Marine Corps

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• Marine Corps
• Transformation
• in the Pacific
• Col Bill Febuary
• AC/S G6, MARFORPAC
• 8 August 2006

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Agenda

• Fighting the War for Influence
• Strategic Importance of the Pacific
• USMC movement to Guam
• Communications Modernization

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Future Operational Designto Fight the War for
Influence
Winning the Ideological Struggle
Establishing a global environment of hope and
the exercise of basic human rights
Gaining influence with the disenfranchised and
undecided
Against opportunists, violent extremists, and
ideological enemies
Building Partner Nation Capacity
Supporting Partner Nations Efforts
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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Pacific AOR Strategic Importance
WESTPAC - The Right Strategic Location
NORTHEAST ASIA
72,000 Marines
Japan Russia
25 of U.S. Trade
North Korea South Korea
155 Exercises
34 of Gross World Product
India Pakistan
Accounted for 22 of world gross domestic product
(GDP) in 2004
Senkaku Islands
Home to 4 of worlds 17 largest economies
Spratly Islands
China Taiwan
The 6 largest militaries interact in PACOMs AOR
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Sri Lanka
5 of 7 US Mutual Defense Treaties
Critical sea lanes
10M Barrels of Oil transit Straits of Malacca
daily
Worlds largest Muslim population
60,000 vessels transit straits near Indonesia
East Timor
52 of worlds surface
Indonesia
43 Countries
Piracy Rising Rapidly
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Marine Corps Bases, Pacific
SHAPING the regional environment
MARFORPAC

• I MEF HQ
• 1st MARDIV
• 1st MLG
• 3rd MAW

Iwakuni
California

• MAG-12

Okinawa
Hawaii

• III MEF HQ
• 3rd MARDIV
• 3rd MLG
• 1st MAW

• MARFORPAC
• 3rd MAR, MAG-24, CSSG-3

• 5 of 7 Major U.S. Defense Treaties

• Worlds 6 Largest Armed Forces

• 52 of Earths Surface

prepared to RESPOND across the full spectrum of
potential crises
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Why Guam?

• Defense Policy Review
• Initiative (DPRI)
• Move 8000 Marines, plus family members, and
  civilian support personnel from Okinawa to Guam
• New areas of concern
• Arc of Instability
• Regional Allies Interests
• Strategically valuable
• Closer than Hawaii Tokyo
• Similar distance to Okinawa
• More Freedom of action
• Collocation with other Services
• Lightens burden on Okinawa
• Creates balanced capabilities in
• -HI
• -Guam
• -Oki

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Tactical Comm Modernization
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CONDOR Gateway Status

• 10 prototype Gateways in Iraq
• Providing data connectivity (SIPR and Chat) for
  FOBs and forward maneuver elements

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CONDOR System Illustration
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M2C2 Approach - Integration
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Command Operations Center

• Command and Control To Go
• Increased Operational Capability and Mission
  Effectiveness
• Enhanced Situational Awareness
• Preservation of Resources including Human Life

• COC/UOC is the USMC program responsible for
  providing Marine Operational Forces with C2
  Capabilities whenever and wherever they operate
  or fight

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Information ManagementWhere We Are Going
Knowledge Wall
Intuitive
Supports Cdrs Decision

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Information ManagementBases/Post/Stations Where
We Are Going
Knowledge Wall
Intuitive
Supports Cdrs Decision

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• Questions?

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• Backup Slides

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CCIRS and the Decision Making Cycle
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Friendly COP
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Operational Level Fires
Deep Shaping

• Shaping Objectives
• Fix Armor capable of counter-attack. 1st 2rd and
  3rd Armor Reg
• Neutralize enemy indirect fires capable of
  interfering with friendly freedom of action. 1st,
  Arty BDE and the 4th and 1st Arty REG

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Sustainment - Logistics
MFP LOC
CDRs Priority
C C I Rs
C2PC
ATF


svc
PS
WHNS
CSS Locations
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Assessment
DEFEAT ENEMY XX CORPS FORCES IN ZONE
Desired Enemy Shaping Effects
EN unable to coordinate fire with maneuver
(C51)
XX Corps unable to conduct coordinated fire and
maneuver to oppose MEF Expeditionary Ops
EN ADA unable to interdict MEF air operations
(C48)
EN Operational Reserve unable to reinforce
coastal defense units
(C50)
EN Coastal Defenses neutralized (C49)
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Graphic OPORD
PHASE II SEIZE THE INITIATIVE H H
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Commanders Intent Purpose Decisively defeat
enemy aggression against Kartuna. III MEF
supports and conducts major combat operations to
achieve PACOM campaign operational
objectives. Method III MEF Critical Tasks 1.
Defend Tinian Island. 2. BPT Support NEO. 3.
O/O, CHOP III MEF to I Corps. 4. Provide
logistics support to Marine Forces OPCON to I
Corps. 5. BPT support other components.
Endstate -PACOM campaign operational
objectives achieved. -Marine forces postured for
follow-on operations and/or redeployed as
required.
Mission III MEF continues to defend Tinian
Island. O/O MFP xfers III MEF OPCON to I Corps,
conducts RSOI of US MARFOR, and sustains
combined MARFOR in the Theater of Operations, IOT
support PACOM counter- offensive ops. III MEF
provides A/C sorties to ACC ISO the pre-ITO. BPT
conduct shaping operations for expeditionary ops
vic. Kali pass.
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PHASE II SEIZE THE INITIATIVE H H
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Graphic OPORD (cont)
SHAPING MRAOG T Destroy Rear Area
threats. P Protect sustainment capability
and enable RSOI. 5th MAR REGT T Defend
Kahala Ridge. P Protect western flank of
III MEF Battlespace.
DECISIVE III MEF T O/O rpt OPCON to I Corps
for offensive ops P To facilitate conduct of
offensive ops T BPT conduct shaping ops vic.
Kartuna P To facilitate future expeditionary
ops
SUSTAINING MLC T Conduct RSOI of US
MARFOR P Support III MEF counteroffensive
ops T Provide Log support to MARFOR in TO
P Support III MEF counteroffensive ops
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