Futures Assessment Division
Mission: Provide assessments of plausible future security environments; generate ideas that inform the development and implementation of concepts, capabilities, and requirements; and provide recommendations for service consideration IOT guard against strategic surprise, shape the future force, stimulate thought and debate, and inform senior leadership of the Marine Corps.
Mission Essential Tasks:
1.Provide assessment of plausible Future Security Environments (FSEs) on a rolling time horizon 15-30 years into the future
- Focus on “Long-Term” Future; coordinate w/ internal and external agencies and institutions
- ID and assess emerging threats, opportunities, challenges, technologies, patterns, and trends
- Develop forecast of baseline and alternative futures
2.Generate ideas that influence, shape, and inform development of concepts, capabilities, and requirements across the DOTMLPF spectrum
- Develop Ideas, Influence Concepts and Inform Capability requirements of future force
- Stimulate thought and debate
3.Provide recommendations for service consideration / action
- Leverage SME insights, knowledge, and experience
- Propose alternative solutions to military problems
- Assist senior leaders w/ decisions (concepts, force development, capabilities, etc.)