OCTOBER 2005 AVIATION COMMANDERS COURSE
This MARADMIN announces the October 2005 Aviation Commanders Course scheduled for 21-22 October 2005 at Marine Corps University, Quantico, VA. The course is mandatory for all active and reserve component officers slated to command aviation squadrons, MAGs, MALS, MCAS, or aviation sites, and will focus on critical safety, operations, and logistics information necessary for aviation command. Officers must RSVP by 7 October 2005.
Issued: September 23, 2005
1. SITUATION. REF A REQUIRES ALL FUTURE SLATED ACTIVE COMPONENT COMMANDERS TO ATTEND THE CMC RESIDENT COMMANDERS COURSE. REF B REQUIRES ALL FUTURE SLATED RESERVE COMPONENT SQUADRON COMMANDERS TO ATTEND THE CMC RESIDENT COMMANDERS COURSE. REF C DIRECTED THAT ALL SLATED FLYING SQUADRON/MAG/MALS/MCAS/SITE COMMANDERS ATTEND AN AVIATION COMMANDERS COURSE SPONSORED BY THE DC(A). OFFICERS SLATED TO COMMAND SQUADRONS IN A MACG OR MWSG ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND BUT NOT REQUIRED. AVIATORS SLATED TO COMMAND A NON-AVIATION UNIT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND BUT MAY COMPLETE THE COURSE IF DESIRED. 2. MISSION. DELIVER A PROGRAM TO PREPARE COMMAND SLATED AVIATION LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND COLONELS FOR COMMAND OF AVIATION UNITS. THE FOCUS ON THE COURSE IS DIRECTED TOWARD CRITICAL SAFETY, OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS INFORMATION. 3. EXECUTION A. COMMANDER'S INTENT AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. (1) COMMANDER'S INTENT. PROVIDE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO ENHANCE A FUTURE COMMANDER'S ABILITY TO COMMAND AN AVIATION UNIT PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND. ALL INSTRUCTION WILL BE FOCUSED ON ENHANCING THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MEET SPECIFIC AVIATION CHALLENGES. (2) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER (GRC), MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, QUANTICO, VA. THE CLASSES WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2005 CMC'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM. THE COURSE, DIRECTED TOWARDS AVIATORS ATTENDING THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM, WILL BE CONDUCTED ON FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER AND SATURDAY, 22 OCTOBER. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS DATE/TIME EVENT 21 OCTOBER CLASSES (1230 - 1630) 22 OCTOBER CLASSES (0730 - 1600) B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS (1) REGISTRATION. OFFICERS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH FOUR BELOW ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE TRAINING. (2) FUNDING. HQMC APPROPRIATION DATA FOR TRAVEL AND PER DIEM WILL BE PROVIDED BY MCU IF ATTENDING THE AVIATION COMMANDERS COURSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MCU-SPONSORED 2005 COMMANDERS PROGRAM THAT CONCLUDES ON 21 OCTOBER 05. THOSE OFFICERS ATTENDING ONLY THE AVIATION COMMANDERS COURSE MUST OBTAIN FUNDING FROM THEIR PARENT COMMANDS. (3) BILLETING AND TRANSPORTATION. COMMANDERS ATTENDING THE OCTOBER 2005 COMMANDERS PROGRAM SHOULD ATTAIN BILLETING AND TRANSPORTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A. (4) UNIFORM. THE UNIFORM DURING THE AVIATION SAFETY COMMANDERS COURSE WILL BE THE WOODLAND COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM. 4. ADMINISTRATION A. OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE OCTOBER 2005 AVIATION COMMANDERS COURSE ARE THOSE THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE OCTOBER 05 MCU COMMANDERS COURSE OR WILL TAKE COMMAND PRIOR TO THE MARCH 06 MCU COMMANDERS COURSE. ALL OTHER OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE SOMETIME PRIOR TO THEIR CHANGE OF COMMAND. B. COMMANDERS AND SLATED COMMANDERS NOT LISTED WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED THE COURSE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE POC INFO MENTIONED ABOVE FOR ASSIGNMENT INTO THE COURSE. C. ALL OFFICERS MUST RSVP TO THE POC ABOVE VIA EMAIL ONLY TO CONFIRM ATTENDENCE. FOR THE OCTOBER 05 COURSE, FINAL DATE FOR RSVP IS 7 OCTOBER O5. D. ASSIGNMENTS. THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE COMPONENT COLONELS ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE AVIATION COMMANDERS PROGRAM: NAME COMMAND CLAYPOOL, RE MAG-13 EMICH, D MAG-12 FALCAM JR, LA MCAS FUTENMA GANYARD, ST MAG-46 HANCOCK, BD MCAS YUMA KENNEDY, JC MAG-16 OWENS, CS MAG-29 STURDEVANT, GA 24TH MEU VAN CAMP, EJ MAG-14 C. THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE COMPONENT LIEUTENANT COLONELS ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE AVIATION COMMANDERS PROGRAM: NAME COMMAND BROWN, LAVMFA(AW)-224, MAG-31 COLEMAN JR, RD MALS-36 DENNY III, MV MAQ-3, MAG-14 ENHOW, RM MALS-16 FRENCH, CL MALS-26 GEORGE, MW VMAQ-2 HALL, SW HMLA-367, MAG-39 HOLMES, AP VMGRT-252, MAG-14 KILLMEIER JR, LE HMLA-167, MAG-26 KIRBY, SA VMFA(AW)-332 KREKEL, RA MALS-24 MCCOY, MG HMM-264, MAG-26 MCEWEN, MD HMM(T)-164, MAG-39 PAYNE, BJ MCAF QUANTICO, VA PRIM, SW SITE CMD, STEWART REIMAN, PJ HMM-265, MAG-36 ROCK JR, PJ HMM-263, MAG-29 SHORTER, AG VMA-223, MAG-14 SPRATLIN, BH MALS-31 TIBBS, WR MALS-11 TOBIN III, RT HMH-465, MAG-16 WERTH, MA VMU-2 WOODS, JR VMFA (AW)-225, MAG-11 WRIGHT, AR MALS-29 YOUNG, MW HMH-464 D. THE FOLLOWING RESERVE COMPONENT COLONELS ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE OCTOBER 05 AVIATION COMMANDERS PROGRAM: NAME COMMAND LEE, KJ ASST WING CO, 4TH MAW ROTELLI, LJ DEP GROUP CO, MAG-42 VAUGHAN, GA DEP GROUP CO, MAG-46 E. THE FOLLOWING RESERVE COMPONENT LIEUTENANT COLONELS ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE OCTOBER 05 AVIATION COMMANDERS PROGRAM: NAME COMMAND BARICH, JD HMH 772, MAG 49 CLODFELDER, CD VMGR 234, MAG 41 CONSTANT JR, HG VMFA 134, MAG 46 FROST, KF HMLA 775, MAG 46 HARRISON, MV MALS 49, MAG 49 JOHNSON JR, RA VMGR 452, MAG 49 KILGORE, LA HMM 774, MAG 42 MEDEROS, RJ HMLA 773, MAG 42 ROEPKE, SM VMFA 112, MAG 41 SWAN, SM MALS 42, MAG 42 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL A. COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS. DC(A) SERVES AS EXECUTIVE AGENT AND COORDINATOR FOR CMC. B. SIGNAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, QUESTIONS AND OR CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE MESSAGE POC. C. AVIATION COMMANDERS COURSE SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED TO THE AVIATION WEBSITE AT HTTP.WWW.HQINET001.HQMC.USMC.MIL