Attachment_0013_-_CENTCOM_FY_17-18_Theater_Training_Guidance_-_Mar_17_(1).pdf

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USCENTCOM FY 17 - 18 THEATER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (U)

Originator: USCENTCOM CCJ7 MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ7//

DTG: 061350Z Mar 17 Precedence: P DAC: General

FY 17-18 Trng Reqmnts Attachs 1 - 5.docx

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NARR/REF A IS USCENTCOM OPORD 05-02 (ANTITERRORISM)//

NARR/REF B IS CENTER FOR ARMY LESSONS LEARNED (CALL) HANDBOOK 10-11,

ESCALATION OF FORCE - AFGHANISTAN TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES

(TTP)//

NARR/REF C IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) DIRECTIVE (DODD) 5100.01,

SUBJECT: FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND ITS MAJOR

COMPONENTS//

NARR/REF D IS JOINT PUBLICATION (JP) 1, DOCTRINE FOR THE ARMED FORCES

OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATING CHANGE 1//

NARR/REF E IS DOD INSTRUCTION (DODI) 3020.41, OPERATIONAL CONTRACT

SUPPORT (OCS)//

NARR/REF F IS JOINT CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS (JCOA)

SUBJECT: CIVILIAN CASUALTY STUDY UPDATE FOR ISAF//

NARR/REF G IS JCOA SUBJECT: JOINT CIVILIAN CASUALTY STUDY//

NARR/REF H IS STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) 373, DIRECTION AND

GUIDANCE FOR ESCALATION OF FORCE (EOF), WITH ANNEX A, EOF POCKET

GUIDE//

NARR/REF I IS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF (CJCS)

ENDORSEMENT OF COMISAF/USFOR-A MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR

DEPLOYING SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE ADVISORY TEAMS (SFA AT), DATED 14

FEB 12//

NARR/REF J IS MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ISAF ADVISORS//

NARR/REF K IS (U//FOUO) USCENTCOM FY16-17 THEATER TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS WITH ATTACHMENTS 1-5//

NARR/REF L IS (U//FOUO) USCENTCOM FY 16-17 THEATER TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS MOD 1

RMKS/(U) THIS DOCUMENT, INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS 1 THROUGH 5 TO BE

RELEASED AS A STANDALONE MESSAGE, ESTABLISHES THE THEATER ENTRY

PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR FORCES DEPLOYING TO THE

USCENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR). THIS DOCUMENT SUPERSEDES

REF K AND REF L. ADDITIONAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS /

UNITS DESIGNATED AS A NON-STANDARD FORCE (JOINTSOURCING/CAPABILITY,

IN-LIEU-OF, AD-HOC OR JOINT INDIVIDUAL AUGMENT) ARE PUBLISHED

SEPARATELY IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR (FY) NON-STANDARD FORCES

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (NSFTR) DOCUMENT WHICH IS REVIEWED AND

PUBLISHED ANNUALLY AS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT.//

GENTEXT/SITUATION/

1. (U) SITUATION.

1.A. (U//FOUO) THIS DOCUMENT, INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS 1-5 ESTABLISHES

THE THEATER ENTRY PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL

PERSONNEL/UNITS DEPLOYING TO THE USCENTCOM AOR. INDIVIDUAL SERVICE

REQUIREMENTS MAY BE IN ADDITION TO THESE USCENTCOM STATED

REQUIREMENTS. THE USCENTCOM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO

FOUR (4) CATEGORIES. CATEGORY "A", USCENTCOM THEATER ENTRY TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS, APPLY TO ALL PERSONNEL (MILITARY / CIVILIAN) DEPLOYING

ANYWHERE WITHIN THE USCENTCOM AOR. CATEGORY "C", COMBINED JOINT

OPERATIONAL AREA - AFGHANISTAN (CJOA-A) (UNITED STATES FORCES

-AFGHANISTAN (USFOR-A)) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, ARE THOSE ADDITIONAL

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO PERSONNEL (MILITARY/CIVILIAN)

DEPLOYING TO AFGHANISTAN. CATEGORY "D", OTHER PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS, ARE THOSE ADDITIONAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY

TO PERSONNEL (MILITARY/CIVILIAN) DEPLOYING TO A FOCUS AREA WITHIN THE

USCENTCOM AOR, SUCH AS THE OFFICE OF SECURITY

COOPERATION-IRAQ (OSC-I), OFFICE OF THE DEFENSE REPRESENTATIVE

PAKISTAN (ODRP), BEIRUT, LEBANON, OFFICE OF MILITARY

COOPERATIONS-EGYPT (OMC-E) OR YEMEN. CATEGORY "E", OPERATION SPARTAN

SHIELD (OSS) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, ARE THOSE ADDITIONAL TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO PERSONNEL (MILITARY/CIVILIAN) DEPLOYING IN

SUPPORT OF OSS.

