Operational Planning Analysis - Naval Integration Planning Services

Operational Planning Analysis - Naval Integration Planning Services

Macdill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL

The Naval Integration Planning Services assists the United States Marine Corps Forces, Central Command (MARCENT) and subordinate commands by serving within the plans and policy directorate task area. The position's primary mission involves assisting and advising the COMUSMARCENT in joint-level and service-level planning, deliberate planning, crisis action planning, force deployment planning, and requirements development, validation, and prioritization. The Naval Integration Planning Services directly supports plans and policy under the MARCENT G-5, including planning of USMC and USN integration efforts in the CENTCOM AOR to ensure efficient completion of MARCENT OAMS tasks. The Naval Integration Planning Services will perform the following duties :

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a capability to support MARCENT naval integration. Services entail planning of USMC and USN integration efforts in the CENTCOM AOR.
• Attend HQMC, CENTCOM and NAVCENT level planning events to best plan for, analyze and assess naval force integration efforts.
• Assist with the planning of major OPLANs that support naval integration efforts. Naval integration efforts include, but are not limited to, maritime raids, Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO), and Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) / Disaster Relief (DR) operations.
• Track ongoing and emerging integration efforts between Marine and Naval forces in other combatant commands, from the tactical to the operational level, in order to determine best practices and apply efforts in CENTCOM.
• Participate in planning teams to determine opportunities for naval support in contingency plans development.
• Coordinate with HQMC (PP&O and CD&I) and MARFORCOM on Service-level naval integration efforts and issues; maintain awareness of Naval Board and Maritime Working Group discussions and general officer level decisions
• Prepare products to support informed decision-making by the COMUSMARCENT
• Serve as a MARCENT liaison to NAVCENT
• Review Joint and Service level doctrine pertaining to Naval operating concepts, ship posture, and building; chair an assessment cell of component action officers to evaluate and track integration efforts
• Develop assessments, briefs, and information papers
• Provide SME guidance and recommendations
• Support internal MARCENT working groups.

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This position description outlines the general responsibilities and requirements for the stated position and in no way is an exhaustive list. The company maintains the right to assign or reassign responsibilities to this position at any time.