Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Fellowship 2-25 Recipients
This MARADMIN announces the selection of 10 Marines for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) Fellowship Program 2-25. The selected fellows, ranging from Corporal to Master Sergeant across various MOSs, will contribute their technical expertise and operational experience to help shape the future of the Marine Corps through experimentation, wargaming, and capability assessment. Fellows are expected to check in to MCWL no earlier than February 2, 2025.
Issued: December 30, 2024
1. Purpose: The purpose of this MARADMIN is to announce the selection for the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab's Fellowship Program for 2-25 (MCWL Fellowship 2-25). 2. Background: MCWL generates and examines threat-informed operating concepts and capabilities, providing analytically supported recommendations to inform subsequent force design and development activities. MCWL plans, executes, and analyzes the results of science and technology development, live-force experimentation, and concept-based wargaming in order to inform the Deputy Commandant, Combat Development & Integration requirements' process in addition to other organizations advancement of Marine Corps capabilities. Results include the assessment of emerging concepts and capabilities; development of new and innovative tactics, techniques, and procedures; and recommendation of improvements to current and future organizational structures and training. 2.a. Description: MCWL fellows contribute to the lab's assessments and recommendations by providing their technical MOS expertise and operational experience in observation, analysis, and reporting along MCWL's lines of effort. Fellows will participate in the planning, execution, and reporting of activities associated with each Division's area of responsibility. In short, the fellowship provides Marines the opportunity to be a part of shaping the future of the Marine Corps. 3. MCWL FY25 Fellowship Concept of Operations: 3.a. Rank/MOS: Assignment to MCWL Divisions is detailed below. Read in 4 columns: Rank/Last name/MOS/Current command/assigned MCWL Div 3.a.1. Experiment Division SSgt Orozco 3521 CLB-8 ExDiv Cpl Moore 5979 3d LAAD ExDiv Sgt Hyatt 7236 MCTSSA ExDiv Cpl Hedinger 0231 7th Marines ExDiv 3.a.2. Futures Division Sgt Hedrick 0341 EWTG-LANT Futures GySgt Etsey 7236 Air Control Sq MCCES Futures SSgt Hadorn 0363 BLT 1/8 LAR Co Futures 3.a.3. Wargaming Division SSgt Vogt 0372 1st Marine Raider Bn WGD MSgt Hancock 7236 MACS-2 WGD 3.a.4. Science and Technology Division 1stLt Davis 0202 HQBN, 3d MARDIV S&T 4. Orders timeline: 4.a. NLT 18 Dec: Applicants have been contacted. Unit coordination and orders process will begin. 4.b. NET 2 Feb: Applicants check-in to MCWL. 5. Funding. TAD funding provided by MCWL. 6. Orders. MCWL will generate reporting (TAD) orders to MCWL/FD. All participants traveling on TAD orders will require a valid military ID and activated government credit card. 7. Selectees will receive a notification email to the email address they used to register and apply for this program. 8. Direct all questions to MCWL G3 at: MCWL_G3_Operations@usmc.mil. 9. This MARADMIN is only applicable to the active component. 10. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Eric E. Austin, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration.