Miami - On November 1, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Fort Lauderdale International Airport seized approximately 21.1 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $675,200.00 during the inspection of a passenger entering the United States from Bogota, Colombia. The subject was sent to secondary inspection after officers found inconsistencies in his story during his initial interview. While searching the subject’s luggage CBP Officers uncovered four bags of factory sealed candy manufactured abroad. After further probing of the candy officers discovered the treats were filled with cocaine. According to the Director of Field Operations, Sidney Aki, “this is another example of our constant effort towards keeping the public, specially our children, safe through the interception of such harmful contraband.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted on an Alleged Charge of Capital Murder
CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted on an Alleged Charge of Capital Murder
Hidalgo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Hidalgo International Bridge took custody of a fugitive returned to the United States by Mexican law enforcement authorities yesterday evening.
On Nov. 3, CBP officers working at the Hidalgo International Bridge took custody of a fugitive returned to the U.S. by Mexican law enforcement authorities. The extradited man was identified as Valentin Martinez, a U.S. citizen, age 36 from Penitas, Texas. CBP officers conducted database checks and confirmed that Martinez was the subject of an outstanding criminal arrest warrant issued by the Pharr, Texas Police Department. The warrant indicated that Martinez was wanted on an alleged charge of capital murder. After his arrest, Martinez was transferred to the custody of the Pharr, Texas Police Department.
Hector A. Mancha, CBP port director, Hidalgo-Pharr said, “This is an example of the great international cooperation between U.S. law enforcement agencies and the Government of Mexico to apprehend and to return U.S. citizens who flee into Mexico in an attempt to avoid justice.” Mancha further said, “I commend our officers for their work in processing this fugitive and for their work in securing our nation’s borders.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
Hidalgo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Hidalgo International Bridge took custody of a fugitive returned to the United States by Mexican law enforcement authorities yesterday evening.
On Nov. 3, CBP officers working at the Hidalgo International Bridge took custody of a fugitive returned to the U.S. by Mexican law enforcement authorities. The extradited man was identified as Valentin Martinez, a U.S. citizen, age 36 from Penitas, Texas. CBP officers conducted database checks and confirmed that Martinez was the subject of an outstanding criminal arrest warrant issued by the Pharr, Texas Police Department. The warrant indicated that Martinez was wanted on an alleged charge of capital murder. After his arrest, Martinez was transferred to the custody of the Pharr, Texas Police Department.
Hector A. Mancha, CBP port director, Hidalgo-Pharr said, “This is an example of the great international cooperation between U.S. law enforcement agencies and the Government of Mexico to apprehend and to return U.S. citizens who flee into Mexico in an attempt to avoid justice.” Mancha further said, “I commend our officers for their work in processing this fugitive and for their work in securing our nation’s borders.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
DOD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon
MR. MORRELL: Hey, guys. Good afternoon. It's been a while. Let me go over a few items and then we'll get right to your questions.
First of all, our thoughts and prayers are with the Fort Hood community as they prepare to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting that killed 13 and wounded 32. Tomorrow, Secretary McHugh and General Casey will travel to Killeen to participate in a ceremony remembering those lost and honoring the soldiers and civilians who helped tend to the wounded. You may recall that the 1908th and the 467th Medical Detachments were in the process of deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively, when they and others came under attack at home. I'm happy to report that those units have recently returned home from successful tours overseas. Meanwhile, the prosecution of the accused shooter is moving into pre-trial hearings. The entire Fort Hood family has shown truly exemplary strength and resilience as they work to recover, and we will continue to support them in every way that we can.
Now to Secretary Gates' upcoming travel schedule. Late tomorrow night, he departs for Melbourne, where he will join Secretary Clinton for the 25th annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations, or as we refer to is AUSMIN. This is Secretary Gates' and Secretary Clinton's fourth international trip together, and they will be joined this time by Chairman Mullen.
You may recall that this meeting was originally scheduled for last January, but was postponed due to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti and the need for both secretaries to remain in Washington to help manage the U.S. assistance effort.
I should note that Haiti is currently bracing for another natural disaster, Tropical Storm Tomas, and we are again positioned to respond quickly. Several days ago, SOUTHCOM directed the USS Iwo Jima to steam toward Haiti, carrying a crew of 1,600 military and civilian medical, engineering, aviation, logistical and other support personnel to help where needed.
Back to AUSMIN now, this year's gathering is an occasion to reflect on the strength and resiliency of the U.S.-Australian alliance, a bond between two democracies of shared cultural -- culture, interests and values, while also considering the path forward together. In particular, the discussions will address our joint effort in Afghanistan, where Australia is the largest non-NATO troop contributor, with over 1,500 troops, serving largely in Uruzgan in RC South; our work together across Southeast Asia, both to confront the region's humanitarian, developmental and environmental challenges, and also to provide assistance to partners on issues ranging from disaster relief to maritime security; and finally, the vital role our military partnership continues to play in Asia's overall security environment.
From Melbourne, the secretary travels on to Malaysia next Tuesday. There he'll meet with Prime Minister Najib as well as Defense Minister Zahid, who actually visited the Pentagon earlier this year. They'll discuss our strengthening bilateral military ties -- over the past six years, we've held an increasing number of joint exercises, and Malaysia has been an important contributor to humanitarian and peacekeeping missions globally -- as well as a discussion on security issues in the region and other areas for potential cooperation. This visit, as you know, follows closely on Secretary Clinton's, who's in Kuala Lumpur this week, and is yet another signal of our deepening relationship with Malaysia.
One final item: Secretary Gates joins Secretary Clinton and President Obama in urging the Senate to approve the New START Treaty before the adjournment of the current Congress. He and other -- he and many other former defense secretaries and national security officials from both parties have frequently voiced their strong belief that this treaty is absolutely critical to the effectiveness of our nuclear arsenal, our knowledge of Russian nuclear capabilities and U.S. national security overall.
With that out of the way, let's get to questions. Anne.
Q Well, following on what you just said about the START treaty, is it the secretary's calculation, then, that the treaty is more likely to be able to be passed if it's done in the lame duck? What chances do you give it with the change of political calculus if it holds over into the new Congress?
And separately, also related to the Republican gains, what do you think will become of the "don't ask, don't tell" legislation? Is there any chance that it will be passed in the lame duck, and what happens to it if it doesn't?
MR. MORRELL: Let's start with the first first if I may, and then you may have to remind me of the second.
But on the first, this is -- I don't believe that either the president or his secretaries are advancing this during the lame-duck session because of some political calculus that it may stand a better chance of passage during that time. I think we're advancing it at this time and pushing for ratification because we need this and we need it sooner than later.
It's -- why wait until next year, next spring perhaps, for something that has -- we've been almost a year now without the START treaty and its verification provisions.
So we think this is what's necessary. It was necessary weeks, if not months, ago. So we hope the Congress will -- the Senate will address this as quickly as possible when they reconvene after this -- after the recess for the elections. There's no sense in putting off what we need now to the next Congress. But I don't believe our urging of this, of the action to be taken, is because we think that it fares any better chance in this Congress than the next Congress. We're advancing this now because we think it is the right thing to do. It is what's needed by our country at this time.
Q And "don't ask, don't tell" on the same calculation?
MR. MORRELL: I -- well, let me -- again, I mean, we're not -- what Congress decides to do legislatively with regards to, you know, "don't ask, don't tell," or any other issue for that matter, is largely their business. They take up things in the order that they -- that they see fit. Obviously, you saw the president yesterday address "don't ask, don't tell" in his post-election press conference. You also saw today during this cabinet meeting him specifically outline his desire for New START to be dealt with.
So I don't know what the Congress will do with regards to that. All I can tell you is sort of what we're in the process of doing. As I think you all know, the secretary's report is due on his desk by December the 1st. The working group, as I understand it, is very much on track to meet that deadline. So I think in, you know, 26 days time, the secretary will have the work product that he thinks is so necessary for us to be able to fully understand the full implications of a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and then what additional measures we need to take for -- in preparation for that eventuality.
You know from his discussion of this dating back to last February that he believes it's better to do this smart than stupid, and that this report is very important to us doing this smartly. So our focus right now is getting this report finished, getting it to the secretary, having him review it, carefully considering it -- consider it, and then take measures from there.
Q Can I follow up on that?
MR. MORRELL: Sure.
Q So right now, this department is urging congressional action on START, but not urging congressional action on "don't ask, don't tell." That's kind of what it boils down to, right?
MR. MORRELL: No. I -- we are clearly urging congressional action, echoing the president, on START. I think you saw the president speak to "don't ask, don't tell" as an issue, as a priority for him yesterday. We have been very, very clear on this. Again, Julian, dating back to last February, when the secretary first and the chairman first voiced support for the president's position on this, which is, they are for a repeal, but they want a study to take place in advance of that repeal to educate us about how to deal with this change. We have not yet completed that study, although we are very close. Let's let that finish, let's let the secretary get it and consider it, and then we'll chart a course from there.
Q So the calculation could change for the second half of the lame-duck session, essentially the December session, because at that point the review will be done. So depending on the outcome of that review, the -- this department might have more to say to Congress.
MR. MORRELL: I am not prepared at this time, Julian, to tell you what action we expect to take upon receipt of the report.
All I can tell you right now is, the report -- the working group is coming to a conclusion with its report. They expect to make the December 1st deadline, which was a very ambitious one the -- the secretary put in place last February for consideration of the full ramifications of repeal across every aspect of how we do business in this department.
So once the secretary gets it, I am sure that it will be a priority item for him to review and consider and then provide leadership for this department on how to move out based upon what the report tells us. But I don't have any news beyond that for you today on this.
Anything else on this? Yeah, go ahead.
Q Is Secretary Gates planning to urge, then, the Senate to pass defense authorization this year, or is he not going to engage --
MR. MORRELL: Well, I -- I mean, clearly we would like the defense appropriations bill and the defense authorization bill to be passed as soon as possible. We're operating on a continuing resolution that will, I think, expire early next month. We, of course, always prefer, Roxanna, for -- you know, to have these things done in regular order, for us to have had an appropriations bill, an authorization bill, by this point.
We're now operating on an extended CR, but that has a life to it and we'd much prefer to get an appropriations bill, an authorization bill passed, rather than have to extend the CR again and potentially have to deal with appropriations and authorizations come next year with a new Congress.
So, yes, there are many things we'd like the Congress to be dealing with. But, you know, clearly, funding this department, authorizing this department's activities are our priorities as well.
Q (Off mike) -- the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," because it's in the Senate bill. So how --
MR. MORRELL: Listen, I don't know how, ultimately, the Congress is going to consider these bills. That's for them to figure out. That's not -- we don't opine on such things. We clearly want our appropriations. We clearly want our authorizations. How they construct those, I'm not going to tell them how to do their business.
Q And just to follow --
Q On this also --
MR. MORRELL: Yes, David.
Q Just a quick one, and there's no reason you should have the answer off the top of your head. But have any service members been separated from the -- from service since the change in the procedures for implementing "don't ask, don't tell" were announced?
MR. MORRELL: The most recent changes, which is elevating this to ultimate approval by the service secretaries, in coordination with --
Q Yeah.
MR. MORRELL: -- the general counsel and the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness -- not to my knowledge.
Q Do you -- but you don't know for sure, or -- I mean, is there any way to just check on that issue?
MR. MORRELL: Sure. I think it's --
Q (Off mike.)
MR. MORRELL: Not to my knowledge. We will check. I think it's highly unlikely. I think that's something that probably would have come across my desk at some point. Okay?
Yeah.
Q Geoff, how concerned is the secretary that the July 2011 deadline for troops to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan is pushing President Karzai into the arms of Iran?
MR. MORRELL: I don't get the sense that we believe that President Karzai is, as you describe it, being pushed into the arms of Iran.
Q But last week he -- his aides said that he received bags of cash from Iran.
MR. MORRELL: Yeah. I mean, I've seen those press reports. As I've told some of your colleagues, they don't surprise me. I think Iran for a long time -- we've discussed it from this podium vis-a-vis Iraq and Afghanistan -- has been playing, you know, both sides of -- of the fence: on one hand, trying to curry favor, as these payments would indicate, with the Afghan government, while on the other hand supporting anti-government forces, training, equipping, funding, directing them in their operations in Afghanistan -- not nearly to the degree that we saw in Iraq, but troublesome nonetheless.
So the fact that Iran may be attempting to do this I don't think is particularly surprising. But that said, listen, this is -- we're dealing with a sovereign country here in Afghanistan, who lives in a very, very difficult neighborhood. It has long historic, cultural, trade, ethnic ties to Iran, particularly in RC West, and they have to have a positive working relationship for there to ultimately be stability throughout that region.
So the fact that Iran or Afghanistan wishes to have a better working relationship, I don't know that we see as particularly problematic, provided Iran wants to play a constructive role in bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan and the region. If their desires are not ours in that respect, then that is troublesome, but they have to be -- they live in this neighborhood. They have to have relations with their neighbors. We hope those relations are constructive ones, but you know, President Karzai can have relations -- productive relations with us and also, presumably, with his neighbors as well, without it undermining necessarily our efforts in Afghanistan.
Q But are you hearing increasing complains from President Karzai or his office about the July 2011 deadline?
MR. MORRELL: No, not at all. I think they understand what the deadline -- you call it a "deadline," I -- what this date is all about. They understand that it has a -- there is a twofold purpose here. One was, as you know from this strategy, was to show a real sense of commitment to the effort in Afghanistan by inserting another 30,000 U.S. forces, another 10,000 coalition forces.
At the other hand, there was also an effort to sort of make clear to the Afghans that we're not going to be able to do this forever. So they need to step up to the plate and assume more and more responsibility, particularly on the security side. I think that message has gotten through loud and clear. You've seen this dramatic development in the Afghan National Security Forces over the past year. They've grown by a hundred thousand.
Our operations now in Kandahar, and Operation Hamkari, you now have six to -- 60 percent of our forces down there are Afghan forces. Compare that to our operations in Marja earlier this year, where I think the ratio was five U.S. troops to every one Afghan. So their capabilities, their effectiveness, their size have improved dramatically over the past year, and it's really becoming a difference-maker on the ground. It's one of the reasons that General Petraeus credits our success in Kandahar and its environs since Hamkari began in earnest in late August, early September when the full surge force was in place.
Q Can I follow up to Jim's question?
MR. MORRELL: Yeah.
Q I mean, with the new Congress coming into office in January, many of whom have been very vocally opposed to this July 2011 date, if they are able to exert pressure and push the idea, would the Pentagon be open or receptive to a loosening of that date?
MR. MORRELL: First of all, this is a presidential policy, so fundamentally that's a question to put to the president and the White House.
But I think this -- there's this misperception as to what July 2011 is and what it isn't. This is not a date by which we all of a sudden decide, "See ya, fellas, we're out of here," and our forces leave the country.
This is a date by which, conditions-based, we make determinations about where we can begin to thin out forces and where we can begin to transition increasing security responsibility to the Afghans.
As General Petraeus and others have described it many times lately, this is not about us withdrawing from any particular region. It is about us thinning out, giving the Afghans increasing responsibility for the security situation there, and then taking the dividend from thinning out and sending some of it home, per the president's directive, while also reinvesting others elsewhere in the country where they are also still needed.
So I just -- I don't understand why people are confused about what this is and what it isn't. This is not, by any means, us departing Afghanistan come next July.
Q Well, I guess it is that the NATO commander in RC South recently just told us from Afghanistan that they're not going to have an idea of how much progress has been made until June, you know, that things are very seasonally based. You can't judge an area in November, you know, on -- you have to judge it in June, after the -- after the harvest. So I'm just wondering, if one of the most important and volatile areas of the country you're not going to have a good read on until June --
MR. MORRELL: Yeah, but --
Q -- but the decision has to be made 30 days later.
MR. MORRELL: Chris, I guess what I would say to that is, let's just -- I think it's pretty obvious that the areas of Afghanistan from which you are most likely to be able to thin out forces are probably not Kandahar and Helmand. I mean, I would remind you that 60 percent of all the violence in Afghanistan is centered in Helmand, Kandahar and Kunar provinces; so three of 34 provinces account for 60 percent of the violence.
So 10 percent of all the provinces are -- is where the Taliban has focused their efforts.
And I would remind you, Kunar is really a distant third because there's really only one district in Kunar that's particularly troublesome. So Kandahar and Helmand are the most problematic of the provinces that we're dealing with. I think those are the ones, in all likelihood, where you would see the least amount of thinning. I don't know that as a fact yet because these determinations haven't been made. But looking out months in advance, it makes sense that the security situation there is most tenuous at this point, and that you would likely be looking for a thinning out in other parts of the country that are more secure at this point -- probably more areas in the north, more areas in the west, perhaps, than necessarily in the south.
Although I -- you know, listen, July is a long way out and we are by no means going to sit on our hands this winter. I mean, I don't know what the Taliban's going to do in this -- in what has historically been a down time for them, a time for them to sort of retreat and try to reinvigorate/rearm themselves. We are not in any way going to take the foot off the pedal this winter. We're going to take the fight and continue our operations all winter long. We'll see what the enemy does during this period of time. But there is a lot of fighting left to be done before these kinds of determinations are made next spring. So the dynamics on the ground can still change considerably before these decisions have to be rendered.
Q Can I just follow up?
MR. MORRELL: Yeah.
Q Thank you. As far as security in Afghanistan is concerned, I'm sure Secretary Gates must have already advised President Obama --
MR. MORRELL: Let me -- let me -- just because I -- getting back to your point, though, Chris. I mean, the one thing that you should keep in mind, though -- and I think there is -- and I see this in some of the stories that get written from downrange, where I see this -- there's a bit of schizophrenia sometimes in the coverage on -- the same area can be covered very differently by different reporters.
I think you've seen some people clearly note the tactical, operational progress that's being made by our troops in Kandahar, in particular, and Helmand as well.
But there are other stories which sort of say, well, governance is still lacking, people don't feel secure enough to take the job opportunities that are being presented to them. So the civilian side of this is still not what it should be.
What I would say to that is a couple things. First of all, there's historically always been a lag between sort of our security progress and our governance progress. I mean, by some accounts there's -- there can be a six-month lag between those things. But I think it only is logical and stands to reason that you need to establish a certain security climate before you can have, you know, the government's capabilities that we would all like the Afghans to have at this point.
And we really began, as I mentioned earlier, Operation Hamkari in Kandahar and its surrounding areas in September. So although we've been -- we've noted extraordinary progress over the last couple months, I don't think anybody had the expectation that we would be seeing, you know, a dramatic change in the governance situation down there in that span of time, although I would -- I think you can go to any objective observer and say that, you know, Governor Wesa and some of the, you know, the people below him are performing very admirably under very difficult situations there.
Sorry.
Q Thank you, Geoff. What I was saying, that as far as security situation in Afghanistan is concerned and India's role in Afghanistan, and now president is going to India tomorrow, and I'm sure secretary must have consulted or advised him about U.S.-India military-to-military relations, and also India's role in Afghanistan will be discussed during the -- during his meeting with the prime minister of India.
My question is that, what do you think that India's role now in the future will be, since we will have a new Congress and now the president will be discussing these issues in India?
MR. MORRELL: Listen, I think the best people to talk to about the president's trip to India and his objectives and what we hope to come out of it would really be the White House. I think it's inappropriate for me to try to wade into that right now.
I think I'm on the record in terms of India's role in Afghanistan. I don't have anything new or different to add to it. So I'd refer -- I'd refer you to the White House.
Justin.
Q No, I'm just saying, as far as this trip -- it's not to the president's trip. What I'm saying is the secretary's role toward why prime minister -- President Obama, during his trip to India, to discuss with the Indian officials.
MR. MORRELL: Yeah, I think the secretary's advice to the president is between the secretary and the president, but thanks for the try.
Yeah, Justin.
Q India's state media is reporting that the president is going to bring an enormous amount of security with him during his visit to India this weekend, to include 34 U.S. warships that would be moved to the Mumbai area. Whether or not these reports are true, they've certainly stirred up a lot of interest. I was wondering if you could comment on specifically the 34 warships portion of that.
MR. MORRELL: Yeah, I mean, I think there's been a lot of creative writing that's been done on this trip over the last few days. I've seen other reports with some astronomical figures in terms of what it costs to take these trips.
I don't know the cost. We don't speak to the cost. We obviously have some support role for presidential travel. We don't speak to that in detail for security reasons. But I will take the liberty this time of dismissing as absolutely absurd this notion that somehow we were deploying 10 percent of the Navy -- some 34 ships and an aircraft carrier -- in support of the president's trip to Asia. That's just comical. Nothing close to that is being done.
But the notion that the president would require security as he travels to India and elsewhere should not come as a surprise to anyone. I mean, you know, this is a country that, sadly, withstood a devastating terrorist attack – what? -- a couple of years ago. So it is -- it stands to reason that we would want to take precautions for presidential travel.
But that is a, really, issue that you should probably most directly address, again, to my friends at the White House. Does that answer your question?
Q It does. Unless any, you know, special security requests come this time around with this trip. We'd be interested to know --
MR. MORRELL: Well, I -- we would not speak to you about special security requests. We wouldn't speak to you about any security requests. All we'll say is that this department does play a role in support of presidential missions, but we don't care to, for security reasons, discuss the particulars of that.
I made an exception in batting down this absurd notion of there being 34 ships, or more than 10 percent of the Navy, deployed in support of this trip. That is most certainly not the case.
Al Pessin.
Q Back on the election --
MR. MORRELL: Let me just while I -- because I got handed a note here. Back to your question, David. There have been no discharges under the new policy that the secretary instituted about a week ago.
Yeah.
Q Back on the election, Geoff, what sorts of concerns are there by the secretary or other officials of new challenges or new changes to defense policies by the new Congress -- particularly the war in Afghanistan, but also the planned Iraq withdrawal, the possibility of military action against Iran, and whatever other issues have been discussed?
MR. MORRELL: Well, I mean, I've gotten variations on this theme over the past couple of days. You know: Is the election going to hasten the secretary's departure? Is the election going to make his job even more challenging?
To the first question, no. His calculus on when to finally leave this job is based upon personal considerations and not politics, and his notion of when he would like to leave was formulated long before these political winds began to blow.
With regards to the second question about, you know, how does the election outcome change at all or make our lives more challenging in dealing with the Congress, I sort of -- I dismiss that one as well. I mean, there is, thankfully, a long tradition of bipartisan cooperation on national security issues. We expect that to remain the same under this new Congress, as it was under the last Congress. So I just don't buy into that. Our core relationship fundamentally does not change.
Now, will different congressional committees under different leaders have different priorities and focuses? Perhaps. But I think that we enjoy a strong working relationship -- this department does, the secretary in particular -- with members on both sides of the aisle; with not just the chairmen of these committees, but also the ranking members of these committees. So these changes, we don't anticipate making much of a -- making a very dramatic difference in how we deal with the Congress.
I would also note, just as a historical reference, that you'll recall Secretary Gates came into office on December 18th of 2006. This was, you know, what, a month, six weeks after the last flipping of a Congress in November of 2006.
So he dealt with the kind of change that we're about to see in these committees when he first took office nearly four years ago. So it's fundamentally not new to us. We don't expect it to be dramatically different. We still expect to have very strong working relationships across both sides of the aisle. And we fully expect the strong, bipartisan cooperation on national-security issues that we have enjoyed over the years will continue under this new Congress.
Kevin Baron.
Q I wanted to go back to the civilian lag time of security in Afghanistan. The secretary has said that this has been a problem before, and he has pitched for more development aid and diplomacy as a -- as a way to help alleviate the burden on the troops and get the troops home sooner. I'm wondering if -- how much that worry is continuing in Afghanistan, given the timeline to July '11 --
MR. MORRELL: But I think we're talking about two different things. I'm speaking more to Afghan capacity, particularly out in the most difficult security climates. And I think you're addressing the notion of civilian support from the USG.
Q But the --
MR. MORRELL: (Inaudible word.)
Q -- civilian support is specifically to build that Afghan capacity. So I'm wondering, is Secretary Gates pleased with that balance? Or is there -- is there that worry that the lag --
MR. MORRELL: No, I think -- listen. We've seen basically this year a tripling in civilian support to Afghanistan. I think you now have upwards of almost 1,100 civilian personnel in Afghanistan -- and not just in Kabul, although the preponderance I think still may be in Kabul, but in the -- you know, deployed around the country as well.
Yeah, I think the preponderance is still in Kabul, but hundreds deployed around the country as well. So there is obviously a core group that's there to try to support the central government, building up its capacity, but also hundreds out in the field trying to work with provincial and district governments, as well, to try to enhance their capabilities.
So -- I think he's very pleased by the support that our military is getting on the civilian side. And, you know, the numbers clearly are out of whack. If you look at them just on face value, you see a thousand versus almost a hundred thousand. But I think you talk to any one of our guys who are deployed in Afghanistan, and they will tell you that these civilians, particularly those who are deployed out in the field, are huge force multipliers; that they have the effects -- because it's not just them, there's NGOs, there's Afghan civilians, there's others -- they have the effect of sort of -- one civilian, by some estimates, you know, has the impact of, sort of, 10.
So I think the numbers are heartening. The trend lines are encouraging. Is there still more work to be done? Clearly so, but I think people here are very much pleased with how the civilian side of this campaign has progressed.
Yeah, Luis.
Q Geoff, there have been reports earlier this week that the -- about the F-35, the Joint Strike Fighter.
MR. MORRELL: Yes.
Q And particularly that there are going to be more cost overruns, more schedule delays, that Secretary Gates was briefed on this this week. Can you confirm that? And can you speak to these reports?
MR. MORRELL: Well, what I would say, Luis, is that the department regrets that someone chose to provide unauthorized and incomplete information to the press on the JSF program.
Admiral Venlet, who is the new program manager, has been doing a soup- to-nuts review of the JSF program. It is the most thorough, the most extensive, the deepest dive yet we have done into the F-35 program. But that assessment is not yet complete. Therefore, what has been leaked to the press is premature, and I would suggest to you that in some respects it's inaccurate.
So it's not appropriate for us at this juncture to publicly discuss something that's not complete and that ultimately has not been decided on by the department's leadership; because once Venlet's assessment has been complete, it will be provided to leadership. It will then shape and inform our programmatic options and remedies that are under consideration. And then the secretary will make a decision about a path forward. And we'll provide that information to the Congress and to you all at the appropriate time, but we're not there yet.
Q When do you expect this review to happen? What do you mean by the secretary will make a determination on the path forward?
MR. MORRELL: Well, I -- it's important, I think, Luis, to step back and remember what happened -- what's happened here. Clearly, this program has had its challenges over the years. I mean, we've been dealing with this for quite some time now. And just when you think you have some appreciation for what the situation is, it has -- we have learned later that it is -- there are other complications.
Not all of that is unexpected, given this huge program and given how sophisticated these aircraft are. But clearly, we have been disappointed by some of these developments -- by many of these developments. But remember, back in February, the secretary fundamentally restructured the program, based upon this very stark assessment that the Joint Estimating Team provided him.
So in addition to sort of restructuring number of aircraft and the test phase and all these things that -- he also withheld, I think, $600 million in payments to Lockheed. And he fired the program manager, to put it bluntly. He was not satisfied with the performance out of the program office. He canned the program manager and he inserted a more higher ranking, a more experienced professional to run that -- run that operation. You now have a three-star in there, in Vice Admiral Venlet.
And as I mentioned to you earlier, he is -- he is in the midst of this deep dive, but he's doing it -- it's not just dependent on him and a small cadre. He's got 120 people who are working this issue with him, and they are not taking anybody's word at face value. They are demanding that there be evidence to back up what they are being told about the state of the program.
So they are clearly in the process of doing that, finding some issues that had not been known to us before, but we're still not done. So it's premature, I think, for me to go, Luis, frankly, much beyond that at this point.
Q One more thing on this. You mentioned the Australia meetings next week. This is -- the F-35 is not strictly an American program but has international partners with the U.S. going into the purchase plan, including countries like Australia. Is there consideration about their path forward on this, and do you expect that the F-35 will be a part of these discussions next week?
MR. MORRELL: I don't know that the F-35 is on the agenda -- I'll check for you, Luis. I mean, this is -- that's -- may be a little bit too programmatic for this ministerial, considering the secretary of state's participation as well.
But clearly not just Australia, but, you know, the U.K., Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Denmark, Norway, now Israel, all of these countries are keenly interested in this program. So we are -- you know, when I spoke about "at the appropriate time we will share this information with the Congress and the American people," we will obviously share it with our partners as well in this endeavor.
I would note to you that there are -- you know, there are economic pressures being felt on all these countries. And so some of them have -- some of them are not in a position to -- even were we at a stage in the program where we could be delivering aircraft sooner than we apparently will be, or had hoped to originally, that actually works perhaps to their advantage, given their economic situations.
But overall these are committed partners to this who ultimately need these aircraft for their -- to have fifth-generation capability, to have the kind of air-to -- air-to-ground, air-to-air capabilities to -- you know, to have air superiority in the future.
Yeah. Yeah, go ahead, Larry.
Q The defense attorney for Major Hasan at Fort Hood has said that ceremonies like what's happening tomorrow commemorating the anniversary of the massacre make it difficult for his client to get a fair trial in that environment.
MR. MORRELL: Yeah, I think that's -- that's absurd.
Q Is there any --
MR. MORRELL: It's absurd. I mean, is the suggestion that that community, which was so rocked by that shooting last year, not pause, not take time to remember the 13 people who were killed? It's entirely appropriate for that base, the extended Killeen community and, frankly, the military as a whole to pause tomorrow and remember that tragedy.
The accused killer in this case will still get a fair trial. We -- he is dealing in a very sophisticated judicial system with very professional attorneys and judges. His ability to get a fair trial and our ability to mourn and remember and mark the year anniversary of this tragic shooting are not mutually exclusive.
Yeah, Justin.
Q Geoff, what, if anything, do you know about this military sniper? He's now shot up five different military-related buildings. They know it's all done with the same gun. Do we believe it's a military-issued gun? Do you have anything on his identity?
MR. MORRELL: Listen, this an FBI-led investigation. Obviously, there are certain investigative contributions being made by some of the services. But fundamentally, it's being led by the FBI, so I'd refer you to there.
I mean, we're obviously concerned. This is clearly someone who has -- has an issue, to say the least, with the military. And it clearly puts potentially our service members and the civilians who support them in harm's way.
So we're watching it closely. The secretary is being apprised of developments as warranted. But he also has full faith and confidence in the FBI and the other departmental investigative services to get to the bottom of this.
Q Can you say what the services are doing to help the FBI in its investigation?
MR. MORRELL: No. I don't -- those are investigative matters that shouldn't be discussed publicly. But whatever assistance the FBI requires, it is being given by -- given by, you know, the Navy and whoever else is now involved in this.
Q Can I follow up? The FBI agent said last week at his press conference that he believes it might be a Marine. Do you echo that belief?
MR. MORRELL: I would have no way of knowing. I would have no way of knowing. Clearly, this is somebody who has issues with the military. Beyond that, I would have no way of knowing.
Q Can you just say if investigators maybe know more than they're telling us --
(Cross talk.)
MR. MORRELL: I have no idea. I'm not involved in the investigation. This is an FBI lead. They could probably be --
Q (Off mike.)
MR. MORRELL: I said I'm not involved in the investigation. The FBI is in the lead and it's just not appropriate for us -- if there is something that we feel as though would help the investigation by sharing it publicly, I am sure that the investigative authorities will do so and do so in a timely fashion.
So if they felt it was helpful, Larry, and I didn't hear that, to release that information, it was probably done in a calculated sense. I don't have anything new to offer in that respect for you to share -- us to gain additional public participation in this investigation.
Yes, to the back.
Q Hi -- (inaudible.) Could you comment on the study of the rare earth supply to the military needs and whether you would support the bill that passed the House before recess awaiting action in the Senate?
MR. MORRELL: We have some stuff on that. I'm happy to talk to you off the podium. I'm not as familiar with all the intricacies of it and we -- either I or one of my colleagues are happy to walk you through it.
Yeah.
Q Do you have any time frame of U.S. and South Korea military exercises next?
MR. MORRELL: Well, we've had lots of military exercises.
Q Well you already have cancelled the end of October exercise.
MR. MORRELL: I don't know that we cancelled an exercise. We didn't cancel any exercise. We've been trying to work out the next appropriate date for us to jointly exercise in the Yellow Sea with the USS George Washington. We are still working on that date, but rest assured, we will do so with that aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea. So stay tuned as for when, but we will be back there with those assets. But this notion of cancelled, I think, is just hyperbolic. It is -- there -- you've got a lot of moving parts here when it comes to a large joint exercise, particularly one involving an aircraft carrier.
So it is difficult to get all those parts together and assembled and full agreement on when to proceed with this. But we will do so. We will be back in the Yellow Sea. We will be there with the George Washington and so stay tuned.
Q When will it be? I mean, next month or --
MR. MORRELL: It's still being determined. It's still being worked. When we have it all nailed down, I am sure we will share it with you. All right?
Gordon, I think is the last one.
Q Just a quick question. Karzai, President Karzai is continues to be concerned about the contractors in Afghanistan. I'm just wondering what -- can you give us some current sense of what the department is doing to help alleviate those concerns and what is Plan B?
MR. MORRELL: You know, I frankly know on this mostly what I've read on it, Gordon. It sounds as though -- I mean, we clearly have been working, you know, General Petraeus, as well as Embassy Kabul very closely with President Karzai and his team on trying to fashion the most responsible way forward in this regard. It is -- President Karzai has made it abundantly clear that he wants to do away with private security contractors as quickly as he can, but also as responsibly as he can.
He has made exceptions for static protection of certain diplomatic facilities and that was clearly encouraging and responsible.
There have been concerns voiced to him about the impact of sort of pulling the rug out on private security contractors or on NGOs by taking their contractors away precipitously, and the impact that would have on development projects. And that would -- you know, obviously our efforts in Afghanistan are not just driven by security needs, they're also driven by governance and development. So that's a key component to our ultimate success there.
So our -- you know, we are working with the Afghan government to try to fashion a responsible way forward that still allows for adequate security to be provided to development projects around the country while we are still growing the ANSF to the point where they would ultimately be able to assume responsibility for protecting convoys in support of development projects, the actual project itself. But those things are still being worked with right now. But we are encouraged by the fact that he has allowed for more time for consideration of this issue.
First of all, our thoughts and prayers are with the Fort Hood community as they prepare to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting that killed 13 and wounded 32. Tomorrow, Secretary McHugh and General Casey will travel to Killeen to participate in a ceremony remembering those lost and honoring the soldiers and civilians who helped tend to the wounded. You may recall that the 1908th and the 467th Medical Detachments were in the process of deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively, when they and others came under attack at home. I'm happy to report that those units have recently returned home from successful tours overseas. Meanwhile, the prosecution of the accused shooter is moving into pre-trial hearings. The entire Fort Hood family has shown truly exemplary strength and resilience as they work to recover, and we will continue to support them in every way that we can.
Now to Secretary Gates' upcoming travel schedule. Late tomorrow night, he departs for Melbourne, where he will join Secretary Clinton for the 25th annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations, or as we refer to is AUSMIN. This is Secretary Gates' and Secretary Clinton's fourth international trip together, and they will be joined this time by Chairman Mullen.
You may recall that this meeting was originally scheduled for last January, but was postponed due to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti and the need for both secretaries to remain in Washington to help manage the U.S. assistance effort.
