Change One to MCO P3000.18 Marine Corps Planners Manual

1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN PUBLISHES CHANGE ONE TO
REF A. CHANGE ONE INCLUDES PUBLICATION RESPONSIBILITY SHIFT FROM CMC
(PO) TO CMC (PL), ADDRESSES FORCE DEPLOYMENT ISSUES DISCUSSED IN REF
C, DELETES SPECIFIC PUBLICATION SECTIONS NO LONGER APPLICABLE OR
SUPERCEDED BY OTHER ORDERS/DIRECTIVES, AND UPDATES SECTION 4007 OF
THE BASIC DOCUMENT.
2. BACKGROUND. PER REF B, CMC (PL) WILL ESTABLISH AND CHAIR A 
HQMC CORE LEVEL WORKING GROUP TO FACILITATE AND RESOLVE FORCE
DEPLOYMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION (FDP&E) ISSUES. THE HQMC CORE
WORKING GROUP WILL CONSIST OF CMC (PL, PO, PR, LPO, AVN, C4 AND
M&RA), COMMARCORMATCOM, AND CG, MCCDC (TFS). ADJUNCT WORKING GROUP
MEMBERS TO THE HQMC FDP&E CORE WORKING GROUP WILL INCLUDE THE
MARFORS, MARCORBASESLANT/PAC, AND OTHER COMMANDS/AGENCIES AS
REQUIRED. CMC (PL) WILL ESTABLISH A FDP&E WEBSITE TO PUBLISH
CURRENT ISSUES, CONFERENCES, AND RESOURCES (HTTP: 
WWW.HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL/PLN/PLN_HOME.HTM). 
3. ACTION.
3.A. RECORD THIS CHANGE ON THE RECORD OF CHANGES PAGE (PAGE LOWER
CASE I).
3.B. LINE OUT ON COVER PAGE POC-30 AND REPLACE WITH PL.
3.C. MAKE FOLLOWING PEN CHANGES TO PAR 9003:
3.C.1. PAR 9003.4. DELETE CG FMFLANT AND CG FMFPAC AND REPLACE WITH
COMMARFORS.
3.C.2. PAR 9004.5. DELETE CG MARRESFOR AND REPLACE WITH
COMMARFORRES. 
3.C.3. DELETE PAR 9005, 9006, 9007, 9008 AND 9009 IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
 REF D SUPERCEDED THESE PARAGRAPHS. 
3.D. REPLACE CURRENT PAR 4007 WITH THE FOLLOWING PAR:
4007. FORCE PLANNING
REF A. CJCSM 3150.24B, TYPE UNIT CHARACTERISTICS REPORT 
 (TUCHAREP), VOLUME I, DTD 20 APRIL 2001.
 B. CJCSM 3150.24B, TYPE UNIT CHARACTERISTICS REPORT 
 (TUCHAREP), VOLUME II, DTD 20 APRIL 2001.
 C. MCO 5311.1_, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESS.
(NOTE: REFS SHOWN BELOW REFER TO REFS SHOWN ABOVE NOT MSG REFS.)
4007.A. PURPOSE. THIS PARAGRAPH CONTAINS THE PURPOSE AND SHOWS
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAINTAINING ACCURATE AND TIMELY UPDATES TO THE
TYPE UNIT CHARACTERISTICS AND TYPE UNIT EQUIPMENT (TUCHA/TUDET)
DATABASES. THESE DATABASES PROVIDE THE DATA NECESSARY FOR PLANNING,
BOTH DELIBERATE AND CRISIS ACTION, AND MOVEMENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATIONAL USMC ACTIVE AND
RESERVE FORCES/UNITS.
4007.B. BACKGROUND.
4007.B.1. THE JOINT STAFF REQUIRES THAT ALL SERVICES SUBMIT ACCURATE
UPDATES OF THE TUCHA/TUDET DATA FOR NOTIONAL PLANNING QUARTERLY
(MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER).
4007.B.2. TUCHA DATABASE DESCRIBES THE STANDARD PLANNING DATA ON
MOVEMENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR PERSONNEL (FROM T/O) AND EQUIPMENT
(FROM T/E) ASSOCIATED WITH DEPLOYABLE TYPE UNITS OF FIXED
COMPOSITION.
4007.B.3. TUDET DESCRIBES THE EQUIPMENT'S DIMENSIONAL, WEIGHT AND
CUBIC MEASUREMENT OF SPECIFIC PIECES OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT. 
4007.B.4. TERMS OF REFERENCE.
4007.B.4.A. UNIT IDENTIFICATION CODE (UIC). A SIX-CHARACTER,
ALPHANUMERIC CODE THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH ACTIVE, RESERVE AND
NATIONAL GUARD UNIT OF THE ARMED FORCES. (JP-02)
4007.B.4.B. UNIT TYPE CODE (UTC). A JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF DEVELOPED
AND ASSIGNED CODE, CONSISTING OF FIVE CHARACTERS THAT UNIQUELY
IDENTIFY A TYPE UNIT. (JP-02)
4007.C. TASKS. 
4007.C.1. CMC (PL). PROVIDES OVERSIGHT AND POLICY TO SUPPORT THE
MARINE CORPS FORCE DEPLOYMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION (FDP&E)
PROCESS. 