1.A.1. (U//FOUO) COMMANDERS WILL DETERMINE TRAINING REQUIREMENT

RELEVANCY BASED UPON THEIR DIRECTED UNIT MISSIONS. IT IS UNDERSTOOD

THAT ALL PERSONNEL, REGARDLESS OF SERVICE, WILL DEPLOY FULLY TRAINED

TO PERFORM THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMON AND JOB SPECIFIC TASKS.

1.B. (U//FOUO) PREVENTING AND MITIGATING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES (CIVCAS)

IS A USCENTCOM STRATEGIC PRIORITY. IN ORDER TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE

CIVCAS, THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENT FOR ESCALATION OF FORCE

(EOF) AND NON-LETHAL WEAPONS (NLW) TRAINING, EQUIPPING, AND

PROFICIENCY BY DEPLOYING FORCES, INCLUDING THOSE DEPLOYING ON

CONTINGENCY OPS (PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, NONCOMBATANT EVACUATIONS,

HUMANITARIAN RELIEF/DISASTER ASSISTANCE).

1.B.1. (U//FOUO) REF H OUTLINES CJOA-A REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC EOF

TRAINING. U.S. FORCES DEPLOYING TO CJOA-A WILL BE TRAINED AND

PROFICIENT IN THE USE OF NLW FOR USE DURING EOF SITUATIONS. EOF AND

NLW TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND IN ATTACHMENT 2 OF THIS MESSAGE.

GENTEXT/MISSION/

2. (U) MISSION. WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, USCENTCOM

PROMOTES COOPERATION AMONG NATIONS, RESPONDS TO CRISES, DETERS AND

DEFEATS STATE AND NON-STATE AGGRESSION, AND SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND,

WHEN NECESSARY, RECONSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE CONDITIONS

FOR REGIONAL SECURITY, STABILITY, AND PROSPERITY.

GENTEXT/EXECUTION/

3. (U) EXECUTION. COMMANDER'S INTENT. THE INTENT IS THAT ALL

PERSONNEL, WHETHER IN STANDARD UNITS (REQUIREMENTS AS STATED IN THIS

MESSAGE) OR NON-STANDARD FORCE (REQUIREMENTS AS STATED IN THE NSFTR

MESSAGE), INBOUND TO THE USCENTCOM AOR, ARE FULLY TRAINED AND

COGNIZANT OF ALL THE RELEVANT POLICIES AND LESSONS LEARNED BY THEIR

PREDECESSORS. BY COMPILING THESE KNOWN REQUIREMENTS INTO ONE

DOCUMENT, ALL COMMANDERS CAN FIND THE USCENTCOM THEATER ENTRY

PREDEPLOYMENT TRAINING GUIDANCE CONSOLIDATED IN ONE SOURCE DOCUMENT.

THIS ACTION ENSURES THAT TROOPS AND UNITS ORDERED TO THE USCENTCOM

AOR ARE AWARE OF AND HAVE MET THE APPROPRIATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO

INTELLIGENTLY CARRY OUT THEIR MISSION.

3.A. (U) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.

3.A.1. (U) THIS DOCUMENT APPLIES TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

PERSONNEL (MILITARY, CIVILIAN, AND CONTRACTOR) IN THE FOLLOWING

CATEGORIES:

3.A.1.A. (U) DEPLOYING FORCES.

3.A.1.B. (U) INDIVIDUAL PERSONNEL DEPLOYING TO THE USCENTCOM AOR IN A

PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) STATUS.

3.A.1.C. (U) PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TO THE AOR FOR

THIRTY (30) CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR LONGER (TO INCLUDE CENTCOM AND

COMPONENT EXERCISES, UNLESS A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT STATES OTHERWISE.

3.A.1.D. (U) U.S. NAVY DEPLOYING SHIPS, SQUADRONS, UNITS, ROTATIONAL

CREWS, AND STAFFS WHETHER MOBILIZING AS A UNIT OR INDIVIDUALLY ON ANY

FORM OF ORDERS TO INCLUDE PCS, INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE (IA), GOVERNMENT

SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (GSA), ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT), OR

ANNUAL TRAINING (AT), SHALL COMPLY, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR THEIR DUTIES

WITH THESE ENUMERATED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

3.A.2. (U) RESPONSIBILITIES.