I should note that Haiti is currently bracing for another natural disaster, Tropical Storm Tomas, and we are again positioned to respond quickly. Several days ago, SOUTHCOM directed the USS Iwo Jima to steam toward Haiti, carrying a crew of 1,600 military and civilian medical, engineering, aviation, logistical and other support personnel to help where needed.
Back to AUSMIN now, this year's gathering is an occasion to reflect on the strength and resiliency of the U.S.-Australian alliance, a bond between two democracies of shared cultural -- culture, interests and values, while also considering the path forward together. In particular, the discussions will address our joint effort in Afghanistan, where Australia is the largest non-NATO troop contributor, with over 1,500 troops, serving largely in Uruzgan in RC South; our work together across Southeast Asia, both to confront the region's humanitarian, developmental and environmental challenges, and also to provide assistance to partners on issues ranging from disaster relief to maritime security; and finally, the vital role our military partnership continues to play in Asia's overall security environment.
From Melbourne, the secretary travels on to Malaysia next Tuesday. There he'll meet with Prime Minister Najib as well as Defense Minister Zahid, who actually visited the Pentagon earlier this year. They'll discuss our strengthening bilateral military ties -- over the past six years, we've held an increasing number of joint exercises, and Malaysia has been an important contributor to humanitarian and peacekeeping missions globally -- as well as a discussion on security issues in the region and other areas for potential cooperation. This visit, as you know, follows closely on Secretary Clinton's, who's in Kuala Lumpur this week, and is yet another signal of our deepening relationship with Malaysia.
One final item: Secretary Gates joins Secretary Clinton and President Obama in urging the Senate to approve the New START Treaty before the adjournment of the current Congress. He and other -- he and many other former defense secretaries and national security officials from both parties have frequently voiced their strong belief that this treaty is absolutely critical to the effectiveness of our nuclear arsenal, our knowledge of Russian nuclear capabilities and U.S. national security overall.
With that out of the way, let's get to questions. Anne.
Q Well, following on what you just said about the START treaty, is it the secretary's calculation, then, that the treaty is more likely to be able to be passed if it's done in the lame duck? What chances do you give it with the change of political calculus if it holds over into the new Congress?
And separately, also related to the Republican gains, what do you think will become of the "don't ask, don't tell" legislation? Is there any chance that it will be passed in the lame duck, and what happens to it if it doesn't?
MR. MORRELL: Let's start with the first first if I may, and then you may have to remind me of the second.
But on the first, this is -- I don't believe that either the president or his secretaries are advancing this during the lame-duck session because of some political calculus that it may stand a better chance of passage during that time. I think we're advancing it at this time and pushing for ratification because we need this and we need it sooner than later.
It's -- why wait until next year, next spring perhaps, for something that has -- we've been almost a year now without the START treaty and its verification provisions.
So we think this is what's necessary. It was necessary weeks, if not months, ago. So we hope the Congress will -- the Senate will address this as quickly as possible when they reconvene after this -- after the recess for the elections. There's no sense in putting off what we need now to the next Congress. But I don't believe our urging of this, of the action to be taken, is because we think that it fares any better chance in this Congress than the next Congress. We're advancing this now because we think it is the right thing to do. It is what's needed by our country at this time.
Q And "don't ask, don't tell" on the same calculation?
MR. MORRELL: I -- well, let me -- again, I mean, we're not -- what Congress decides to do legislatively with regards to, you know, "don't ask, don't tell," or any other issue for that matter, is largely their business. They take up things in the order that they -- that they see fit. Obviously, you saw the president yesterday address "don't ask, don't tell" in his post-election press conference. You also saw today during this cabinet meeting him specifically outline his desire for New START to be dealt with.
So I don't know what the Congress will do with regards to that. All I can tell you is sort of what we're in the process of doing. As I think you all know, the secretary's report is due on his desk by December the 1st. The working group, as I understand it, is very much on track to meet that deadline. So I think in, you know, 26 days time, the secretary will have the work product that he thinks is so necessary for us to be able to fully understand the full implications of a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and then what additional measures we need to take for -- in preparation for that eventuality.
You know from his discussion of this dating back to last February that he believes it's better to do this smart than stupid, and that this report is very important to us doing this smartly. So our focus right now is getting this report finished, getting it to the secretary, having him review it, carefully considering it -- consider it, and then take measures from there.
Q Can I follow up on that?
MR. MORRELL: Sure.
Q So right now, this department is urging congressional action on START, but not urging congressional action on "don't ask, don't tell." That's kind of what it boils down to, right?
MR. MORRELL: No. I -- we are clearly urging congressional action, echoing the president, on START. I think you saw the president speak to "don't ask, don't tell" as an issue, as a priority for him yesterday. We have been very, very clear on this. Again, Julian, dating back to last February, when the secretary first and the chairman first voiced support for the president's position on this, which is, they are for a repeal, but they want a study to take place in advance of that repeal to educate us about how to deal with this change. We have not yet completed that study, although we are very close. Let's let that finish, let's let the secretary get it and consider it, and then we'll chart a course from there.
Q So the calculation could change for the second half of the lame-duck session, essentially the December session, because at that point the review will be done. So depending on the outcome of that review, the -- this department might have more to say to Congress.
MR. MORRELL: I am not prepared at this time, Julian, to tell you what action we expect to take upon receipt of the report.
All I can tell you right now is, the report -- the working group is coming to a conclusion with its report. They expect to make the December 1st deadline, which was a very ambitious one the -- the secretary put in place last February for consideration of the full ramifications of repeal across every aspect of how we do business in this department.
So once the secretary gets it, I am sure that it will be a priority item for him to review and consider and then provide leadership for this department on how to move out based upon what the report tells us. But I don't have any news beyond that for you today on this.
Anything else on this? Yeah, go ahead.
Q Is Secretary Gates planning to urge, then, the Senate to pass defense authorization this year, or is he not going to engage --
MR. MORRELL: Well, I -- I mean, clearly we would like the defense appropriations bill and the defense authorization bill to be passed as soon as possible. We're operating on a continuing resolution that will, I think, expire early next month. We, of course, always prefer, Roxanna, for -- you know, to have these things done in regular order, for us to have had an appropriations bill, an authorization bill, by this point.
We're now operating on an extended CR, but that has a life to it and we'd much prefer to get an appropriations bill, an authorization bill passed, rather than have to extend the CR again and potentially have to deal with appropriations and authorizations come next year with a new Congress.
So, yes, there are many things we'd like the Congress to be dealing with. But, you know, clearly, funding this department, authorizing this department's activities are our priorities as well.
Q (Off mike) -- the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," because it's in the Senate bill. So how --
MR. MORRELL: Listen, I don't know how, ultimately, the Congress is going to consider these bills. That's for them to figure out. That's not -- we don't opine on such things. We clearly want our appropriations. We clearly want our authorizations. How they construct those, I'm not going to tell them how to do their business.
Q And just to follow --
Q On this also --
MR. MORRELL: Yes, David.
Q Just a quick one, and there's no reason you should have the answer off the top of your head. But have any service members been separated from the -- from service since the change in the procedures for implementing "don't ask, don't tell" were announced?
MR. MORRELL: The most recent changes, which is elevating this to ultimate approval by the service secretaries, in coordination with --
Q Yeah.
MR. MORRELL: -- the general counsel and the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness -- not to my knowledge.
Q Do you -- but you don't know for sure, or -- I mean, is there any way to just check on that issue?
MR. MORRELL: Sure. I think it's --
Q (Off mike.)
MR. MORRELL: Not to my knowledge. We will check. I think it's highly unlikely. I think that's something that probably would have come across my desk at some point. Okay?
Yeah.
Q Geoff, how concerned is the secretary that the July 2011 deadline for troops to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan is pushing President Karzai into the arms of Iran?
MR. MORRELL: I don't get the sense that we believe that President Karzai is, as you describe it, being pushed into the arms of Iran.
Q But last week he -- his aides said that he received bags of cash from Iran.
MR. MORRELL: Yeah. I mean, I've seen those press reports. As I've told some of your colleagues, they don't surprise me. I think Iran for a long time -- we've discussed it from this podium vis-a-vis Iraq and Afghanistan -- has been playing, you know, both sides of -- of the fence: on one hand, trying to curry favor, as these payments would indicate, with the Afghan government, while on the other hand supporting anti-government forces, training, equipping, funding, directing them in their operations in Afghanistan -- not nearly to the degree that we saw in Iraq, but troublesome nonetheless.
So the fact that Iran may be attempting to do this I don't think is particularly surprising. But that said, listen, this is -- we're dealing with a sovereign country here in Afghanistan, who lives in a very, very difficult neighborhood. It has long historic, cultural, trade, ethnic ties to Iran, particularly in RC West, and they have to have a positive working relationship for there to ultimately be stability throughout that region.
So the fact that Iran or Afghanistan wishes to have a better working relationship, I don't know that we see as particularly problematic, provided Iran wants to play a constructive role in bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan and the region. If their desires are not ours in that respect, then that is troublesome, but they have to be -- they live in this neighborhood. They have to have relations with their neighbors. We hope those relations are constructive ones, but you know, President Karzai can have relations -- productive relations with us and also, presumably, with his neighbors as well, without it undermining necessarily our efforts in Afghanistan.
Q But are you hearing increasing complains from President Karzai or his office about the July 2011 deadline?
MR. MORRELL: No, not at all. I think they understand what the deadline -- you call it a "deadline," I -- what this date is all about. They understand that it has a -- there is a twofold purpose here. One was, as you know from this strategy, was to show a real sense of commitment to the effort in Afghanistan by inserting another 30,000 U.S. forces, another 10,000 coalition forces.
At the other hand, there was also an effort to sort of make clear to the Afghans that we're not going to be able to do this forever. So they need to step up to the plate and assume more and more responsibility, particularly on the security side. I think that message has gotten through loud and clear. You've seen this dramatic development in the Afghan National Security Forces over the past year. They've grown by a hundred thousand.
Our operations now in Kandahar, and Operation Hamkari, you now have six to -- 60 percent of our forces down there are Afghan forces. Compare that to our operations in Marja earlier this year, where I think the ratio was five U.S. troops to every one Afghan. So their capabilities, their effectiveness, their size have improved dramatically over the past year, and it's really becoming a difference-maker on the ground. It's one of the reasons that General Petraeus credits our success in Kandahar and its environs since Hamkari began in earnest in late August, early September when the full surge force was in place.
Q Can I follow up to Jim's question?
MR. MORRELL: Yeah.
Q I mean, with the new Congress coming into office in January, many of whom have been very vocally opposed to this July 2011 date, if they are able to exert pressure and push the idea, would the Pentagon be open or receptive to a loosening of that date?
MR. MORRELL: First of all, this is a presidential policy, so fundamentally that's a question to put to the president and the White House.
But I think this -- there's this misperception as to what July 2011 is and what it isn't. This is not a date by which we all of a sudden decide, "See ya, fellas, we're out of here," and our forces leave the country.
This is a date by which, conditions-based, we make determinations about where we can begin to thin out forces and where we can begin to transition increasing security responsibility to the Afghans.
As General Petraeus and others have described it many times lately, this is not about us withdrawing from any particular region. It is about us thinning out, giving the Afghans increasing responsibility for the security situation there, and then taking the dividend from thinning out and sending some of it home, per the president's directive, while also reinvesting others elsewhere in the country where they are also still needed.
So I just -- I don't understand why people are confused about what this is and what it isn't. This is not, by any means, us departing Afghanistan come next July.
Q Well, I guess it is that the NATO commander in RC South recently just told us from Afghanistan that they're not going to have an idea of how much progress has been made until June, you know, that things are very seasonally based. You can't judge an area in November, you know, on -- you have to judge it in June, after the -- after the harvest. So I'm just wondering, if one of the most important and volatile areas of the country you're not going to have a good read on until June --
MR. MORRELL: Yeah, but --
Q -- but the decision has to be made 30 days later.
MR. MORRELL: Chris, I guess what I would say to that is, let's just -- I think it's pretty obvious that the areas of Afghanistan from which you are most likely to be able to thin out forces are probably not Kandahar and Helmand. I mean, I would remind you that 60 percent of all the violence in Afghanistan is centered in Helmand, Kandahar and Kunar provinces; so three of 34 provinces account for 60 percent of the violence.
So 10 percent of all the provinces are -- is where the Taliban has focused their efforts.
And I would remind you, Kunar is really a distant third because there's really only one district in Kunar that's particularly troublesome. So Kandahar and Helmand are the most problematic of the provinces that we're dealing with. I think those are the ones, in all likelihood, where you would see the least amount of thinning. I don't know that as a fact yet because these determinations haven't been made. But looking out months in advance, it makes sense that the security situation there is most tenuous at this point, and that you would likely be looking for a thinning out in other parts of the country that are more secure at this point -- probably more areas in the north, more areas in the west, perhaps, than necessarily in the south.
Although I -- you know, listen, July is a long way out and we are by no means going to sit on our hands this winter. I mean, I don't know what the Taliban's going to do in this -- in what has historically been a down time for them, a time for them to sort of retreat and try to reinvigorate/rearm themselves. We are not in any way going to take the foot off the pedal this winter. We're going to take the fight and continue our operations all winter long. We'll see what the enemy does during this period of time. But there is a lot of fighting left to be done before these kinds of determinations are made next spring. So the dynamics on the ground can still change considerably before these decisions have to be rendered.
Q Can I just follow up?
MR. MORRELL: Yeah.
Q Thank you. As far as security in Afghanistan is concerned, I'm sure Secretary Gates must have already advised President Obama --
MR. MORRELL: Let me -- let me -- just because I -- getting back to your point, though, Chris. I mean, the one thing that you should keep in mind, though -- and I think there is -- and I see this in some of the stories that get written from downrange, where I see this -- there's a bit of schizophrenia sometimes in the coverage on -- the same area can be covered very differently by different reporters.
I think you've seen some people clearly note the tactical, operational progress that's being made by our troops in Kandahar, in particular, and Helmand as well.
But there are other stories which sort of say, well, governance is still lacking, people don't feel secure enough to take the job opportunities that are being presented to them. So the civilian side of this is still not what it should be.
What I would say to that is a couple things. First of all, there's historically always been a lag between sort of our security progress and our governance progress. I mean, by some accounts there's -- there can be a six-month lag between those things. But I think it only is logical and stands to reason that you need to establish a certain security climate before you can have, you know, the government's capabilities that we would all like the Afghans to have at this point.
And we really began, as I mentioned earlier, Operation Hamkari in Kandahar and its surrounding areas in September. So although we've been -- we've noted extraordinary progress over the last couple months, I don't think anybody had the expectation that we would be seeing, you know, a dramatic change in the governance situation down there in that span of time, although I would -- I think you can go to any objective observer and say that, you know, Governor Wesa and some of the, you know, the people below him are performing very admirably under very difficult situations there.
Sorry.
Q Thank you, Geoff. What I was saying, that as far as security situation in Afghanistan is concerned and India's role in Afghanistan, and now president is going to India tomorrow, and I'm sure secretary must have consulted or advised him about U.S.-India military-to-military relations, and also India's role in Afghanistan will be discussed during the -- during his meeting with the prime minister of India.
My question is that, what do you think that India's role now in the future will be, since we will have a new Congress and now the president will be discussing these issues in India?
MR. MORRELL: Listen, I think the best people to talk to about the president's trip to India and his objectives and what we hope to come out of it would really be the White House. I think it's inappropriate for me to try to wade into that right now.
I think I'm on the record in terms of India's role in Afghanistan. I don't have anything new or different to add to it. So I'd refer -- I'd refer you to the White House.
Justin.
Q No, I'm just saying, as far as this trip -- it's not to the president's trip. What I'm saying is the secretary's role toward why prime minister -- President Obama, during his trip to India, to discuss with the Indian officials.
MR. MORRELL: Yeah, I think the secretary's advice to the president is between the secretary and the president, but thanks for the try.
Yeah, Justin.
Q India's state media is reporting that the president is going to bring an enormous amount of security with him during his visit to India this weekend, to include 34 U.S. warships that would be moved to the Mumbai area. Whether or not these reports are true, they've certainly stirred up a lot of interest. I was wondering if you could comment on specifically the 34 warships portion of that.
MR. MORRELL: Yeah, I mean, I think there's been a lot of creative writing that's been done on this trip over the last few days. I've seen other reports with some astronomical figures in terms of what it costs to take these trips.
I don't know the cost. We don't speak to the cost. We obviously have some support role for presidential travel. We don't speak to that in detail for security reasons. But I will take the liberty this time of dismissing as absolutely absurd this notion that somehow we were deploying 10 percent of the Navy -- some 34 ships and an aircraft carrier -- in support of the president's trip to Asia. That's just comical. Nothing close to that is being done.
But the notion that the president would require security as he travels to India and elsewhere should not come as a surprise to anyone. I mean, you know, this is a country that, sadly, withstood a devastating terrorist attack – what? -- a couple of years ago. So it is -- it stands to reason that we would want to take precautions for presidential travel.
But that is a, really, issue that you should probably most directly address, again, to my friends at the White House. Does that answer your question?
Q It does. Unless any, you know, special security requests come this time around with this trip. We'd be interested to know --
MR. MORRELL: Well, I -- we would not speak to you about special security requests. We wouldn't speak to you about any security requests. All we'll say is that this department does play a role in support of presidential missions, but we don't care to, for security reasons, discuss the particulars of that.
I made an exception in batting down this absurd notion of there being 34 ships, or more than 10 percent of the Navy, deployed in support of this trip. That is most certainly not the case.
Al Pessin.
Q Back on the election --
MR. MORRELL: Let me just while I -- because I got handed a note here. Back to your question, David. There have been no discharges under the new policy that the secretary instituted about a week ago.
Yeah.
Q Back on the election, Geoff, what sorts of concerns are there by the secretary or other officials of new challenges or new changes to defense policies by the new Congress -- particularly the war in Afghanistan, but also the planned Iraq withdrawal, the possibility of military action against Iran, and whatever other issues have been discussed?
MR. MORRELL: Well, I mean, I've gotten variations on this theme over the past couple of days. You know: Is the election going to hasten the secretary's departure? Is the election going to make his job even more challenging?
To the first question, no. His calculus on when to finally leave this job is based upon personal considerations and not politics, and his notion of when he would like to leave was formulated long before these political winds began to blow.
With regards to the second question about, you know, how does the election outcome change at all or make our lives more challenging in dealing with the Congress, I sort of -- I dismiss that one as well. I mean, there is, thankfully, a long tradition of bipartisan cooperation on national security issues. We expect that to remain the same under this new Congress, as it was under the last Congress. So I just don't buy into that. Our core relationship fundamentally does not change.
Now, will different congressional committees under different leaders have different priorities and focuses? Perhaps. But I think that we enjoy a strong working relationship -- this department does, the secretary in particular -- with members on both sides of the aisle; with not just the chairmen of these committees, but also the ranking members of these committees. So these changes, we don't anticipate making much of a -- making a very dramatic difference in how we deal with the Congress.
I would also note, just as a historical reference, that you'll recall Secretary Gates came into office on December 18th of 2006. This was, you know, what, a month, six weeks after the last flipping of a Congress in November of 2006.
So he dealt with the kind of change that we're about to see in these committees when he first took office nearly four years ago. So it's fundamentally not new to us. We don't expect it to be dramatically different. We still expect to have very strong working relationships across both sides of the aisle. And we fully expect the strong, bipartisan cooperation on national-security issues that we have enjoyed over the years will continue under this new Congress.
Kevin Baron.
Q I wanted to go back to the civilian lag time of security in Afghanistan. The secretary has said that this has been a problem before, and he has pitched for more development aid and diplomacy as a -- as a way to help alleviate the burden on the troops and get the troops home sooner. I'm wondering if -- how much that worry is continuing in Afghanistan, given the timeline to July '11 --
MR. MORRELL: But I think we're talking about two different things. I'm speaking more to Afghan capacity, particularly out in the most difficult security climates. And I think you're addressing the notion of civilian support from the USG.
Q But the --
MR. MORRELL: (Inaudible word.)
Q -- civilian support is specifically to build that Afghan capacity. So I'm wondering, is Secretary Gates pleased with that balance? Or is there -- is there that worry that the lag --
MR. MORRELL: No, I think -- listen. We've seen basically this year a tripling in civilian support to Afghanistan. I think you now have upwards of almost 1,100 civilian personnel in Afghanistan -- and not just in Kabul, although the preponderance I think still may be in Kabul, but in the -- you know, deployed around the country as well.
Yeah, I think the preponderance is still in Kabul, but hundreds deployed around the country as well. So there is obviously a core group that's there to try to support the central government, building up its capacity, but also hundreds out in the field trying to work with provincial and district governments, as well, to try to enhance their capabilities.
So -- I think he's very pleased by the support that our military is getting on the civilian side. And, you know, the numbers clearly are out of whack. If you look at them just on face value, you see a thousand versus almost a hundred thousand. But I think you talk to any one of our guys who are deployed in Afghanistan, and they will tell you that these civilians, particularly those who are deployed out in the field, are huge force multipliers; that they have the effects -- because it's not just them, there's NGOs, there's Afghan civilians, there's others -- they have the effect of sort of -- one civilian, by some estimates, you know, has the impact of, sort of, 10.
So I think the numbers are heartening. The trend lines are encouraging. Is there still more work to be done? Clearly so, but I think people here are very much pleased with how the civilian side of this campaign has progressed.
Yeah, Luis.
Q Geoff, there have been reports earlier this week that the -- about the F-35, the Joint Strike Fighter.
MR. MORRELL: Yes.
Q And particularly that there are going to be more cost overruns, more schedule delays, that Secretary Gates was briefed on this this week. Can you confirm that? And can you speak to these reports?
MR. MORRELL: Well, what I would say, Luis, is that the department regrets that someone chose to provide unauthorized and incomplete information to the press on the JSF program.
Admiral Venlet, who is the new program manager, has been doing a soup- to-nuts review of the JSF program. It is the most thorough, the most extensive, the deepest dive yet we have done into the F-35 program. But that assessment is not yet complete. Therefore, what has been leaked to the press is premature, and I would suggest to you that in some respects it's inaccurate.
So it's not appropriate for us at this juncture to publicly discuss something that's not complete and that ultimately has not been decided on by the department's leadership; because once Venlet's assessment has been complete, it will be provided to leadership. It will then shape and inform our programmatic options and remedies that are under consideration. And then the secretary will make a decision about a path forward. And we'll provide that information to the Congress and to you all at the appropriate time, but we're not there yet.
Q When do you expect this review to happen? What do you mean by the secretary will make a determination on the path forward?
MR. MORRELL: Well, I -- it's important, I think, Luis, to step back and remember what happened -- what's happened here. Clearly, this program has had its challenges over the years. I mean, we've been dealing with this for quite some time now. And just when you think you have some appreciation for what the situation is, it has -- we have learned later that it is -- there are other complications.
Not all of that is unexpected, given this huge program and given how sophisticated these aircraft are. But clearly, we have been disappointed by some of these developments -- by many of these developments. But remember, back in February, the secretary fundamentally restructured the program, based upon this very stark assessment that the Joint Estimating Team provided him.
So in addition to sort of restructuring number of aircraft and the test phase and all these things that -- he also withheld, I think, $600 million in payments to Lockheed. And he fired the program manager, to put it bluntly. He was not satisfied with the performance out of the program office. He canned the program manager and he inserted a more higher ranking, a more experienced professional to run that -- run that operation. You now have a three-star in there, in Vice Admiral Venlet.
And as I mentioned to you earlier, he is -- he is in the midst of this deep dive, but he's doing it -- it's not just dependent on him and a small cadre. He's got 120 people who are working this issue with him, and they are not taking anybody's word at face value. They are demanding that there be evidence to back up what they are being told about the state of the program.
So they are clearly in the process of doing that, finding some issues that had not been known to us before, but we're still not done. So it's premature, I think, for me to go, Luis, frankly, much beyond that at this point.
Q One more thing on this. You mentioned the Australia meetings next week. This is -- the F-35 is not strictly an American program but has international partners with the U.S. going into the purchase plan, including countries like Australia. Is there consideration about their path forward on this, and do you expect that the F-35 will be a part of these discussions next week?
MR. MORRELL: I don't know that the F-35 is on the agenda -- I'll check for you, Luis. I mean, this is -- that's -- may be a little bit too programmatic for this ministerial, considering the secretary of state's participation as well.
But clearly not just Australia, but, you know, the U.K., Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Denmark, Norway, now Israel, all of these countries are keenly interested in this program. So we are -- you know, when I spoke about "at the appropriate time we will share this information with the Congress and the American people," we will obviously share it with our partners as well in this endeavor.
I would note to you that there are -- you know, there are economic pressures being felt on all these countries. And so some of them have -- some of them are not in a position to -- even were we at a stage in the program where we could be delivering aircraft sooner than we apparently will be, or had hoped to originally, that actually works perhaps to their advantage, given their economic situations.
But overall these are committed partners to this who ultimately need these aircraft for their -- to have fifth-generation capability, to have the kind of air-to -- air-to-ground, air-to-air capabilities to -- you know, to have air superiority in the future.
Yeah. Yeah, go ahead, Larry.
Q The defense attorney for Major Hasan at Fort Hood has said that ceremonies like what's happening tomorrow commemorating the anniversary of the massacre make it difficult for his client to get a fair trial in that environment.
MR. MORRELL: Yeah, I think that's -- that's absurd.
Q Is there any --
MR. MORRELL: It's absurd. I mean, is the suggestion that that community, which was so rocked by that shooting last year, not pause, not take time to remember the 13 people who were killed? It's entirely appropriate for that base, the extended Killeen community and, frankly, the military as a whole to pause tomorrow and remember that tragedy.
The accused killer in this case will still get a fair trial. We -- he is dealing in a very sophisticated judicial system with very professional attorneys and judges. His ability to get a fair trial and our ability to mourn and remember and mark the year anniversary of this tragic shooting are not mutually exclusive.
Yeah, Justin.
Q Geoff, what, if anything, do you know about this military sniper? He's now shot up five different military-related buildings. They know it's all done with the same gun. Do we believe it's a military-issued gun? Do you have anything on his identity?
MR. MORRELL: Listen, this an FBI-led investigation. Obviously, there are certain investigative contributions being made by some of the services. But fundamentally, it's being led by the FBI, so I'd refer you to there.
I mean, we're obviously concerned. This is clearly someone who has -- has an issue, to say the least, with the military. And it clearly puts potentially our service members and the civilians who support them in harm's way.
So we're watching it closely. The secretary is being apprised of developments as warranted. But he also has full faith and confidence in the FBI and the other departmental investigative services to get to the bottom of this.
Q Can you say what the services are doing to help the FBI in its investigation?
MR. MORRELL: No. I don't -- those are investigative matters that shouldn't be discussed publicly. But whatever assistance the FBI requires, it is being given by -- given by, you know, the Navy and whoever else is now involved in this.
Q Can I follow up? The FBI agent said last week at his press conference that he believes it might be a Marine. Do you echo that belief?
MR. MORRELL: I would have no way of knowing. I would have no way of knowing. Clearly, this is somebody who has issues with the military. Beyond that, I would have no way of knowing.
Q Can you just say if investigators maybe know more than they're telling us --
(Cross talk.)
MR. MORRELL: I have no idea. I'm not involved in the investigation. This is an FBI lead. They could probably be --
Q (Off mike.)
MR. MORRELL: I said I'm not involved in the investigation. The FBI is in the lead and it's just not appropriate for us -- if there is something that we feel as though would help the investigation by sharing it publicly, I am sure that the investigative authorities will do so and do so in a timely fashion.
So if they felt it was helpful, Larry, and I didn't hear that, to release that information, it was probably done in a calculated sense. I don't have anything new to offer in that respect for you to share -- us to gain additional public participation in this investigation.
Yes, to the back.
Q Hi -- (inaudible.) Could you comment on the study of the rare earth supply to the military needs and whether you would support the bill that passed the House before recess awaiting action in the Senate?
MR. MORRELL: We have some stuff on that. I'm happy to talk to you off the podium. I'm not as familiar with all the intricacies of it and we -- either I or one of my colleagues are happy to walk you through it.
Yeah.
Q Do you have any time frame of U.S. and South Korea military exercises next?
MR. MORRELL: Well, we've had lots of military exercises.
Q Well you already have cancelled the end of October exercise.
MR. MORRELL: I don't know that we cancelled an exercise. We didn't cancel any exercise. We've been trying to work out the next appropriate date for us to jointly exercise in the Yellow Sea with the USS George Washington. We are still working on that date, but rest assured, we will do so with that aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea. So stay tuned as for when, but we will be back there with those assets. But this notion of cancelled, I think, is just hyperbolic. It is -- there -- you've got a lot of moving parts here when it comes to a large joint exercise, particularly one involving an aircraft carrier.
So it is difficult to get all those parts together and assembled and full agreement on when to proceed with this. But we will do so. We will be back in the Yellow Sea. We will be there with the George Washington and so stay tuned.
Q When will it be? I mean, next month or --
MR. MORRELL: It's still being determined. It's still being worked. When we have it all nailed down, I am sure we will share it with you. All right?
Gordon, I think is the last one.
Q Just a quick question. Karzai, President Karzai is continues to be concerned about the contractors in Afghanistan. I'm just wondering what -- can you give us some current sense of what the department is doing to help alleviate those concerns and what is Plan B?
MR. MORRELL: You know, I frankly know on this mostly what I've read on it, Gordon. It sounds as though -- I mean, we clearly have been working, you know, General Petraeus, as well as Embassy Kabul very closely with President Karzai and his team on trying to fashion the most responsible way forward in this regard. It is -- President Karzai has made it abundantly clear that he wants to do away with private security contractors as quickly as he can, but also as responsibly as he can.
He has made exceptions for static protection of certain diplomatic facilities and that was clearly encouraging and responsible.
There have been concerns voiced to him about the impact of sort of pulling the rug out on private security contractors or on NGOs by taking their contractors away precipitously, and the impact that would have on development projects. And that would -- you know, obviously our efforts in Afghanistan are not just driven by security needs, they're also driven by governance and development. So that's a key component to our ultimate success there.
So our -- you know, we are working with the Afghan government to try to fashion a responsible way forward that still allows for adequate security to be provided to development projects around the country while we are still growing the ANSF to the point where they would ultimately be able to assume responsibility for protecting convoys in support of development projects, the actual project itself. But those things are still being worked with right now. But we are encouraged by the fact that he has allowed for more time for consideration of this issue.
TSA Names Federal Security Director for Sacramento International Airport
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today named Gail Levario as the Federal Security Director for Sacramento International Airport (SMF).
A TSA employee since 2002, Levario served the agency in a number of positions, most recently as general manager for Compliance Programs at TSA headquarters. In this role she was responsible for several national regulatory programs and managed a $350 million budget, and led a workforce of more than 80 operational and support personnel and staff.
“Gail’s professional development throughout her military and civilian careers have prepared her for this role,” said Lee Kair, TSA’s Assistant Administrator for Security Operations. “Her proven record in security will be an invaluable asset to TSA, Sacramento International, and the men and women she is charged with leading.”
Prior to joining TSA, Levario served as a Civil Aviation Security Specialist/Special Agent for the Federal Aviation Administration. In addition, she was a Customs Inspector for the United States Customs Service and an officer in the United States Coast Guard. Levario earned a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif.
Levario replaces Ron Pelayo who retired earlier this year.
A TSA employee since 2002, Levario served the agency in a number of positions, most recently as general manager for Compliance Programs at TSA headquarters. In this role she was responsible for several national regulatory programs and managed a $350 million budget, and led a workforce of more than 80 operational and support personnel and staff.
“Gail’s professional development throughout her military and civilian careers have prepared her for this role,” said Lee Kair, TSA’s Assistant Administrator for Security Operations. “Her proven record in security will be an invaluable asset to TSA, Sacramento International, and the men and women she is charged with leading.”
Prior to joining TSA, Levario served as a Civil Aviation Security Specialist/Special Agent for the Federal Aviation Administration. In addition, she was a Customs Inspector for the United States Customs Service and an officer in the United States Coast Guard. Levario earned a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif.
Levario replaces Ron Pelayo who retired earlier this year.
Today in the Department of Defense, Friday, November 05, 2010
Today in the Department of Defense, Friday, November 05, 2010
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates hosts an honor cordon to welcome Slovenian Minister of Defense Ljubica Jelusic to the Pentagon today at 9 a.m. EDT. The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates hosts an honor cordon to welcome Slovenian Minister of Defense Ljubica Jelusic to the Pentagon today at 9 a.m. EDT. The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon
Drug tunnel discovered in San Diego
On Nov. 3, 2010, U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton, joined by U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy and representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol, announced the discovery of a cross-border drug smuggling tunnel. Tunnels like this can be used to smuggle multiple types of contraband ranging from drugs to weapons, which makes them a public safety threat.
The investigation went like so...
Twenty-four hours earlier, a tractor trailer pulls up to a warehouse in San Diego. Nearby agents observe suspicious activity. They keep the vehicle under close surveillance as it departs the warehouse. The vehicle approaches a traffic checkpoint in Temecula where Border Patrol agents stop the vehicle for inspection. Inside, they find more than 10 tons of marijuana.
From there, the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, comprised of representatives from ICE, CBP and the DEA, obtain a federal search warrant for the San Diego warehouse. Task force members find an estimated 15 tons of marijuana there.
They alert the Mexican military which determines that drug smugglers have been accessing the warehouse from an underground tunnel that originates 600 yards away in a Tijuana warehouse. There, the Mexican military recover another five tons of marijuana -- bringing the grand total to approximately 30 tons.
"This discovery again shows their [cartels] growing desperation in the face of heightened border security," said Morton. "Frustrated by our defenses, they're literally going underground, but we're thwarting them there as well. That's due in no small part to the extraordinary ongoing enforcement efforts involving the agencies on the Tunnel Task Force and our counterparts in Mexico."
Learn more about ICE's role in narcotics enforcement.
The investigation went like so...
Twenty-four hours earlier, a tractor trailer pulls up to a warehouse in San Diego. Nearby agents observe suspicious activity. They keep the vehicle under close surveillance as it departs the warehouse. The vehicle approaches a traffic checkpoint in Temecula where Border Patrol agents stop the vehicle for inspection. Inside, they find more than 10 tons of marijuana.
From there, the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, comprised of representatives from ICE, CBP and the DEA, obtain a federal search warrant for the San Diego warehouse. Task force members find an estimated 15 tons of marijuana there.
They alert the Mexican military which determines that drug smugglers have been accessing the warehouse from an underground tunnel that originates 600 yards away in a Tijuana warehouse. There, the Mexican military recover another five tons of marijuana -- bringing the grand total to approximately 30 tons.
"This discovery again shows their [cartels] growing desperation in the face of heightened border security," said Morton. "Frustrated by our defenses, they're literally going underground, but we're thwarting them there as well. That's due in no small part to the extraordinary ongoing enforcement efforts involving the agencies on the Tunnel Task Force and our counterparts in Mexico."
Learn more about ICE's role in narcotics enforcement.
Drug tunnel discovered in San Diego
On Nov. 3, 2010, U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton, joined by U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy and representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol, announced the discovery of a cross-border drug smuggling tunnel. Tunnels like this can be used to smuggle multiple types of contraband ranging from drugs to weapons, which makes them a public safety threat.
