Studies & Analysis/MC

Abstract

The Marine Corps Requirements Oversight Council (MROC), has established Operations Analysis Division (OAD), as the sole operations research, analytic support, and studies management program for the Marine Corps Study System (MCSS). OAD provides Senior Military Leadership with a comprehensive understanding of operations and advanced analytic and statistical support. In compliance with Executive Order #13589 OAD's major focus is achieving greater efficiency, productivity, and innovation through operations research methodologies such as: statistical analysis, multi-objective decision methods, optimization, cost analysis, and a wide range of computer-based models and combat simulations. Division analysts are credited with innovations in analysis of amphibious operations and Irregular Warfare (IW) that have expanded state-of-the-art operations research methods across DOD. OAD quantifies resource allocation decisions pertaining to weapon systems, strategic personnel,training management, and equipment acquisition. Efforts are guided by the Commandant's Strategic Plan and Planning Guidance. Future studies support Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTF's) and Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU's) with research analysis and modeling and simulation focused on aviation, amphibious, and ground operations enhancing the ability of the Marine Corps to increase operational, logistical and equipment efficiencies and capabilities and provide a unique, well trained, equipped and educated force. This program element supports four specialized analytical groups within OAD: (1) Current Operations Analysis and Support Team (COAST) - responsible for providing deployed on site professional operations analysis support to: Special Purpose MAGTFs in CENTCOM and AFRICOM; (2) Analysis Branch (AB) responsible for executing a select portfolio of studies for senior leadership; (3) Mission Area Analysis (MAA) responsible for capability analysis and support to the JCIDS process; and (4) Joint External Analysis Branch (JEA), the Marine Corps' sole representative in the Joint modeling arenas. The increase from FY16 to FY17 ($6.618M) reflects funding to support projected operations research, modeling and simulation, analytic support, to the OPFORS, HQMC, and the Joint community, JCIDS Support and studies management. The funding will support a significant increase in studies, operations research and analyses, and modeling and simulation to support the Commandant's Planning Guidance (CPG), Defense Planning Guidance, Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), Chairman's Joint Force Assessment, Chairman's Strategic Seminar Series Wargames, Annual Joint Staff Force Sufficiency Assessments, and POTUS. Anticipate 55+ studies to include follow on Phase II and Phase III efforts. Focus areas of concentration: Manpower/Personnel; Intelligence, Information and Networks; Plans, Policy, and Operations; Infrastructure and Readiness; Resources, Programs, and Assessments; Capability Integration; Research, Development and Acquisition; General Concept Development; and Weapons Systems analysis.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0030_0605873M_6_1319_PB_2017

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• Computational Modeling and Simulation
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.