3.A.2.A. (U) SOURCING AGENCIES. AGENCIES PROVIDING FORCES TO

USCENTCOM, INCLUDING THE SERVICES, SUPPORTING UNIFIED COMMANDERS,

COMPONENT COMMANDERS OR OTHER DOD AGENCIES, SHALL ENSURE ALL

DEPLOYING INDIVIDUALS AND UNITS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS

ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS C AND D.

3.A.2.B. (U) COMMANDERS. NOTHING IN THIS ORDER RELIEVES SHIPS, UNITS

OR ELEMENT COMMANDERS OF THEIR ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE

TRAINING READINESS OF THEIR UNIT. COMMANDERS SHOULD PRIORITIZE THEIR

APPLICABLE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS BASED ON THEIR MISSION ANALYSIS AND

TIME AVAILABLE PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT TO THE USCENTCOM AOR. DEPLOYED

SHIPS, UNITS, AND ELEMENT COMMANDERS WILL UTILIZE THEIR NORMAL CHAIN

OF COMMAND FOR REPORTING ANY INABILITY TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OR TO REQUEST A USCENTCOM WAIVER FOR ANY OF

THESE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (SEE WAIVER PROCESS FOUND IN ATTACHMENT

5 OF THIS MESSAGE).

3.B. (U) TASKS.

3.B.1. (U) COMPONENTS.

3.B.1.A. (U) PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT, COORDINATE WITH PARENT SERVICE OR

FUNCTIONAL HEADQUARTERS (HQ) AND DEPLOYING UNITS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE

WITH THESE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

3.B.1.B. (U) ASSIST IN THE DOCUMENTATION AND JUSTIFICATION OF ANY

REQUESTED WAIVERS.

3.B.1.C. (U) AS REQUIRED, SUBMIT REQUESTS TO ADD, MODIFY OR DELETE A

TRAINING REQUIREMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOUND IN

ATTACHMENT 5 OF THIS MESSAGE.

3.B.2. (U) USFOR-A (OR SUCCESOR ORGANIZATION UNDER OPERATION

FREEDOM'S SENTINEL (OFS)).

3.B.2.A. (U) IN ADDITION TO PARAGRAPHS 3.B.1.A. THROUGH 3.B.1.C.,

ENSURE THAT ANY CHANGE (MODIFICATION OR DELETION) TO A TRAINING

REQUIREMENT ORIGINATING FROM YOUR COMMAND IS COORDINATED WITH THE

CCJ7-T POINTS OF CONTACT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5.B.

3.C. (U) COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.

3.C.1. (U) CATEGORY "A", USCENTCOM THEATER ENTRY TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS, ARE OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT 1 OF THIS MESSAGE.

3.C.2. (U) CATEGORY "C", CJOA-A (USFOR-A) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, ARE

OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT 2 OF THIS MESSAGE.

3.C.3. (U) CATEGORY "D", PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR

FOCUS AREAS, ARE OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT 3 OF THIS MESSAGE.

3.C.4. (U//FOUO) CATEGORY "E", OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS, ARE OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT 4 OF THIS MESSAGE.

3.C.5. (U) ATTACHMENT 5 (WAIVER, MODIFICATION PROCEDURES, AND

TRAINING REQUIREMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS) OF THIS MESSAGE OUTLINES:

3.C.5.A. (U) THE PROCEDURE TO REQUEST A WAIVER FOR A TRAINING

REQUIREMENT.

3.C.5.B. (U) THE PROCEDURE FOR A SOURCING SERVICE/AGENCY, COMPONENT

OR SUBORDINATE COMMAND TO REQUEST MODIFICATION OF A TRAINING

REQUIREMENT.

3.C.5.C. (U) THE TRAINING REQUIREMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS, WHICH

CONSISTS OF IDENTIFICATION, ANALYSIS, SPECIFICATION, AND VALIDATION

OF THE USCENTCOM THEATER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

3.C.6. (U) USCENTCOM WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND VALIDATION OF

THE CONSOLIDATED USCENTCOM THEATER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS UTILIZING

THE USCENTCOM TASK MANAGEMENT TOOL (TMT). AFTER COMPLETION OF THE

ANNUAL REVIEW/VALIDATION, USCENTCOM WILL PUBLISH A NEW ANNUAL MESSAGE

OUTLINING THE UPDATED CONSOLIDATED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