The investigation went like so...
Twenty-four hours earlier, a tractor trailer pulls up to a warehouse in San Diego. Nearby agents observe suspicious activity. They keep the vehicle under close surveillance as it departs the warehouse. The vehicle approaches a traffic checkpoint in Temecula where Border Patrol agents stop the vehicle for inspection. Inside, they find more than 10 tons of marijuana.
From there, the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, comprised of representatives from ICE, CBP and the DEA, obtain a federal search warrant for the San Diego warehouse. Task force members find an estimated 15 tons of marijuana there.
They alert the Mexican military which determines that drug smugglers have been accessing the warehouse from an underground tunnel that originates 600 yards away in a Tijuana warehouse. There, the Mexican military recover another five tons of marijuana -- bringing the grand total to approximately 30 tons.
"This discovery again shows their [cartels] growing desperation in the face of heightened border security," said Morton. "Frustrated by our defenses, they're literally going underground, but we're thwarting them there as well. That's due in no small part to the extraordinary ongoing enforcement efforts involving the agencies on the Tunnel Task Force and our counterparts in Mexico."
Learn more about ICE's role in narcotics enforcement.
The investigation went like so...
Twenty-four hours earlier, a tractor trailer pulls up to a warehouse in San Diego. Nearby agents observe suspicious activity. They keep the vehicle under close surveillance as it departs the warehouse. The vehicle approaches a traffic checkpoint in Temecula where Border Patrol agents stop the vehicle for inspection. Inside, they find more than 10 tons of marijuana.
From there, the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, comprised of representatives from ICE, CBP and the DEA, obtain a federal search warrant for the San Diego warehouse. Task force members find an estimated 15 tons of marijuana there.
They alert the Mexican military which determines that drug smugglers have been accessing the warehouse from an underground tunnel that originates 600 yards away in a Tijuana warehouse. There, the Mexican military recover another five tons of marijuana -- bringing the grand total to approximately 30 tons.
"This discovery again shows their [cartels] growing desperation in the face of heightened border security," said Morton. "Frustrated by our defenses, they're literally going underground, but we're thwarting them there as well. That's due in no small part to the extraordinary ongoing enforcement efforts involving the agencies on the Tunnel Task Force and our counterparts in Mexico."
Learn more about ICE's role in narcotics enforcement.
Gustav and Ike: Two Years Later
NEW ORLEANS,La. -- It has now been two years since hurricanes Gustav and Ike wreaked havoc on Louisiana. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Louisiana continue to work together closely to help residents, local governments and nonprofits, all of which are well on their way to recovery.
"These two storms, which occurred back to back, posed a major challenge," said Mike Karl, interim director of the Louisiana Recovery Office, "but the character, courage and commitment of the people of Louisiana have resulted in significant forward progress. FEMA is committed to working closely with its federal, state and local partners to ensure that these communities recover."
Office of Community Development Executive Director Robin Keegan said, “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated approximately $1 billion to Louisiana for the state’s recovery from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. OCD’s Disaster Recovery Unit awarded $565.5 million, or more than 53 percent, to the 53 impacted parishes based on damages. We continue to work with FEMA, HUD, GOHSEP and our other partners to ensure obligations and to help displaced families find secure, permanent housing.”
Immediately after the disasters, FEMA held community meetings and set up 53 Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) across the state to meet the need for more personal one-on-one, face-to-face assistance. These DRCs made it easier for residents by providing them with a single location at which they could obtain answers to a wide variety of questions about FEMA, SBA disaster loans and other state and federal programs.
Individual Assistance funding of $280.7 million was provided to help 114,141 residents with their recovery efforts. From providing rental assistance to offering personal property grants, and from assisting with transportation to helping with disaster-related medical and dental expenses, FEMA has been working to help disaster survivors recover as quickly as possible. Approximately 1,100 families were initially housed in hotels or motels, and another 639 were leased into mobile homes or park models for longer term housing needs. In addition, Louisiana Disaster Unemployment Assistance of $1.4 million was provided to eligible residents who lost their jobs because of Gustav or Ike, enabling them to continue caring for their families.
In an effort to ensure that survivors’ housing needs were met, FEMA partnered with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP). Over 25,000 families displaced by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav were assisted by HUD under DHAP. The DHAP program provided rental assistance and intensive case management to displaced families and continues to provide assistance today to the 2,100 Louisiana families and 4,500 Texas families remaining in the program. Originally scheduled to end in March 2010, DHAP-Ike was extended until October 2010 to ensure all families remaining in the program are able to have their long term housing needs met.
FEMA understands that helping communities recover requires providing assistance, not only to families, but also to the infrastructure that supports those families. For that reason, $642.8 million has been obligated for debris removal and emergency protective measures. In addition, more than $259.5 million has been obligated for permanent work. Included in this amount is funding to repair or replace facilities such as schools, police stations and fire stations. The sooner these buildings are up and operational, the sooner families with children can return to their neighborhoods and police and fire personnel can help ensure those families’ safety.
FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is expecting to make more than $279 million in mitigation funding available to help prevent the loss of lives and property through planning and by elevation, acquisition and retrofitting of structures.
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
"These two storms, which occurred back to back, posed a major challenge," said Mike Karl, interim director of the Louisiana Recovery Office, "but the character, courage and commitment of the people of Louisiana have resulted in significant forward progress. FEMA is committed to working closely with its federal, state and local partners to ensure that these communities recover."
Office of Community Development Executive Director Robin Keegan said, “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated approximately $1 billion to Louisiana for the state’s recovery from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. OCD’s Disaster Recovery Unit awarded $565.5 million, or more than 53 percent, to the 53 impacted parishes based on damages. We continue to work with FEMA, HUD, GOHSEP and our other partners to ensure obligations and to help displaced families find secure, permanent housing.”
Immediately after the disasters, FEMA held community meetings and set up 53 Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) across the state to meet the need for more personal one-on-one, face-to-face assistance. These DRCs made it easier for residents by providing them with a single location at which they could obtain answers to a wide variety of questions about FEMA, SBA disaster loans and other state and federal programs.
Individual Assistance funding of $280.7 million was provided to help 114,141 residents with their recovery efforts. From providing rental assistance to offering personal property grants, and from assisting with transportation to helping with disaster-related medical and dental expenses, FEMA has been working to help disaster survivors recover as quickly as possible. Approximately 1,100 families were initially housed in hotels or motels, and another 639 were leased into mobile homes or park models for longer term housing needs. In addition, Louisiana Disaster Unemployment Assistance of $1.4 million was provided to eligible residents who lost their jobs because of Gustav or Ike, enabling them to continue caring for their families.
In an effort to ensure that survivors’ housing needs were met, FEMA partnered with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP). Over 25,000 families displaced by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav were assisted by HUD under DHAP. The DHAP program provided rental assistance and intensive case management to displaced families and continues to provide assistance today to the 2,100 Louisiana families and 4,500 Texas families remaining in the program. Originally scheduled to end in March 2010, DHAP-Ike was extended until October 2010 to ensure all families remaining in the program are able to have their long term housing needs met.
FEMA understands that helping communities recover requires providing assistance, not only to families, but also to the infrastructure that supports those families. For that reason, $642.8 million has been obligated for debris removal and emergency protective measures. In addition, more than $259.5 million has been obligated for permanent work. Included in this amount is funding to repair or replace facilities such as schools, police stations and fire stations. The sooner these buildings are up and operational, the sooner families with children can return to their neighborhoods and police and fire personnel can help ensure those families’ safety.
FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is expecting to make more than $279 million in mitigation funding available to help prevent the loss of lives and property through planning and by elevation, acquisition and retrofitting of structures.
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
LUNG CANCER ALLIANCE VOLUNTEERS HOST SHINE A LIGHT VIGIL OUTSIDE ORLANDO
Senator-elect Marco Rubio Praises Efforts
Washington, DC [November 3, 2010]--In a gracious letter to Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) yesterday, Senator-Elect Marco Rubio said he would not be able to attend the Shine a Light vigil scheduled for Thursday in Orlando, but praised the effort to comfort those impacted by the disease, including his own father who died of lung cancer two months ago.
LCA President and CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose said Senator-Elect Rubio's letter will be read at the vigil which will be held at the Women’s Club of Casselberry at 7pm.
"That he would take time during the closing hours of his campaign to reach out to other families who have been hurt by lung cancer is very touching," said Fenton-Ambrose.
In the letter to LCA Senator-Elect Rubio said; "My father lost his fight with lung cancer earlier this year and I support your efforts to comfort those affected by this deadly disease. Thank you for all you do to touch the lives of so many."
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, taking more lives each year than colon, breast, prostate and pancreatic cancers combined.
Lung Cancer Alliance has sponsored the National Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil awareness initiative for November 2010. More than 65 vigils will be taking place in 29 states. Find one in your area: www.shinealightonlungcancer.org!
Washington, DC [November 3, 2010]--In a gracious letter to Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) yesterday, Senator-Elect Marco Rubio said he would not be able to attend the Shine a Light vigil scheduled for Thursday in Orlando, but praised the effort to comfort those impacted by the disease, including his own father who died of lung cancer two months ago.
LCA President and CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose said Senator-Elect Rubio's letter will be read at the vigil which will be held at the Women’s Club of Casselberry at 7pm.
"That he would take time during the closing hours of his campaign to reach out to other families who have been hurt by lung cancer is very touching," said Fenton-Ambrose.
In the letter to LCA Senator-Elect Rubio said; "My father lost his fight with lung cancer earlier this year and I support your efforts to comfort those affected by this deadly disease. Thank you for all you do to touch the lives of so many."
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, taking more lives each year than colon, breast, prostate and pancreatic cancers combined.
Lung Cancer Alliance has sponsored the National Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil awareness initiative for November 2010. More than 65 vigils will be taking place in 29 states. Find one in your area: www.shinealightonlungcancer.org!
Obama: Congress, Not Courts, Should Resolve 'Don't Ask' Law
Obama: Congress, Not Courts, Should Resolve 'Don't Ask' Law
By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2010 - President Barack Obama said today he hopes the current Congress will resolve the uncertainty about whether gay men and lesbians can serve openly in the military.
In a White House news conference, Obama said he hopes the law will be repealed to allow gays to serve openly because "it's the right thing to do."
"I've been a strong believer that if somebody is willing to put on the uniform, and put their life at risk, that they should not be prevented from doing so because of their sexual orientation," he said.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also have supported Congress repealing the law, but at a pace that would allow an orderly process for the change.
Obama noted that a major Defense Department survey of servicemembers and their families on the issue of repealing the law is due out early next month. "I will expect that Secretary of Defense Gates and Admiral Mullen will have something to say about that, and that will give us time, particularly in the lame duck session, to act on this review," he said.
A series of judicial rulings and appeals has been disruptive, Obama said, forcing the military to have to quickly change course on whether and how to implement the law. Congress repealing the law would make for a more orderly process, he added.
The president noted that recent national polls show most Americans support allowing gays to serve openly in the military.
"We need to provide certainty, and it's time to move this issue forward," he said. "This shouldn't be a partisan issue. Folks willing to serve on our behalf should be allowed to do so fairly and equally."
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By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2010 - President Barack Obama said today he hopes the current Congress will resolve the uncertainty about whether gay men and lesbians can serve openly in the military.
In a White House news conference, Obama said he hopes the law will be repealed to allow gays to serve openly because "it's the right thing to do."
"I've been a strong believer that if somebody is willing to put on the uniform, and put their life at risk, that they should not be prevented from doing so because of their sexual orientation," he said.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also have supported Congress repealing the law, but at a pace that would allow an orderly process for the change.
Obama noted that a major Defense Department survey of servicemembers and their families on the issue of repealing the law is due out early next month. "I will expect that Secretary of Defense Gates and Admiral Mullen will have something to say about that, and that will give us time, particularly in the lame duck session, to act on this review," he said.
A series of judicial rulings and appeals has been disruptive, Obama said, forcing the military to have to quickly change course on whether and how to implement the law. Congress repealing the law would make for a more orderly process, he added.
The president noted that recent national polls show most Americans support allowing gays to serve openly in the military.
"We need to provide certainty, and it's time to move this issue forward," he said. "This shouldn't be a partisan issue. Folks willing to serve on our behalf should be allowed to do so fairly and equally."
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'Don't Ask' to Stay in Place Through Appeal
Boat Forces Tour – ANT San Francisco
Boat Forces Tour – ANT San Francisco
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Written by: Dan Bender
Members of ANT San Francisco prepare to float a marker buoy for Fleet Week. The buoy was used by the Blue Angels as a reference point for their manuevers over the bay. Photo by PA2 Dan Bender
Our next stop on the Boat Forces Tour is Aids to Navigation Team San Francisco where Coasties work hard to keep the maritime public safe around California’s Bay Area.
“Our mission is to maintain more than 700 aids to navigation within our area of responsibility,” said BMC Jay Brisson, the officer in charge at the ANT, “although we can be assigned many other Coast Guard missions depending on the needs of the service.”
This is vital work because the thousands of vessels that transit the bay rely on the aids the ANT services.
BMC Jay Brisson radios Sector San Francisco before getting underway. Photo by PA2 Dan Bender
“Maintaining these aids contributes to safe passage of all commerce into the ports of Oakland, Richmond, Martinez, Stockton, and Sacramento,” said Brisson. “There’s a massive amount of goods coming in and out of port every day.”
Like most ANTs, their area of responsibility is much larger than that of your average station. With hundreds of aids to navigation to service, there’s only one way for the 20-person crew to stay caught up—hard work.
“ATON work routinely requires long hours, technical expertise, attention to detail, adaptability and plenty of initiative,” said Brisson. ”Our AOR extends form Bodega Bay, through San Francisco Bay, to Point Sur and east to Sacramento including Lake Tahoe as well as all other federal waterways and tributaries in between.”
It also requires a lot of training; there’s a huge skill set associated with working here from servicing buoys to seamanship.
BM1 Juan DeLeon leads a safety brief for the day's mission. Photo by PA2 Dan Bender
“We’re responsible for all of the requirements set forth in Coast Guard Boat Operations and Training Manual in addition to specialized ATON training including minor aids, lighthouse technician, aid positioning, and tower climbing courses,” said Brisson.
Ultimately, the demanding operational tempo only makes the job that much more satisfying.
“The best part of our job is the feeling of accomplishment you get with tangible results,” said Brisson.
They’re definitely tangible for the mariners who rely on them.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Written by: Dan Bender
Members of ANT San Francisco prepare to float a marker buoy for Fleet Week. The buoy was used by the Blue Angels as a reference point for their manuevers over the bay. Photo by PA2 Dan Bender
Our next stop on the Boat Forces Tour is Aids to Navigation Team San Francisco where Coasties work hard to keep the maritime public safe around California’s Bay Area.
“Our mission is to maintain more than 700 aids to navigation within our area of responsibility,” said BMC Jay Brisson, the officer in charge at the ANT, “although we can be assigned many other Coast Guard missions depending on the needs of the service.”
This is vital work because the thousands of vessels that transit the bay rely on the aids the ANT services.
BMC Jay Brisson radios Sector San Francisco before getting underway. Photo by PA2 Dan Bender
“Maintaining these aids contributes to safe passage of all commerce into the ports of Oakland, Richmond, Martinez, Stockton, and Sacramento,” said Brisson. “There’s a massive amount of goods coming in and out of port every day.”
Like most ANTs, their area of responsibility is much larger than that of your average station. With hundreds of aids to navigation to service, there’s only one way for the 20-person crew to stay caught up—hard work.
“ATON work routinely requires long hours, technical expertise, attention to detail, adaptability and plenty of initiative,” said Brisson. ”Our AOR extends form Bodega Bay, through San Francisco Bay, to Point Sur and east to Sacramento including Lake Tahoe as well as all other federal waterways and tributaries in between.”
It also requires a lot of training; there’s a huge skill set associated with working here from servicing buoys to seamanship.
BM1 Juan DeLeon leads a safety brief for the day's mission. Photo by PA2 Dan Bender
“We’re responsible for all of the requirements set forth in Coast Guard Boat Operations and Training Manual in addition to specialized ATON training including minor aids, lighthouse technician, aid positioning, and tower climbing courses,” said Brisson.
Ultimately, the demanding operational tempo only makes the job that much more satisfying.
“The best part of our job is the feeling of accomplishment you get with tangible results,” said Brisson.
They’re definitely tangible for the mariners who rely on them.
R 111241Z AUG 10
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 042/10 - RESERVE SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/ WAR AND STAFF
COURSES ANNOUNCEMENT
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES CONVENING DATES AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS
FOR THE CY11 SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC), CY11
JOINT FORCES RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC), AND CY11 RESERVE
WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT. ATTENDANCE AT SENIOR SERVICE
SCHOOLS/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGES OFFERS UNIQUE NATIONAL SECURITY
POLICY AND JOINT SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCREASES THE
COAST GUARDS PRESENCE IN A JOINT-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENHANCES
THE MEMBERS VALUE TO THE SERVICE.
2. A SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE 14 SEP 2010 TO SELECT PRIMARY
CANDIDATES, AND TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATES IN ORDER OF SELECTION BY THE
PANEL. A SPECIAL OER IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO
ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS COMPLETE.
3. 6 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR REQUIRED E-RESUME APPLICATIONS TO ARRIVE
AT CG PSC-RPM. E-RESUMES SUBMITTED AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
A. E-RESUMES: COMPLETE A NEW E-RESUME IN DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS
SHOULD REFER TO THE GUIDANCE AVAILABLE AT CG PSC-RPM WEBPAGE
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RPM/RPM1/DOCS/RSSS-ERESUME.PDF FOR DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING AN E-RESUME VIA DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS
WHO DO NOT SUBMIT AN E-RESUME WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE AT THIS
PANEL. ONLY ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE IMMEDIATE COMMAND ARE AUTHORIZED.
COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD CHOOSE MAKE OFFER TO POSITIVELY ENDORSE A
MEMBERS APPLICATION. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY
CLICK ON THE BUTTON MARK FINAL FOR THE MEMBERS APPLICATION TO BE
CONSIDERED COMPLETE. THIS ENDORSEMENT MAY BE MADE BY THE DESIGNATED
COMMANDING OFFICER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR SECTOR PERSONNEL.
E-RESUMES MUST ADDRESS YOUR REASONS FOR APPLYING FOR RESPECTIVE
COURSES REFERENCE ANY IDT, ADT OR OTHER EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO YOUR
APPLICATION ADDRESS HOW THE COAST GUARD WILL BENEFIT BY SENDING YOU
TO THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
4. 13 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR SIGNED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PANEL TO
ARRIVE AT CG PSC-RPM.
A. OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COMMUNICATION TO THE
PANEL IAW ART 5.A.4.E OF REF C. AND INCLUDE PERTINENT INFORMATION
DESCRIBING THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR CIVILIAN WORK
EXPERIENCE (EMPLOYER, JOB TITLE, DUTIES/SKILLS). IN A CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS, THE RESERVE OFFICER RESUME (FORM CG-5481) WILL NO
LONGER BE ACCEPTED AS ALL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE
CAREER SUMMARY SHEET (ECSS). COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE SENT VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMMANDER (RPM), SCANNED WITH MEMBERS SIGNATURE
AND COMMAND SIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT, AND E-MAILED TO
ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPMOER(AT)USCG.MIL. SUBMISSIONS MUST ARRIVE AT CG
PSC-RPM NLT THE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE PANEL CONVENES.
5. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FAIRNESS TO ALL APPLICANTS IN THIS HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE PROCESS, THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS MADE TO THE
PUBLISHED DEADLINES. THE APPLICANT BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
DETECTING ERRORS, AND THE COMMAND BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CORRECTING ERRORS AND FORWARDING TIMELY, PROPERLY ENDORSED E-RESUME
APPLICATIONS.
6. SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC) DIRECT ACCESS
REQ NUMBER: 133220 LOCATION: US ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLISLE
BARRACKS, PA. PREREQUISITES: TOP SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE
LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: FEB 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
THIS COURSE IS AN INTENSIVE ONE-WEEK SEMINAR DESIGNED TO BROADEN THE
PERSPECTIVE OF RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS, EXPOSING
THEM TO THE PROCESS OF NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING,
CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, AND CURRENT MILITARY STRATEGY.
PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ON ISSUES
AFFECTING THE TOTAL FORCE AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS CONCERNING THE
CHALLENGES AND CAPABILITIES OF THE RESERVE TO PARTICIPATING ACTIVE
COMPONENT OFFICERS. GO TO HTTP://DDE.CARLISLE.ARMY.MIL/CE/SRCOC.HTM
TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SRCOC COURSE.
7. JOINT FORCE RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC) DIRECT ACCESS REQ
NUMBER: 134327 LOCATION: JOINT FORCES COMMAND, NORFOLK, VA.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: JUNE 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS AN
INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK LONG OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC AWARENESS COURSE
PATTERNED AFTER THE OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF CAPSTONE. THE GOAL
OF JFROC IS TO PROVIDE AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR O-6
LEVEL RESERVISTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL FOR
INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY AND PROMOTION, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN
KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES.
8. WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSES: ALL COURSES ARE TWO-WEEKS LONG.
A. RESERVE COMPONENTS NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (RCNSC) LOCATION:
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DC. PREREQUISITES: SECRET
CLEARANCE. W4 AND E8-9 MUST HOLD BACHELORS DEGREE PRIOR TO
ATTENDING. GRADE LEVEL: O4 AND ABOVE, W4, AND E8-9. CONVENING
DATES/DA REQ NUMBER:
(1) 24 JAN - 04 FEB 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133221
(2) 11 APR - 22 APR 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133222
(3) 18 JUL - 29 JUL 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133223
COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS INTENDED FOR PERSONNEL WORKING
IN THE FIELD OF MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS. IT PREPARES THEM FOR
COMMAND MANAGEMENT AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IN A MULTINATIONAL,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, OR A JOINT NATIONAL SECURITY SETTING. THE
CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, AND
SIMULATION EXERCISES DEALING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AND
DEFENSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRESENTED BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES,
THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL
STRATEGIC STUDIES, AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS. OFFICERS WHO
HAVE ATTENDED RCNSC IN THE PAST ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
B. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/STRATEGY AND POLICY (OS/SP) DIRECT ACCESS
REQ NUMBER: 133224 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE
COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING TO THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: SEP 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE STUDIES THE
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A NATIONS POLITICAL INTEREST AND GOALS,
AND THE WAY MILITARY FORCE IS USED TO ACHIEVE THOSE INTERESTS AND
GOALS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE IS TO ACQUAINT OFFICERS WITH THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF USING MILITARY FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF FOREIGN
POLICY FROM BOTH A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE AND
EXPLORE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO DECISION MAKERS IN THE FIELDS OF
POLICY AND STRATEGY.
C. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING (OS/NSDM)
DIRECT ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 133225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE,
NEWPORT, RI. PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY
MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: APRIL 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK COURSE
FOCUSES ON POLICY MAKING IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARENA.
UNDERSTANDING HOW POLICY MAKING IS INFLUENCED BY DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND COGNITIVE
FACTORS. THE COURSE ALSO REFLECTS ON THE PROFESSION OF ARMS, ETHICAL
ISSUES, AND THE FORMAL DOD RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS AND HOW THEY
RELATE TO THE POLICY MAKING PROCESS. COURSE CONTENT IS DRAWN FROM
VARIOUS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND RELIES HEAVILY ON THE USE OF CASE
STUDIES TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO HOW PAST AND FUTURE POLICIES HAVE
BEEN/WILL BE INFLUENCED. THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO HONE THOSE
ANALYTICAL SKILLS THAT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO MILITARY OFFICERS IN
CRITICAL COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR NATIONAL POLICY MAKING PROCESS CAN BE
INFLUENCED WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BETTER APPRECIATION OF
THIS PROCESS BUT WILL SERVE THEM WELL IN FUTURE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.
D. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS (OS/JMO) DIRECT
ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 134225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE
COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING FOR THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O-4 AND
ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: NOV 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK
COURSE IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF PARTICIPATING OFFICERS
TO EMPLOY MILITARY FORCES IN JOINT AND COMBINED OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTS. THE COURSE CONCENTRATES ON THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR
ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT, FROM PEACETIME PRESENCE AND
LESSER REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES TO COALITION WARFARE AND MAJOR REGIONAL
CONTINGENCIES. THE COURSE INCLUDES STUDY OF THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF
WAR, NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY, COALITIONS AND ALLIANCES, SERVICES
AND JOINT DOCTRINES, LAW OF THE SEA, AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. THE
COURSE CULMINATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCENARIO DRIVEN OPERATIONS
PLAN, WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY WAR-GAMED. THE COURSE PREPARES OFFICERS
TO PARTICIPATE IN MILITARY DECISION MAKING AS COMMANDERS OR STAFF
OFFICERS. FIRST CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO OFFICERS FILLING
DEPLOYABLE ELEMENTS, NAVY MARITIME SECURITY SQUADRONS (MSRONS) OR
PORT SECURITY UNIT BILLETS.
9. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR CG PSC PDR TO ENSURE
ACCURACY PRIOR TO THE PANEL CONVENING DATE. TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT OBTAINING A COPY OF YOUR PSC PDR, PLEASE VISIT THE PSC-MR
WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSD/MR/
10. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR MEMBER
CONTACT INFORMATION IS CORRECT IN DIRECT ACCESS. PLEASE USE THE
FOLLOWING PATH: MENU HOME, SELF SERVICE, EMPLOYEE, TASKS, (PHONE,
EMAIL, ADDRESS) INCLUDING THEIR WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS. YOU WILL RECEIVE
A SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ENSURING YOUR E-RESUME WAS RECEIVED AND
PROPERLY PROCESSED.
11. RESERVE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS (RPA) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR
ABOVE COURSES. MEMBERS IN IRR RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY (RCC) ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR
THOSE WHO DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PAYGRADE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
REFLECTED ABOVE.
12. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE PROGRAM MANAGER, LT
YANIRA TIRADO, COMDT CG-1311, (202) 475-5450 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 475-5450 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, E-MAIL
YANIRA.TIRADO(AT)USCG.MIL.
13. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF SELECTION PANEL
COORDINATOR: PERS2 PAM THOMPSON-YANCEY, CGPSC-RPM-1, (202)
493-1762, EMAIL ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPM-BOARDSPANELS(AT)USCG.MIL.
14. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
15. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 042/10 - RESERVE SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/ WAR AND STAFF
COURSES ANNOUNCEMENT
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES CONVENING DATES AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS
FOR THE CY11 SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC), CY11
JOINT FORCES RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC), AND CY11 RESERVE
WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT. ATTENDANCE AT SENIOR SERVICE
SCHOOLS/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGES OFFERS UNIQUE NATIONAL SECURITY
POLICY AND JOINT SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCREASES THE
COAST GUARDS PRESENCE IN A JOINT-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENHANCES
THE MEMBERS VALUE TO THE SERVICE.
2. A SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE 14 SEP 2010 TO SELECT PRIMARY
CANDIDATES, AND TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATES IN ORDER OF SELECTION BY THE
PANEL. A SPECIAL OER IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO
ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS COMPLETE.
3. 6 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR REQUIRED E-RESUME APPLICATIONS TO ARRIVE
AT CG PSC-RPM. E-RESUMES SUBMITTED AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
A. E-RESUMES: COMPLETE A NEW E-RESUME IN DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS
SHOULD REFER TO THE GUIDANCE AVAILABLE AT CG PSC-RPM WEBPAGE
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RPM/RPM1/DOCS/RSSS-ERESUME.PDF FOR DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING AN E-RESUME VIA DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS
WHO DO NOT SUBMIT AN E-RESUME WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE AT THIS
PANEL. ONLY ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE IMMEDIATE COMMAND ARE AUTHORIZED.
COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD CHOOSE MAKE OFFER TO POSITIVELY ENDORSE A
MEMBERS APPLICATION. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY
CLICK ON THE BUTTON MARK FINAL FOR THE MEMBERS APPLICATION TO BE
CONSIDERED COMPLETE. THIS ENDORSEMENT MAY BE MADE BY THE DESIGNATED
COMMANDING OFFICER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR SECTOR PERSONNEL.
E-RESUMES MUST ADDRESS YOUR REASONS FOR APPLYING FOR RESPECTIVE
COURSES REFERENCE ANY IDT, ADT OR OTHER EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO YOUR
APPLICATION ADDRESS HOW THE COAST GUARD WILL BENEFIT BY SENDING YOU
TO THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
4. 13 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR SIGNED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PANEL TO
ARRIVE AT CG PSC-RPM.
A. OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COMMUNICATION TO THE
PANEL IAW ART 5.A.4.E OF REF C. AND INCLUDE PERTINENT INFORMATION
DESCRIBING THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR CIVILIAN WORK
EXPERIENCE (EMPLOYER, JOB TITLE, DUTIES/SKILLS). IN A CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS, THE RESERVE OFFICER RESUME (FORM CG-5481) WILL NO
LONGER BE ACCEPTED AS ALL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE
CAREER SUMMARY SHEET (ECSS). COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE SENT VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMMANDER (RPM), SCANNED WITH MEMBERS SIGNATURE
AND COMMAND SIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT, AND E-MAILED TO
ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPMOER(AT)USCG.MIL. SUBMISSIONS MUST ARRIVE AT CG
PSC-RPM NLT THE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE PANEL CONVENES.
5. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FAIRNESS TO ALL APPLICANTS IN THIS HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE PROCESS, THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS MADE TO THE
PUBLISHED DEADLINES. THE APPLICANT BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
DETECTING ERRORS, AND THE COMMAND BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CORRECTING ERRORS AND FORWARDING TIMELY, PROPERLY ENDORSED E-RESUME
APPLICATIONS.
6. SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC) DIRECT ACCESS
REQ NUMBER: 133220 LOCATION: US ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLISLE
BARRACKS, PA. PREREQUISITES: TOP SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE
LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: FEB 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
THIS COURSE IS AN INTENSIVE ONE-WEEK SEMINAR DESIGNED TO BROADEN THE
PERSPECTIVE OF RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS, EXPOSING
THEM TO THE PROCESS OF NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING,
CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, AND CURRENT MILITARY STRATEGY.
PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ON ISSUES
AFFECTING THE TOTAL FORCE AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS CONCERNING THE
CHALLENGES AND CAPABILITIES OF THE RESERVE TO PARTICIPATING ACTIVE
COMPONENT OFFICERS. GO TO HTTP://DDE.CARLISLE.ARMY.MIL/CE/SRCOC.HTM
TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SRCOC COURSE.
7. JOINT FORCE RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC) DIRECT ACCESS REQ
NUMBER: 134327 LOCATION: JOINT FORCES COMMAND, NORFOLK, VA.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: JUNE 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS AN
INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK LONG OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC AWARENESS COURSE
PATTERNED AFTER THE OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF CAPSTONE. THE GOAL
OF JFROC IS TO PROVIDE AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR O-6
LEVEL RESERVISTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL FOR
INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY AND PROMOTION, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN
KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES.
8. WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSES: ALL COURSES ARE TWO-WEEKS LONG.
A. RESERVE COMPONENTS NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (RCNSC) LOCATION:
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DC. PREREQUISITES: SECRET
CLEARANCE. W4 AND E8-9 MUST HOLD BACHELORS DEGREE PRIOR TO
ATTENDING. GRADE LEVEL: O4 AND ABOVE, W4, AND E8-9. CONVENING
DATES/DA REQ NUMBER:
(1) 24 JAN - 04 FEB 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133221
(2) 11 APR - 22 APR 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133222
(3) 18 JUL - 29 JUL 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133223
COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS INTENDED FOR PERSONNEL WORKING
IN THE FIELD OF MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS. IT PREPARES THEM FOR
COMMAND MANAGEMENT AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IN A MULTINATIONAL,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, OR A JOINT NATIONAL SECURITY SETTING. THE
CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, AND
SIMULATION EXERCISES DEALING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AND
DEFENSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRESENTED BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES,
THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL
STRATEGIC STUDIES, AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS. OFFICERS WHO
HAVE ATTENDED RCNSC IN THE PAST ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
B. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/STRATEGY AND POLICY (OS/SP) DIRECT ACCESS
REQ NUMBER: 133224 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE
COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING TO THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: SEP 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE STUDIES THE
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A NATIONS POLITICAL INTEREST AND GOALS,
AND THE WAY MILITARY FORCE IS USED TO ACHIEVE THOSE INTERESTS AND
GOALS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE IS TO ACQUAINT OFFICERS WITH THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF USING MILITARY FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF FOREIGN
POLICY FROM BOTH A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE AND
EXPLORE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO DECISION MAKERS IN THE FIELDS OF
POLICY AND STRATEGY.
C. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING (OS/NSDM)
DIRECT ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 133225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE,
NEWPORT, RI. PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY
MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: APRIL 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK COURSE
FOCUSES ON POLICY MAKING IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARENA.
UNDERSTANDING HOW POLICY MAKING IS INFLUENCED BY DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND COGNITIVE
FACTORS. THE COURSE ALSO REFLECTS ON THE PROFESSION OF ARMS, ETHICAL
ISSUES, AND THE FORMAL DOD RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS AND HOW THEY
RELATE TO THE POLICY MAKING PROCESS. COURSE CONTENT IS DRAWN FROM
VARIOUS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND RELIES HEAVILY ON THE USE OF CASE
STUDIES TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO HOW PAST AND FUTURE POLICIES HAVE
BEEN/WILL BE INFLUENCED. THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO HONE THOSE
ANALYTICAL SKILLS THAT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO MILITARY OFFICERS IN
CRITICAL COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR NATIONAL POLICY MAKING PROCESS CAN BE
INFLUENCED WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BETTER APPRECIATION OF
THIS PROCESS BUT WILL SERVE THEM WELL IN FUTURE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.
D. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS (OS/JMO) DIRECT
ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 134225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE
COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING FOR THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O-4 AND
ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: NOV 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK
COURSE IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF PARTICIPATING OFFICERS
TO EMPLOY MILITARY FORCES IN JOINT AND COMBINED OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTS. THE COURSE CONCENTRATES ON THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR
ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT, FROM PEACETIME PRESENCE AND
LESSER REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES TO COALITION WARFARE AND MAJOR REGIONAL
CONTINGENCIES. THE COURSE INCLUDES STUDY OF THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF
WAR, NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY, COALITIONS AND ALLIANCES, SERVICES
AND JOINT DOCTRINES, LAW OF THE SEA, AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. THE
COURSE CULMINATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCENARIO DRIVEN OPERATIONS
PLAN, WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY WAR-GAMED. THE COURSE PREPARES OFFICERS
TO PARTICIPATE IN MILITARY DECISION MAKING AS COMMANDERS OR STAFF
OFFICERS. FIRST CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO OFFICERS FILLING
DEPLOYABLE ELEMENTS, NAVY MARITIME SECURITY SQUADRONS (MSRONS) OR
PORT SECURITY UNIT BILLETS.
9. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR CG PSC PDR TO ENSURE
ACCURACY PRIOR TO THE PANEL CONVENING DATE. TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT OBTAINING A COPY OF YOUR PSC PDR, PLEASE VISIT THE PSC-MR
WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSD/MR/
10. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR MEMBER
CONTACT INFORMATION IS CORRECT IN DIRECT ACCESS. PLEASE USE THE
FOLLOWING PATH: MENU HOME, SELF SERVICE, EMPLOYEE, TASKS, (PHONE,
EMAIL, ADDRESS) INCLUDING THEIR WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS. YOU WILL RECEIVE
A SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ENSURING YOUR E-RESUME WAS RECEIVED AND
PROPERLY PROCESSED.
11. RESERVE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS (RPA) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR
ABOVE COURSES. MEMBERS IN IRR RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY (RCC) ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR
THOSE WHO DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PAYGRADE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
REFLECTED ABOVE.
12. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE PROGRAM MANAGER, LT
YANIRA TIRADO, COMDT CG-1311, (202) 475-5450 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 475-5450 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, E-MAIL
YANIRA.TIRADO(AT)USCG.MIL.
13. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF SELECTION PANEL
COORDINATOR: PERS2 PAM THOMPSON-YANCEY, CGPSC-RPM-1, (202)
493-1762, EMAIL ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPM-BOARDSPANELS(AT)USCG.MIL.
14. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
15. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
Release Of University Medical Center Finding Of No Significant Impact
Release Of University Medical Center Finding Of No Significant Impact
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Release Number: 1603-902
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announces availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and final Site-specific Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the proposed University Medical Center in New Orleans, La.
The FONSI has been prepared as a result of the SEA addressing the design, construction and operation of the proposed University Medical Center. This SEA was conducted in accordance with the regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 1508.13 and FEMA’s implementing regulations (44 CFR Part 10.)
The SEA and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded at www.lsuamc.com. Hard copies can be viewed at the New Orleans Main Library, 219 Loyola Avenue and the Mid City Library, 330 N. Carrollton Avenue.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
FONZI - Not FONSI
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Release Number: 1603-902
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announces availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and final Site-specific Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the proposed University Medical Center in New Orleans, La.
The FONSI has been prepared as a result of the SEA addressing the design, construction and operation of the proposed University Medical Center. This SEA was conducted in accordance with the regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 1508.13 and FEMA’s implementing regulations (44 CFR Part 10.)
The SEA and FONSI can be viewed and downloaded at www.lsuamc.com. Hard copies can be viewed at the New Orleans Main Library, 219 Loyola Avenue and the Mid City Library, 330 N. Carrollton Avenue.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
FONZI - Not FONSI
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 040/10 - RESERVE CDR OFF-SEASON ASSIGNMENT SOLICITATION
R 291752Z JUL 10
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 040/10 - RESERVE CDR OFF-SEASON ASSIGNMENT SOLICITATION
1. POTENTIAL OFF-SEASON ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXISTS FOR A RESERVE
COMMANDER OR COMMANDER SELECT AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:
RANK POSN UNIT POSN TITLE
A. CDR 00052035 SECTOR HONOLULU SENIOR RESERVE OFFICER
2. INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT AN E-RESUME THROUGH DIRECT
ACCESS NLT 01SEP10. ALL COMMANDER OR COMMANDER SELECTS CURRENTLY
SERVING ON LONG TERM ADOS OR TITLE 10 ORDERS THAT END 30SEP10 AND WHO
DID NOT APPLY FOR A SELRES POSITION IN AY10 ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
TO APPLY.
3. APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT TOUR COMPLETE SHALL OBTAIN AN ENDORSEMENT
FROM THEIR COMMAND THAT ADDRESSES EARLY DEPARTURE AND BACKFILL
REQUIREMENTS.
4. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 040/10 - RESERVE CDR OFF-SEASON ASSIGNMENT SOLICITATION
1. POTENTIAL OFF-SEASON ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXISTS FOR A RESERVE
COMMANDER OR COMMANDER SELECT AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:
RANK POSN UNIT POSN TITLE
A. CDR 00052035 SECTOR HONOLULU SENIOR RESERVE OFFICER
2. INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT AN E-RESUME THROUGH DIRECT
ACCESS NLT 01SEP10. ALL COMMANDER OR COMMANDER SELECTS CURRENTLY
SERVING ON LONG TERM ADOS OR TITLE 10 ORDERS THAT END 30SEP10 AND WHO
DID NOT APPLY FOR A SELRES POSITION IN AY10 ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
TO APPLY.
3. APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT TOUR COMPLETE SHALL OBTAIN AN ENDORSEMENT
FROM THEIR COMMAND THAT ADDRESSES EARLY DEPARTURE AND BACKFILL
REQUIREMENTS.
4. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
OPERATION: DEEP FREEZE, the Defense Department’s support of National Science Foundation research in Antarctica.
This is the eighth entry in the Armed with Science series, Dispatches from Antarctica. The series features Air Force Lt. Col. Ed Vaughan’s first-hand experiences on OPERATION: DEEP FREEZE, the Defense Department’s support of National Science Foundation research in Antarctica.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica – International Science Cooperation.
“Projet scientifique…” “S’il vous plaît répétez.” With any luck, I’ll post a video of the following encounter after we get subtitles added.
Sitting in the galley (a legacy name for the main dining room that harkens back to the days when the Navy was the dominant presence here), I notice an entire table of people speaking only French. While it’s not uncommon to have colleagues and visitors here from science agencies around the world, this is the first all-French table I’d seen.
Turns out these Francophone scientists and technicians are part of the international project known as Concordiasi. According to Cara Sucher, Manager of Laboratory Science at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, an international team of researchers led by the French space agency CNES (National Space Study Center) launched about 18 long-duration balloons near McMurdo Station to study atmospheric properties and stratospheric ozone.
These high-altitude balloons, capable of attaining, then maintaining, a level altitude, carried various instruments for scientific measurement of the atmosphere. As part of the international cooperation, scientists from the University of Wyoming and the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Earth Observing Laboratory in Boulder, CO, developed special instruments for the effort.
To learn more about this project, visit the project blog site. Also, read about their work in the U.S. Antarctic Program’s online news publication The Antarctic Sun.
A part of our ongoing special discussion about international cooperation, Cara Sucher also provided the below photo showing an Australian Antarctic Division Airbus A319 offloading passengers as part of the first U.S. Antarctic Program main body flight to McMurdo on Sept. 23rd.
Concordiasi Balloon launch near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (Photo: Hailaeos Troy/NSF)
Concordiasi Balloon launch near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (Photo: Hailaeos Troy/NSF)
Australian Airbus-319 on the seasonal ice runway at McMurdo Station Antarctica. (Photo: Cara Sucher/NSF)
McMurdo Station, Antarctica – International Science Cooperation.
“Projet scientifique…” “S’il vous plaît répétez.” With any luck, I’ll post a video of the following encounter after we get subtitles added.
Sitting in the galley (a legacy name for the main dining room that harkens back to the days when the Navy was the dominant presence here), I notice an entire table of people speaking only French. While it’s not uncommon to have colleagues and visitors here from science agencies around the world, this is the first all-French table I’d seen.
Turns out these Francophone scientists and technicians are part of the international project known as Concordiasi. According to Cara Sucher, Manager of Laboratory Science at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, an international team of researchers led by the French space agency CNES (National Space Study Center) launched about 18 long-duration balloons near McMurdo Station to study atmospheric properties and stratospheric ozone.
These high-altitude balloons, capable of attaining, then maintaining, a level altitude, carried various instruments for scientific measurement of the atmosphere. As part of the international cooperation, scientists from the University of Wyoming and the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Earth Observing Laboratory in Boulder, CO, developed special instruments for the effort.
To learn more about this project, visit the project blog site. Also, read about their work in the U.S. Antarctic Program’s online news publication The Antarctic Sun.
A part of our ongoing special discussion about international cooperation, Cara Sucher also provided the below photo showing an Australian Antarctic Division Airbus A319 offloading passengers as part of the first U.S. Antarctic Program main body flight to McMurdo on Sept. 23rd.
Concordiasi Balloon launch near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (Photo: Hailaeos Troy/NSF)
Concordiasi Balloon launch near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (Photo: Hailaeos Troy/NSF)
Australian Airbus-319 on the seasonal ice runway at McMurdo Station Antarctica. (Photo: Cara Sucher/NSF)
ALCGRSV 042/10 - RESERVE SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/ WAR AND STAFF
R 111241Z AUG 10
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 042/10 - RESERVE SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/ WAR AND STAFF
COURSES ANNOUNCEMENT
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES CONVENING DATES AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS
FOR THE CY11 SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC), CY11
JOINT FORCES RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC), AND CY11 RESERVE
WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT. ATTENDANCE AT SENIOR SERVICE
SCHOOLS/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGES OFFERS UNIQUE NATIONAL SECURITY
POLICY AND JOINT SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCREASES THE
COAST GUARDS PRESENCE IN A JOINT-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENHANCES
THE MEMBERS VALUE TO THE SERVICE.
2. A SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE 14 SEP 2010 TO SELECT PRIMARY
CANDIDATES, AND TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATES IN ORDER OF SELECTION BY THE
PANEL. A SPECIAL OER IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO
ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS COMPLETE.
3. 6 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR REQUIRED E-RESUME APPLICATIONS TO ARRIVE
AT CG PSC-RPM. E-RESUMES SUBMITTED AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
A. E-RESUMES: COMPLETE A NEW E-RESUME IN DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS
SHOULD REFER TO THE GUIDANCE AVAILABLE AT CG PSC-RPM WEBPAGE
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RPM/RPM1/DOCS/RSSS-ERESUME.PDF FOR DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING AN E-RESUME VIA DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS
WHO DO NOT SUBMIT AN E-RESUME WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE AT THIS
PANEL. ONLY ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE IMMEDIATE COMMAND ARE AUTHORIZED.
COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD CHOOSE MAKE OFFER TO POSITIVELY ENDORSE A
MEMBERS APPLICATION. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY
CLICK ON THE BUTTON MARK FINAL FOR THE MEMBERS APPLICATION TO BE
CONSIDERED COMPLETE. THIS ENDORSEMENT MAY BE MADE BY THE DESIGNATED
COMMANDING OFFICER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR SECTOR PERSONNEL.
E-RESUMES MUST ADDRESS YOUR REASONS FOR APPLYING FOR RESPECTIVE
COURSES REFERENCE ANY IDT, ADT OR OTHER EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO YOUR
APPLICATION ADDRESS HOW THE COAST GUARD WILL BENEFIT BY SENDING YOU
TO THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
4. 13 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR SIGNED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PANEL TO
ARRIVE AT CG PSC-RPM.
A. OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COMMUNICATION TO THE
PANEL IAW ART 5.A.4.E OF REF C. AND INCLUDE PERTINENT INFORMATION
DESCRIBING THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR CIVILIAN WORK
EXPERIENCE (EMPLOYER, JOB TITLE, DUTIES/SKILLS). IN A CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS, THE RESERVE OFFICER RESUME (FORM CG-5481) WILL NO
LONGER BE ACCEPTED AS ALL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE
CAREER SUMMARY SHEET (ECSS). COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE SENT VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMMANDER (RPM), SCANNED WITH MEMBERS SIGNATURE
AND COMMAND SIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT, AND E-MAILED TO
ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPMOER(AT)USCG.MIL. SUBMISSIONS MUST ARRIVE AT CG
PSC-RPM NLT THE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE PANEL CONVENES.
5. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FAIRNESS TO ALL APPLICANTS IN THIS HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE PROCESS, THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS MADE TO THE
PUBLISHED DEADLINES. THE APPLICANT BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
DETECTING ERRORS, AND THE COMMAND BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CORRECTING ERRORS AND FORWARDING TIMELY, PROPERLY ENDORSED E-RESUME
APPLICATIONS.
6. SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC) DIRECT ACCESS
REQ NUMBER: 133220 LOCATION: US ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLISLE
BARRACKS, PA. PREREQUISITES: TOP SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE
LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: FEB 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
THIS COURSE IS AN INTENSIVE ONE-WEEK SEMINAR DESIGNED TO BROADEN THE
PERSPECTIVE OF RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS, EXPOSING
THEM TO THE PROCESS OF NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING,
CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, AND CURRENT MILITARY STRATEGY.
PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ON ISSUES
AFFECTING THE TOTAL FORCE AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS CONCERNING THE
CHALLENGES AND CAPABILITIES OF THE RESERVE TO PARTICIPATING ACTIVE
COMPONENT OFFICERS. GO TO HTTP://DDE.CARLISLE.ARMY.MIL/CE/SRCOC.HTM
TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SRCOC COURSE.
7. JOINT FORCE RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC) DIRECT ACCESS REQ
NUMBER: 134327 LOCATION: JOINT FORCES COMMAND, NORFOLK, VA.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: JUNE 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS AN
INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK LONG OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC AWARENESS COURSE
PATTERNED AFTER THE OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF CAPSTONE. THE GOAL
OF JFROC IS TO PROVIDE AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR O-6
LEVEL RESERVISTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL FOR
INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY AND PROMOTION, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN
KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES.
8. WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSES: ALL COURSES ARE TWO-WEEKS LONG.
A. RESERVE COMPONENTS NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (RCNSC) LOCATION:
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DC. PREREQUISITES: SECRET
CLEARANCE. W4 AND E8-9 MUST HOLD BACHELORS DEGREE PRIOR TO
ATTENDING. GRADE LEVEL: O4 AND ABOVE, W4, AND E8-9. CONVENING
DATES/DA REQ NUMBER:
(1) 24 JAN - 04 FEB 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133221
(2) 11 APR - 22 APR 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133222
(3) 18 JUL - 29 JUL 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133223
COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS INTENDED FOR PERSONNEL WORKING
IN THE FIELD OF MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS. IT PREPARES THEM FOR
COMMAND MANAGEMENT AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IN A MULTINATIONAL,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, OR A JOINT NATIONAL SECURITY SETTING. THE
CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, AND
SIMULATION EXERCISES DEALING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AND
DEFENSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRESENTED BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES,
THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL
STRATEGIC STUDIES, AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS. OFFICERS WHO
HAVE ATTENDED RCNSC IN THE PAST ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
B. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/STRATEGY AND POLICY (OS/SP) DIRECT ACCESS
REQ NUMBER: 133224 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE
COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING TO THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: SEP 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE STUDIES THE
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A NATIONS POLITICAL INTEREST AND GOALS,
AND THE WAY MILITARY FORCE IS USED TO ACHIEVE THOSE INTERESTS AND
GOALS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE IS TO ACQUAINT OFFICERS WITH THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF USING MILITARY FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF FOREIGN
POLICY FROM BOTH A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE AND
EXPLORE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO DECISION MAKERS IN THE FIELDS OF
POLICY AND STRATEGY.
C. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING (OS/NSDM)
DIRECT ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 133225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE,
NEWPORT, RI. PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY
MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: APRIL 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK COURSE
FOCUSES ON POLICY MAKING IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARENA.
UNDERSTANDING HOW POLICY MAKING IS INFLUENCED BY DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND COGNITIVE
FACTORS. THE COURSE ALSO REFLECTS ON THE PROFESSION OF ARMS, ETHICAL
ISSUES, AND THE FORMAL DOD RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS AND HOW THEY
RELATE TO THE POLICY MAKING PROCESS. COURSE CONTENT IS DRAWN FROM
VARIOUS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND RELIES HEAVILY ON THE USE OF CASE
STUDIES TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO HOW PAST AND FUTURE POLICIES HAVE
BEEN/WILL BE INFLUENCED. THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO HONE THOSE
ANALYTICAL SKILLS THAT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO MILITARY OFFICERS IN
CRITICAL COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR NATIONAL POLICY MAKING PROCESS CAN BE
INFLUENCED WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BETTER APPRECIATION OF
THIS PROCESS BUT WILL SERVE THEM WELL IN FUTURE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.
D. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS (OS/JMO) DIRECT
ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 134225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE
COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING FOR THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O-4 AND
ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: NOV 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK
COURSE IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF PARTICIPATING OFFICERS
TO EMPLOY MILITARY FORCES IN JOINT AND COMBINED OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTS. THE COURSE CONCENTRATES ON THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR
ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT, FROM PEACETIME PRESENCE AND
LESSER REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES TO COALITION WARFARE AND MAJOR REGIONAL
CONTINGENCIES. THE COURSE INCLUDES STUDY OF THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF
WAR, NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY, COALITIONS AND ALLIANCES, SERVICES
AND JOINT DOCTRINES, LAW OF THE SEA, AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. THE
COURSE CULMINATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCENARIO DRIVEN OPERATIONS
PLAN, WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY WAR-GAMED. THE COURSE PREPARES OFFICERS
TO PARTICIPATE IN MILITARY DECISION MAKING AS COMMANDERS OR STAFF
OFFICERS. FIRST CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO OFFICERS FILLING
DEPLOYABLE ELEMENTS, NAVY MARITIME SECURITY SQUADRONS (MSRONS) OR
PORT SECURITY UNIT BILLETS.
9. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR CG PSC PDR TO ENSURE
ACCURACY PRIOR TO THE PANEL CONVENING DATE. TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT OBTAINING A COPY OF YOUR PSC PDR, PLEASE VISIT THE PSC-MR
WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSD/MR/
10. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR MEMBER
CONTACT INFORMATION IS CORRECT IN DIRECT ACCESS. PLEASE USE THE
FOLLOWING PATH: MENU HOME, SELF SERVICE, EMPLOYEE, TASKS, (PHONE,
EMAIL, ADDRESS) INCLUDING THEIR WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS. YOU WILL RECEIVE
A SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ENSURING YOUR E-RESUME WAS RECEIVED AND
PROPERLY PROCESSED.
11. RESERVE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS (RPA) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR
ABOVE COURSES. MEMBERS IN IRR RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY (RCC) ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR
THOSE WHO DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PAYGRADE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
REFLECTED ABOVE.
12. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE PROGRAM MANAGER, LT
YANIRA TIRADO, COMDT CG-1311, (202) 475-5450 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 475-5450 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, E-MAIL
YANIRA.TIRADO(AT)USCG.MIL.
13. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF SELECTION PANEL
COORDINATOR: PERS2 PAM THOMPSON-YANCEY, CGPSC-RPM-1, (202)
493-1762, EMAIL ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPM-BOARDSPANELS(AT)USCG.MIL.
14. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
15. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 042/10 - RESERVE SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/ WAR AND STAFF
COURSES ANNOUNCEMENT
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES CONVENING DATES AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS
FOR THE CY11 SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC), CY11
JOINT FORCES RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC), AND CY11 RESERVE
WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT. ATTENDANCE AT SENIOR SERVICE
SCHOOLS/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGES OFFERS UNIQUE NATIONAL SECURITY
POLICY AND JOINT SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCREASES THE
COAST GUARDS PRESENCE IN A JOINT-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENHANCES
THE MEMBERS VALUE TO THE SERVICE.
2. A SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE 14 SEP 2010 TO SELECT PRIMARY
CANDIDATES, AND TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATES IN ORDER OF SELECTION BY THE
PANEL. A SPECIAL OER IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO
ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS COMPLETE.
3. 6 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR REQUIRED E-RESUME APPLICATIONS TO ARRIVE
AT CG PSC-RPM. E-RESUMES SUBMITTED AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
A. E-RESUMES: COMPLETE A NEW E-RESUME IN DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS
SHOULD REFER TO THE GUIDANCE AVAILABLE AT CG PSC-RPM WEBPAGE
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RPM/RPM1/DOCS/RSSS-ERESUME.PDF FOR DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING AN E-RESUME VIA DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS
WHO DO NOT SUBMIT AN E-RESUME WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE AT THIS
PANEL. ONLY ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE IMMEDIATE COMMAND ARE AUTHORIZED.
COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD CHOOSE MAKE OFFER TO POSITIVELY ENDORSE A
MEMBERS APPLICATION. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY
CLICK ON THE BUTTON MARK FINAL FOR THE MEMBERS APPLICATION TO BE
CONSIDERED COMPLETE. THIS ENDORSEMENT MAY BE MADE BY THE DESIGNATED
COMMANDING OFFICER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR SECTOR PERSONNEL.
E-RESUMES MUST ADDRESS YOUR REASONS FOR APPLYING FOR RESPECTIVE
COURSES REFERENCE ANY IDT, ADT OR OTHER EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO YOUR
APPLICATION ADDRESS HOW THE COAST GUARD WILL BENEFIT BY SENDING YOU
TO THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
4. 13 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR SIGNED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PANEL TO
ARRIVE AT CG PSC-RPM.
A. OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COMMUNICATION TO THE
PANEL IAW ART 5.A.4.E OF REF C. AND INCLUDE PERTINENT INFORMATION
DESCRIBING THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR CIVILIAN WORK
EXPERIENCE (EMPLOYER, JOB TITLE, DUTIES/SKILLS). IN A CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS, THE RESERVE OFFICER RESUME (FORM CG-5481) WILL NO
LONGER BE ACCEPTED AS ALL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE
CAREER SUMMARY SHEET (ECSS). COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE SENT VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMMANDER (RPM), SCANNED WITH MEMBERS SIGNATURE
AND COMMAND SIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT, AND E-MAILED TO
ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPMOER(AT)USCG.MIL. SUBMISSIONS MUST ARRIVE AT CG
PSC-RPM NLT THE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE PANEL CONVENES.
5. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FAIRNESS TO ALL APPLICANTS IN THIS HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE PROCESS, THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS MADE TO THE
PUBLISHED DEADLINES. THE APPLICANT BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
DETECTING ERRORS, AND THE COMMAND BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CORRECTING ERRORS AND FORWARDING TIMELY, PROPERLY ENDORSED E-RESUME
APPLICATIONS.
6. SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC) DIRECT ACCESS
REQ NUMBER: 133220 LOCATION: US ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLISLE
BARRACKS, PA. PREREQUISITES: TOP SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE
LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: FEB 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
THIS COURSE IS AN INTENSIVE ONE-WEEK SEMINAR DESIGNED TO BROADEN THE
PERSPECTIVE OF RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS, EXPOSING
THEM TO THE PROCESS OF NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING,
CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, AND CURRENT MILITARY STRATEGY.
PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ON ISSUES
AFFECTING THE TOTAL FORCE AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS CONCERNING THE
CHALLENGES AND CAPABILITIES OF THE RESERVE TO PARTICIPATING ACTIVE
COMPONENT OFFICERS. GO TO HTTP://DDE.CARLISLE.ARMY.MIL/CE/SRCOC.HTM
TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SRCOC COURSE.
7. JOINT FORCE RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC) DIRECT ACCESS REQ
NUMBER: 134327 LOCATION: JOINT FORCES COMMAND, NORFOLK, VA.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: JUNE 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS AN
INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK LONG OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC AWARENESS COURSE
PATTERNED AFTER THE OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF CAPSTONE. THE GOAL
OF JFROC IS TO PROVIDE AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR O-6
LEVEL RESERVISTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL FOR
INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY AND PROMOTION, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN
KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES.
8. WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSES: ALL COURSES ARE TWO-WEEKS LONG.
A. RESERVE COMPONENTS NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (RCNSC) LOCATION:
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DC. PREREQUISITES: SECRET
CLEARANCE. W4 AND E8-9 MUST HOLD BACHELORS DEGREE PRIOR TO
ATTENDING. GRADE LEVEL: O4 AND ABOVE, W4, AND E8-9. CONVENING
DATES/DA REQ NUMBER:
(1) 24 JAN - 04 FEB 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133221
(2) 11 APR - 22 APR 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133222
(3) 18 JUL - 29 JUL 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133223
COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS INTENDED FOR PERSONNEL WORKING
IN THE FIELD OF MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS. IT PREPARES THEM FOR
COMMAND MANAGEMENT AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IN A MULTINATIONAL,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, OR A JOINT NATIONAL SECURITY SETTING. THE
CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, AND
SIMULATION EXERCISES DEALING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AND
DEFENSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRESENTED BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES,
THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL
STRATEGIC STUDIES, AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS. OFFICERS WHO
HAVE ATTENDED RCNSC IN THE PAST ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
B. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/STRATEGY AND POLICY (OS/SP) DIRECT ACCESS
REQ NUMBER: 133224 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE
COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING TO THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: SEP 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE STUDIES THE
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A NATIONS POLITICAL INTEREST AND GOALS,
AND THE WAY MILITARY FORCE IS USED TO ACHIEVE THOSE INTERESTS AND
GOALS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE IS TO ACQUAINT OFFICERS WITH THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF USING MILITARY FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF FOREIGN
POLICY FROM BOTH A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE AND
EXPLORE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO DECISION MAKERS IN THE FIELDS OF
POLICY AND STRATEGY.
C. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING (OS/NSDM)
DIRECT ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 133225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE,
NEWPORT, RI. PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY
MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.
CONVENING DATE: APRIL 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK COURSE
FOCUSES ON POLICY MAKING IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARENA.
UNDERSTANDING HOW POLICY MAKING IS INFLUENCED BY DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND COGNITIVE
FACTORS. THE COURSE ALSO REFLECTS ON THE PROFESSION OF ARMS, ETHICAL
ISSUES, AND THE FORMAL DOD RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS AND HOW THEY
RELATE TO THE POLICY MAKING PROCESS. COURSE CONTENT IS DRAWN FROM
VARIOUS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND RELIES HEAVILY ON THE USE OF CASE
STUDIES TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO HOW PAST AND FUTURE POLICIES HAVE
BEEN/WILL BE INFLUENCED. THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO HONE THOSE
ANALYTICAL SKILLS THAT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO MILITARY OFFICERS IN
CRITICAL COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR NATIONAL POLICY MAKING PROCESS CAN BE
INFLUENCED WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BETTER APPRECIATION OF
THIS PROCESS BUT WILL SERVE THEM WELL IN FUTURE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.
D. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS (OS/JMO) DIRECT
ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 134225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.
PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE
COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING FOR THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O-4 AND
ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: NOV 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK
COURSE IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF PARTICIPATING OFFICERS
TO EMPLOY MILITARY FORCES IN JOINT AND COMBINED OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTS. THE COURSE CONCENTRATES ON THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR
ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT, FROM PEACETIME PRESENCE AND
LESSER REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES TO COALITION WARFARE AND MAJOR REGIONAL
CONTINGENCIES. THE COURSE INCLUDES STUDY OF THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF
WAR, NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY, COALITIONS AND ALLIANCES, SERVICES
AND JOINT DOCTRINES, LAW OF THE SEA, AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. THE
COURSE CULMINATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCENARIO DRIVEN OPERATIONS
PLAN, WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY WAR-GAMED. THE COURSE PREPARES OFFICERS
TO PARTICIPATE IN MILITARY DECISION MAKING AS COMMANDERS OR STAFF
OFFICERS. FIRST CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO OFFICERS FILLING
DEPLOYABLE ELEMENTS, NAVY MARITIME SECURITY SQUADRONS (MSRONS) OR
PORT SECURITY UNIT BILLETS.
9. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR CG PSC PDR TO ENSURE
ACCURACY PRIOR TO THE PANEL CONVENING DATE. TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT OBTAINING A COPY OF YOUR PSC PDR, PLEASE VISIT THE PSC-MR
WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSD/MR/
10. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR MEMBER
CONTACT INFORMATION IS CORRECT IN DIRECT ACCESS. PLEASE USE THE
FOLLOWING PATH: MENU HOME, SELF SERVICE, EMPLOYEE, TASKS, (PHONE,
EMAIL, ADDRESS) INCLUDING THEIR WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS. YOU WILL RECEIVE
A SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ENSURING YOUR E-RESUME WAS RECEIVED AND
PROPERLY PROCESSED.
11. RESERVE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS (RPA) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR
ABOVE COURSES. MEMBERS IN IRR RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY (RCC) ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR
THOSE WHO DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PAYGRADE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
REFLECTED ABOVE.
12. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE PROGRAM MANAGER, LT
YANIRA TIRADO, COMDT CG-1311, (202) 475-5450 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 475-5450 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, E-MAIL
YANIRA.TIRADO(AT)USCG.MIL.
13. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF SELECTION PANEL
COORDINATOR: PERS2 PAM THOMPSON-YANCEY, CGPSC-RPM-1, (202)
493-1762, EMAIL ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPM-BOARDSPANELS(AT)USCG.MIL.
14. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
15. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 044/10 ENLISTED RESERVE ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
R 251908Z AUG 10
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 044/10 ENLISTED RESERVE ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
(ERAA) NO. 09-10
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6A
B. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A
C. WEIGHT/PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS FOR COAST GUARD MILITARY
PERSONNEL, COMDTINST M1020.8E
1. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT OR CHANGE IN
RATING TO FILL VACANCIES 1 SEPTEMBER 2010 IN THE SELECTED RESERVE,
PROVIDED THE REQUIREMENTS OF ART. 5.C.3 OF REF A AND ARTICLE 7.C.1 OF
REF B ARE MET.
2. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THOSE MEMBERS
ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION. COS MAY WITHHOLD OR CANCEL ADVANCEMENTS OF INELIGIBLE
PERSONNEL IAW REF C AND SEC 7.C.1 OF REF B. WHEN AN ADVANCEMENT IS
WITHHELD OR CANCELED, THE CO SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY PPC(ADV), INFO
COPY TO CG PSC(RPM-3) VIA MSG.
3. THE RANK ORDER NUMBERS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBLE FOR
ADVANCEMENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER WEB SITE
(HTTP://CGWEB.PPC.USCG.MIL/ADV.HTM).
4. MEMBERS MAY BE ADVANCED TO THE RATING/PAYGRADE INDICATED.
RANK NAME EMPLID DEPTID RANK NAME EMPLID DEPTID
BMCS W M HICKMA 1071196 000619 BMCS R D HOLLAN 1088996 008348
BMC R W ANGELL 1135351 000279 BMC E A ARENCI 1074005 000283
BMC A W DUHAIM 1181641 003316 BMC E O HUBBAR 1136330 000045
BM1 R K MARTIN 1138271 000286 BM1 T M SIDIK 1257538 000362
BM1 M R PAYNE 1366885 000199 BM1 W M KORAN 2009133 000461
BM1 A J VAVREK 1179428 006587 BM2 M P DEMOPO 2003118 000133
BM2 S P HARVEY 2016990 006978 BM2 J E REEVES 2003567 000771
BM2 B W BESSEN 2014650 000585 BM2 J M STRACK 2004455 000363
BM2 P P FISHER 1369004 006444 IVC J W OAKES 1178894 000712
MEC T W JONES 1119464 007499 MKC K M KENNED 1045767 006979
MKC R L MCMULL 1088464 000554 MKC S M TACIA 1118518 000706
MKC M W RATCLI 1062188 000613 MKC M S MARSHA 1136431 009523
MKC B C DEEM 1076945 006828 MKC E G MILSTE 1058539 000006
MK1 B C WILSON 1250789 000280 MK1 M R STUPI 2015078 006978
MK1 J R PACE 2010701 000640 MK1 D M HOLMES 1132763 000240
MK2 J S JOHNSO 2022950 006978 MK2 D A ATKINS 2014404 000619
MK2 T A LINCOL 1043857 008367 MK2 M DIAZ 2010151 000678
MSTC J E CHILSO 1065471 007589 MSTC M S ROBATE 1108127 007270
MSTC E J STRIBR 1076306 007643 OSC N L KNOWLE 1204578 007262
YN1 H N FIEDLE 1257476 007644 YN2 J A WILBOR 2003810 007895
5. THE ERAA, TO INCLUDE UNIT DESIGNATIONS, IS AVAILABLE ON THE
PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTERS WEB SITE AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
HTTP://CGWEB.PPC.USCG.MIL/ADV/ERAA-WEB.XLS
6. POC FOR THIS MSG IS YNC MICK MYERS, EMAIL
MICKEY.J.MYERS(AT)USCG.MIL OR PH: 785-339-3410 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 785-339-3410 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
7. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED
SUBJ: ALCGRSV 044/10 ENLISTED RESERVE ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
(ERAA) NO. 09-10
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6A
B. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A
C. WEIGHT/PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS FOR COAST GUARD MILITARY
PERSONNEL, COMDTINST M1020.8E
1. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT OR CHANGE IN
RATING TO FILL VACANCIES 1 SEPTEMBER 2010 IN THE SELECTED RESERVE,
PROVIDED THE REQUIREMENTS OF ART. 5.C.3 OF REF A AND ARTICLE 7.C.1 OF
REF B ARE MET.
2. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THOSE MEMBERS
ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION. COS MAY WITHHOLD OR CANCEL ADVANCEMENTS OF INELIGIBLE
PERSONNEL IAW REF C AND SEC 7.C.1 OF REF B. WHEN AN ADVANCEMENT IS
WITHHELD OR CANCELED, THE CO SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY PPC(ADV), INFO
COPY TO CG PSC(RPM-3) VIA MSG.
3. THE RANK ORDER NUMBERS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBLE FOR
ADVANCEMENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER WEB SITE
(HTTP://CGWEB.PPC.USCG.MIL/ADV.HTM).
4. MEMBERS MAY BE ADVANCED TO THE RATING/PAYGRADE INDICATED.
RANK NAME EMPLID DEPTID RANK NAME EMPLID DEPTID
BMCS W M HICKMA 1071196 000619 BMCS R D HOLLAN 1088996 008348
BMC R W ANGELL 1135351 000279 BMC E A ARENCI 1074005 000283
BMC A W DUHAIM 1181641 003316 BMC E O HUBBAR 1136330 000045
BM1 R K MARTIN 1138271 000286 BM1 T M SIDIK 1257538 000362
BM1 M R PAYNE 1366885 000199 BM1 W M KORAN 2009133 000461
BM1 A J VAVREK 1179428 006587 BM2 M P DEMOPO 2003118 000133
BM2 S P HARVEY 2016990 006978 BM2 J E REEVES 2003567 000771
BM2 B W BESSEN 2014650 000585 BM2 J M STRACK 2004455 000363
BM2 P P FISHER 1369004 006444 IVC J W OAKES 1178894 000712
MEC T W JONES 1119464 007499 MKC K M KENNED 1045767 006979
MKC R L MCMULL 1088464 000554 MKC S M TACIA 1118518 000706
MKC M W RATCLI 1062188 000613 MKC M S MARSHA 1136431 009523
MKC B C DEEM 1076945 006828 MKC E G MILSTE 1058539 000006
MK1 B C WILSON 1250789 000280 MK1 M R STUPI 2015078 006978
MK1 J R PACE 2010701 000640 MK1 D M HOLMES 1132763 000240
MK2 J S JOHNSO 2022950 006978 MK2 D A ATKINS 2014404 000619
MK2 T A LINCOL 1043857 008367 MK2 M DIAZ 2010151 000678
MSTC J E CHILSO 1065471 007589 MSTC M S ROBATE 1108127 007270
MSTC E J STRIBR 1076306 007643 OSC N L KNOWLE 1204578 007262
YN1 H N FIEDLE 1257476 007644 YN2 J A WILBOR 2003810 007895
5. THE ERAA, TO INCLUDE UNIT DESIGNATIONS, IS AVAILABLE ON THE
PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTERS WEB SITE AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
HTTP://CGWEB.PPC.USCG.MIL/ADV/ERAA-WEB.XLS
6. POC FOR THIS MSG IS YNC MICK MYERS, EMAIL
MICKEY.J.MYERS(AT)USCG.MIL OR PH: 785-339-3410 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 785-339-3410 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
7. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED
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