Advanced Communications and Information Systems Course 2004

1. SITUATION. THE COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
SCHOOL (CCSS) WILL CONDUCT ADVANCED COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (ACIS) COURSE TO PREPARE OFFICERS IN THE 0602 MOS FOR
SERVICE AT THE MAGTF, COMPONENT, REGIONAL COMBATANT COMMAND, OR
BASE/POST/STATION LEVEL IN G6/J6 BILLETS. ACIS FOCUSES ON MARINE
CORPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATES, JOINT OPERATIONAL AND
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND C4 NETWORK PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 
THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLIES: 
 A. MOS 0602, OR SERVING/ABOUT TO SERVE IN AN 0602 BILLET. 
 B. MGYSGT/CWO4/LTCOL/MAY ATTEND ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, ON
APPROVAL OF THE 06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD (OCCFLD) SPONSOR. 
 C. SOLID COMMUNICATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOUNDATION AT THE
TACTICAL LEVEL.
2. MISSION. FROM 10-21 MAY 04, CCSS CONDUCTS THE ACIS COURSE IOT
ADVANCE THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF MOS 0602 
OFFICERS.
3. EXECUTION 
 A. DIRECTOR'S INTENT. TO CONDUCT A FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAM 
 FOR MID AND SENIOR LEVEL OFFICERS IN THE 0602 MOS IOT 
 PROVIDE THEM WITH CURRENT INFORMATION TO OPTIMIZE THEIR 
 EFFECTIVENESS AS S6/G6/J6 OFFICERS. 
 B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. THE CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF 10 
 ACADEMIC DAYS AND IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A MAXIMUM CLASS 
 SIZE OF 60 STUDENTS WITH ACTIVE, RESERVE AND CIVILIAN SEATS
 ALLOCATED FOR USE. THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 
 MODULES OF INSTRUCTION: C4 PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, JOINT 
 C4 OPERATIONS (JCS-J6, JFCOM, JCSE, DISA, ETC.), 
 INFORMATION ASSURANCE, AND C4 FIELD UPDATES. TRAINING AND 
 EDUCATION METHODS INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF 
 LECTURE/DISCUSSION, GUEST SPEAKER BRIEFS, AND A PRACTICAL 
 APPLICATION MARKED REQUIREMENT. MAGTF AND JOINT 
 COMMUNICATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED 
 THROUGHOUT THE COURSE. 
 C. TASKS (STUDENT NOMINEE PARENT COMMANDS) 
 (1) SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NLT 2 APR 04 WITH THE FOLLOWING 
 INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL OR FAX TO THE O602 OCCFLD 
 SPONSOR: 
 (A) LNAME, FNAME, MI 
 (B) GRADE 
 (C) PRIMARY MOS 
 (D) SSN 
 (E) COMPONENT 
 (F) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT
 (G) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET REQUIRED) 
 (H) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COMM) 
 (I) E-MAIL ADDRESS 
 (J) COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS 
 (2) FAX SECURITY CLEARANCES (OPNAV 5521/27) NLT 30 APR 04 
 TO: DSN 278-2499 OR COML (703) 784-2499. INCLUDE 
 FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF 
 VISIT (10-21 MAY 04), AND PURPOSE (ACIS-04), ATTN 
 GYSGT LANHAM. 
 D. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
 (1) COMMANDS WITH MULTIPLE ATTENDEES DESIGNATE A POC FOR 
 COORDINATION PURPOSES. 
 (2) UNIFORM FOR THE COURSE WILL BE UTILITIES. 
 (3) THERE WILL BE A CONFERENCE FEE OF $25. 
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS 
 A. SEAT ALLOCATIONS AND FUNDING. 60 CLASS SEATS ARE 
 AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS TO MARINES 
 MEETING THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH (1). THE 06XX 
 OCCFLD SPONSOR IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ACIS-04 
 STUDENTS.
 (1) FUNDED ACTIVE DUTY SEAT ALLOCATIONS. FUNDING FOR
 TRAVEL, LODGING, 
 AND PER DIEM FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES IS 
 AVAILABLE. FUNDING FOR RENTAL CARS WILL ONLY BE 
 AUTHORIZED BY THE OCC FLD SPONSOR. 
 (2) FUNDED RESERVE SEAT ALLOCATIONS. FUNDING FOR 
 SMCR/IRR OFFICERS IS AVAILABLE. CONTACT YOUR MSC FOR 
 FUNDING AND SEAT AVAILABILITY. MARFORRES MSC'S WILL 
 SUBMIT NOMINATIONS TO MARFORRES G-3T, POC MAJ EDSON OR 
 GYSGT DAVIS AT EDSONDW@MFR.USMC.MIL OR 
 DAVISAT@MFR.USMC.MIL, COML (504)678-8086/8414. 
 (3) FUNDED CIVILIAN SEAT ALLOCATIONS. GOVERNMENT 
 ITM CIVILIANS, GS-11 OR ABOVE, TO PROVIDE FOR ITM COI
 DEVELOPMENT A NUMBER OF SEATS ARE SET ASIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING OCC
 FIELD SERIES: GS-0332/2210/0335/0390/ 
 0391/0392/0854/1550. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THESE SEATS 
 ARE HARRY MCDAVID OR CHRIS CANNAVARO AT TEL COML: 
 703-693-3556/ TEL DSN 223-3556/EMAIL: 
 MCDAVIDHF@HQMC.USMC.MIL OR CANNAVAROCT.CTR@HQMC.USMC.MIL.
 (4) UNFUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL SEATS ARE 
 AVAILABLE ON A "NO COST" BASIS (I.E. TRAVEL, LODGING, 
 PER DIEM NOT AUTHORIZED) FOR OFFICERS STATIONED IN THE 
 NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. 
 B. BILLETING. RESERVATIONS FOR BILLETING ARE THE 
 RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH ATTENDEE. ATTENDEES MUST CHECK WITH 
 THE QUANTICO BOQ (LIVERSEDGE HALL) AT DSN 278-3148/9 OR 
 COML (703) 784-3148/9; FAX 703-784-5940 FOR THE 
 AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING. IF GOVERNMENT 
 BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, A STATEMENT OF NON-AVAILABILITY 
 MUST BE ISSUED AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT STUDENTS PURSUE 
 BILLETING AT THE CROSSROADS INN (TLF) AT (800) 
 965-9511. GOVERNMENT MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE. 
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL 
 A. ACIS-04 WILL CONVENE AT GEIGER HALL (BLDG. 2077), 
 EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL (EWS), MCU, QUANTICO, VA. 
 B. COORDINATION VIA E-MAIL AND FAX IS ENCOURAGED. 
 C. NOMINATIONS MUST BE SENT TO THE OCCFLD SPONSOR AT E-MAIL 
 PARKMW@HQMC.USMC.MIL OR FAX DSN 223-3560 COML (703) 
 693-3560.
 D. THE OCCFLD SPONSOR WILL NOTIFY MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND 
 ACIS-04 AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATION DATA FOR FUNDED STUDENT 
 ORDERS NLT 23 APR 04. 
 E. THE ACIS COURSE COORDINATOR IS MAJ P. H. SCHOLES, DSN 
 278-4336/COML (703)784-4336, E-MAIL 
 SCHOLESPH@TECOM.USMC.MIL. ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION IS 
 AVAILABLE ON THE ACIS LINK AT THE CCSS HOMEPAGE: 
 HTTP:/WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/CCSS/DEFAULT.HTM.