3.C.7. (U) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. UNITS, DOWN TO

BATTALION/SQUADRON/SHIP LEVEL, DEPLOYING TO THE USCENTCOM AOR WILL

REPORT THEIR TRAINING REQUIREMENT STATUS, AS OUTLINED IN THIS

MESSAGE, IN THE DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) ENTERPRISE

STARTING 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR EARLIEST ARRIVAL DATE (EAD) AND EVERY

30 DAYS WHILE DEPLOYED. UNITS WILL COMPLY WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE

SERVICE HEADQUARTERS POLICY TO IDENTIFY OVERARCHING MISSION ESSENTIAL

TASKS (MET) WHICH CAPTURE THE ROLL-UP STATUS OF THEIR READINESS

REQUIREMENT INCLUDING TRAINING.

3.C.7.A. (U) UNITS DEPLOYING TO CJOA-A WILL PROVIDE SEPARATE MET

REPORTS IN DRRS FOR NLW EOF TRAINING.

3.C.7.B. (U) UNITS DEPLOYING UNDER OSS AUTHORITIES WILL PROVIDE

SEPARATE MET REPORTS IN DRRS FOR NLW EOF TRAINING.

GENTEXT/ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS/

4. (U//FOUO) FUNDING. HQ USCENTCOM WILL NOT PROVIDE FUNDING. COMMAND

COMPONENTS AND THEIR PARENT SERVICES, U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS

COMMAND (USSOCOM), AND OTHER SUPPORTING COMMANDS AND AGENCIES WILL

FUND COSTS OF THEIR PARTICIPATING UNITS/PERSONNEL (TO INCLUDE

DEPLOYMENT AND REDEPLOYMENT), AS WELL AS THEIR TASKED

RESPONSIBILITIES, IAW SERVICE/USSOCOM/AGENCY FUNDING PROCEDURES.

APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT CONTROLS TO ENSURE PROPER USE OF FUNDS AND TO

SAFEGUARD AGAINST LOSS, FUNDING SHORTFALLS, AND OTHER FUNDING-RELATED

ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE FUNDING CHANNELS DESIGNATED

ABOVE. ALL ORGANIZATIONS INCURRING INCREMENTAL COSTS ISO THIS

UNDERTAKING WILL TRACK AND REPORT THOSE COSTS TO THE DEFENSE FINANCE

AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE AND SERVICE (DFAS)/USSOCOM/AGENCY COMPTROLLERS

BY MEANS AND IN FORMATS THE LATTER PRESCRIBE, IAW DOD FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT REGULATION 7100.14R.

GENTEXT/COMMAND AND SIGNAL/

5. (U) COMMAND AND SIGNAL.

5.A. (U) COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS. USCENTCOM IS THE SUPPORTED COMMAND.

ALL OTHERS ARE SUPPORTING.

5.B. (U) POINTS OF CONTACT.

5.B.1. (U) USCENTCOM CCJ7-T, CHIEF, CDR MICHAEL NOSEK, TRAINING

BRANCH, DSN 312-529-7083, SIPR: MICHAEL.G.NOSEK@CENTCOM.SMIL.MIL.

5.B.2. (U) USCENTCOM CCJ7-T, TRAINING BRANCH, MR. ROBERT BRUNO, DSN

312-529-7078, SIPR: ROBERT.BRUNO.CTR@CENTCOM.SMIL.MIL OR MR. SEAN

DONAHOE, DSN 312-529-7086, SIPR: SEAN.DONAHOE.CTR@CENTCOM.SMIL.MIL.

5.B.3. (U) USCENTCOM CCJ7-TR, DRRS AND READINESS BRANCH, MR GREGORY

GINTER, DSN 312-529-7085, SIPR: GREGORY.GINTER.CTR@CENTCOM.SMIL.MIL.

5.B.4. (U) USCENTCOM CCJ3-JS-FP-PP, FORCE PROTECTION DIVISION, MR.

DONALD DERRY, DSN 312-529-3642, SIPR:

DONALD.T.DERRY@CENTCOM.SMIL.MIL.

5.B.5. (U) USCENTCOM CCJ3-JS-FP-TE, FORCE PROTECTION DIVISION, MR.

RICK BARTIS, DSN 312-529-3650, SIPR:

RICHARD.BARTIS.CTR@CENTCOM.SMIL.MIL.

5.B.6. (U) USCENTCOM CCJ3-JS-JSMA, FORCE PROTECTION DIVISION, MR.

MICHAEL MORENO, DSN 312-529-3641, SIPR:

MICHAEL.MORENO.CTR@CENTCOM.SMIL.MIL.//

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