GFM) (2 SENTENCES MAXIMUM)
B. APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS COMMENCES, WORKING WITH
THE JFSC LEADS FOR HLSPC (PROF. JERRY MITCHELL) AND JIMPC (PROF JON
STULL), THE INDIVIDUALS CHOSEN TO FILL THE QUOTAS IN THE CLASS WILL
BE IDENTIFIED. THESE CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE E- MAIL NOTIFICATION
OF THEIR SELECTION JOINTLY FROM FORCECOM AND LANTAREA FOLLOWED BY A
SELECTION MESSAGE FROM TQC WHICH WILL DIRECT THE CHOSEN CANDIDATES
TO REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. ONLY THE CANDIDATES JOINTLY AGREED UPON
WILL BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CLASS. USCG MEMBERS SHOULD NOT APPLY
DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE, BUT USE THIS PROCESS TO OBTAIN A QUOTA.
C. TQC WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED THE NAMES OF THE ATTENDEES TO ENSURE
PROPER DOCUMENTATION IN DIRECT ACCESS. (NOTE THAT THE JPME 1
REQUIREMENT IS WAIVERABLE).
4. THIS MTT WAS DEVELOPED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY FOR THOSE
NOT SELECTED IN COURSES OFFERED IN THE FY10 SOLICITATION MESSAGE
(LIMITED QOUTAS) AND TO REDUCE TRAVEL COST FOR UNITS THAT ARE
LOCATED WITHIN THE PACIFIC AOR.
5. LOCATION POINT WELCOME ROOM, COAST GUARD ISLAND, ALAMEDA, CA
6. DURATION 3 DAYS
7. FUNDING LANTAREA, FORCECOM AND CG-132 ARE COLLABORATING TO
DEVELOP FUNDING OPTIONS.  THIS INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED WHEN
FINALIZED.
8. POCSSMES
A. FORCECOM (FC5) COMMANDER AL TUBBS, EMAILALAN.R.TUBBS(AT)
USCG.MIL, (510) 437-3972
B. LANTAREA DR. JOE DIRENZO, EMAILJOSEPH.DIRENZO(AT) USCG.MIL,
PHONE (757)398-6695.
C. TQC POC LTJG KELLY CUMBERLAND EMAIL KELLY.L.CUMBERLAND(AT)
USCG.MIL, PHONE (757) 366-6581.
D. HLSPC POC PROFESSOR JERRY MITCHELL EMAIL
MITCHELLG(AT)JFSC.NDU.EDU PHONE (757)443-6255.
E. JIMPC POC PROFESSOR JON STULL, EMAILSTULLJ(AT)JFSC.NDU.EDU,
PHONE (757)443-6391.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.