4007.C.2. CMC (POR). PROVIDES UPDATES PROVIDED BY MCCDC (TFS) TO
THE CJCS STATUS OF RESOURCES AND TRAINING SYSTEM (SORTS) DATA WHICH
UPDATES THE JOINT OPERATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM (JOPES)
DATA BASE PER REF A. THIS WILL ENSURE JOPES TUCHA DATABASE AND USMC
TUCHA DATABASE ARE PROPERLY POPULATED AND SYNCHRONIZED.
4007.C.3. CMC (ASL).
4007.C.3.A. REVIEWS AND REVALIDATES ALL AVIATION EQUIPMENT
CHARACTERISTICS FILES PROVIDED BY NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT
(NAVICP) AND NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVAIR) TO ENSURE THAT UTC
ARE PROPERLY POPULATED WITH AVIATION EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE
CORRECTIONS/UPDATES TO MARCORSYSCOM (CSIS) AND MCCDC (TFS) AS
APPROPRIATE.
4007.C.3.B. IDENTIFY ITEM IDENTIFICATION/TAMCM AS REQUIRED TO 
UPDATE TUCHA FILES FOR MCCDC (TFS).
4007.C.3.C. COORDINATE WITH CMC (LPO, POR AND PL) AND MCCDC (TFS) TO
DETERMINE CORRECT ITEM INVENTORY IN TUCHA FILE. 
4007.C.4. CMC (LPO).
4007.C.4.A. REVIEWS AND VALIDATES GROUND EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS
FILES PROVIDED BY MCCDC (TFS) TO ENSURE JCS CARGO CATEGORY CODES
(CCC), SHIP CONFIGURATION DIMENSIONAL DATA AND CUBE ARE CURRENT AND
PROVIDE CORRECTIONS/UPDATES TO MCCDC (TFS).
4007.C.4.B. IDENTIFY ITEM IDENTIFICATION/TAMCM AS REQUIRED TO 
UPDATE TUCHA FILES FOR MCCDC (TFS).
4007.C.4.C. COORDINATE WITH CMC (ASL, POR AND PL) AND MCCDC (TFS) TO
DETERMINE CORRECT ITEM INVENTORY IN TUCHA FILE. 
4007.C.5. COMMARCORSYSCOM.
4007.C.5.A. MARCORSYSCOM MAINTAINS ITEM DATA FILE (IDF) WITHIN TOTAL
FORCE STRUCTURE MARINE CORPS (TFSMC) THAT IS THE SOURCE FOR THE
TECHNICAL DATA FILE WITHIN THE MAGTF DATA LIBRARY (MDL).
4007.C.5.B. MARCORSYSCOM MAINTAINS THE MDL THAT SUPPORTS 
USMC FORCE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS.
4007.C.5.C. MARCORSYSCOM COORDINATES WITH MILITARY TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT COMMAND (MTMC) TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AGENCY (TEA) TO
CERTIFY DIMENSIONAL DATA FOR NEW GROUND EQUIPMENT AND THEN ENTER
DATA INTO TFSMS.
4007.C.5.D. COORDINATES WITH CMC (LPO, ASL, POR AND PL), MCCDC (TFS)
FOR DATA MANAGEMENT.
4007.C.6. CG, MCCDC (TFS).
4007.C.6.A. MAINTAINS TFSMC PERERENCE REF C. TFSMC IS THE MARINE
CORPS AUTHORITATIVE DATA SOURCE FOR MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT
REQUIREMENTS. 
4007.C.6.B. ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS UIC/UTC HEADER DATA FOR USE IN
SORTS AND JOPES REPORTING. PROVIDES UIC/UTC UPDATES TO CMC (POR)
FOR SORTS AND JOPES UPDATES PER REFERENCES A AND B.
4007.C.6.C. MAINTAINS UIC FOR U.S. MARINE CORPS UNITS AND 
ESTABLISHES OR DIS-ESTABLISHES UICS BASED ON MCBUL 5400 ACTION. 
4007.C.6.D. MAINTAINS AND BUILDS THE TUCHA RECORDS A AND B WHICH
DESCRIBES THE STANDARD PLANNING DATA ON PERSONNEL (T/O) AND
EQUIPMENT (T/E) ASSOCIATED WITH DEPLOYABLE TYPE UNITS OF FIXED
COMPOSITION. TUCHA RECORDS A AND B ARE THEN PROVIDED TO CMC (POR)
TO VALIDATE WITH CJCS AND DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM AGENCY (DISA)
AND FOR INCLUSION INTO THE JOPES DATA BASE.
4007.C.6.E. PROVIDES CURRENT TUCHA/TUDET HEADER INFORMATION TO 
MARCORSYSCOM FOR INPUT INTO USMC FAMILY OF LOG AIS SYSTEMS TO
SUPPORT FORCE DEPLOYMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION. 
4007.C.6.F. COORDINATES WITH CMC (LPO, ASL, POR AND PL) FOR DATA
MANAGEMENT.
4007.C.7. COMMARFORS AND COMMARFORRES. PROVIDE 
RECOMMENDED T/O&E CHANGES TO MCCDC (TFS) AS REQUIRED.