UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 131935Z SEP 21 MID600050976952U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 204/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N71/SEP// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2022 EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE OPERATIONS AFLOAT COURSE// RMKS/1. The USMC Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) is seeking motivated naval officers to augment its Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Operations Afloat course at Quantico, VA in January 2022. This funded 10-week course will give students a deeper understanding of amphibious warfare and its associated planning processes. EWS provides opportunities to promote and better understand naval integration across all warfare domains. The EWS MAGTF Operations Afloat course is scheduled for 10 January - 16 March 2022. Application deadline is Friday, 12 November 2021. Selected applicants will be notified by Monday, 22 November 2021. 2. The goal of EWS is to produce junior officers for billets of greater leadership responsibility across the Navy, Fleet Marine Force and Joint Force, with emphasis on the warfighting capabilities of a MAGTF operating within a complex and distributed Naval expeditionary environment. EWS hosts more than 30 Joint Officers from the Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Army. Additionally, EWS hosts 20 officers from ally and partner nations. The Marine Corps selects its most competitive junior officers to attend this course in residence, making EWS a tremendous networking opportunity to build relationships with the Marine Corps future leaders. a. The MAGTF Operations Afloat course is a 10-week block of instruction designed to educate EWS students on sea-based MAGTF operations through the lenses of naval military theory, maneuver warfare, single naval battle, and Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) integration. Using amphibious operations doctrine and planning fundamentals, the course educates and trains EWS students in a range of naval expeditionary operations while applying the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP). b. The MAGTF Operations Afloat course comprises four sub-courses: Maritime Expeditionary Environment, Amphibious Doctrine and Fundamentals, the ARG/MEU, and Amphibious Planning Exercises. Students are divided into ARG/MEU teams in which Naval personnel will serve as the ARG codes N-2, N-3, etc. c. The MAGTF Operations Afloat block is taught in residence at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, by U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, and Army instructors. The school utilizes lectures, seminar discussions, and deliberate planning practical exercises. U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Space Force students from the Joint Force and international military officers from ally and partner nations contribute to the broader understanding of the multi-service requirements to fight and win in the maritime environment. 3. The Marine Corps greatly values Navy presence in this training event. EWS has funding to support 20 Navy officer quotas for the resident course taught at Geiger Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. These officers will attend for the duration of the 10-week MAGTF Operations Afloat course and capstone exercise ANGKOR CROSS. For those unfamiliar with Marine Corps Base Quantico, it is situated 20 miles south of Washington DC and offers numerous of recreational opportunities in both the rural surroundings and urban center of the National Capital Region. 4. Eligibility. The course is open to all warfare qualified active and reserve component officers in the paygrades of O-2 and O-3 in all designators. While all officers are encouraged to apply, EWS specifically desires unrestricted line officers whose previous operational experience will enhance the learning of the other participants. 5. Administration and Logistics. a. Application. Officers desiring to attend the course must submit an application containing the following documents: (1) Commanding Officer endorsement. (2) Service Member Biography to include education and military experience. (3) A letter, in naval letter format, explaining why you would like to attend the course. (4) Submit your application with the documents listed above to the EWS Registrar email address in paragraph 6c below. b. Logistics. (1) TAD Travel. Marine Corps University (MCU) will fund travel, lodging, and per diem. Coordination will be made with EWS S-1/MCU G-1 via POCs listed in section 6a. Local travel will not be funded. (2) Berthing. Authorized Government lodging facility is Liversedge Hall (703) 784-3149, located on Marine Corps Base Quantico. Attendees must contact Liversedge Hall to inquire about lodging prior to making reservations elsewhere. If Liversedge cannot accommodate your reservation, you must obtain a Certificate of Non-Availability (CNA) (from Liversedge Hall) prior to making other lodging arrangements. If a CNA is issued, attendees are directed to book commercial lodging through Defense Travel System (DTS). (3) Transportation. When arranging air transportation, attendees must choose the most cost effective General Services Administration City Pair Fare. Travel shall be completed to check-in no later than 0800 on 10 January 2021 with EWS S -1 at Geiger Hall. Return travel will be no earlier than 16 March 2022. Rental cars are not authorized unless mission required or the most cost efficient means of transportation. Documented approval by the TAD authorizing official is required. 6. Officers interested in the EWS course may visit the Marine Corps University web pages at https://www.usmcu.edu/EWS/. a. Points of Contact: (1) Travel and funding: Capt Brian Perez (MCU G-1), 703-432-4632 or Capt Matthew Bryan (EWS S-1), 703-784-2592. (2) Course related questions: LCDR James Lambert (EWS Naval Officer), 703-432 -1321, jim.lambert@usmcu.edu (3) Registrar: LtCol Christopher Upton, Deputy Director Expeditionary Warfare School, 703-784-1843, christopher.upton@usmcu.edu 7. Released by VADM J. W. Hughes, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, N7, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//