SOLICITATION FOR JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE (JFSC) HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNERS COURSE (HLSPC), 312465 AND JOINT AND INTERAGENCY MULTINATIONAL PLANNERS

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SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE (JFSC) HOMELAND
SECURITY PLANNERS COURSE (HLSPC), 312465 AND JOINT AND INTERAGENCY
MULTINATIONAL PLANNERS COURSE (JIMPC), 326519
HLSPC CLCVNS:
CLASS 08-1, 4-8FEB08
CLASS 08-2, 21-25APR08
CLASS 08-3, TBD
CLASS 08-4, 14-18JUL08
JIMPC CLCVNS:
CLASS 08-1, 28JAN08-1FEB08
CLASS 08-2, 24-28MAR08
CLASS 08-3, 16-20JUN08
CLASS 08-4, 15-19SEP08
1. APPLICATION PROCESS: AN ELECTRONIC TRAINING REQUEST (ETR) IS NO
LONGER REQUIRED. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. ALL
INTERESTED COAST GUARD WHO MEET THE CRITERIA LISTED ON THE JFSC WEB
SITE SHOULD REGISTER DIRECTLY WITH THE JFSC FOR THE COURSES THEY
WISH TO ATTEND PER THE REGISTRATION LINK AT:
HTTP://WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU/SCHOOLS_PROGRAMS/HOMELAND_SECURITY/DEFAULT.
NOTE THAT THE JPME 1 REQUIREMENT IS WAIVERABLE. FINAL SELECTION OF
CG ATTENDEES WILL BE DONE BY THE JFSC COAST GUARD VISITING SENIOR
FELLOWS, MR CHRIS DOANE AND DR JOSEPH DIRENZO III. NOTE THAT
REGISTRATION OPENS APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE AND
THAT COURSE DATES MAY CHANGE. CHECK THE WEB SITE FREQUENTLY FOR
COURSES THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN.
2. PURPOSE HLSPC: HLSPC IS A 40-HOUR CERTIFICATION COURSE TAUGHT BY
THE JOINT AND COMBINED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL, JOINT FORCES STAFF
COLLEGE. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE U.S. MID-GRADE OFFICERS
(O4 AND O5) IN HOMELAND SECURITY MATTERS SUCH AS NATIONAL LEVEL HLS
POLICY, STRATEGY, AND PLANS; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HLS POLICY,
STRATEGY, AND PLANS; JOINT PLANNING PROCESSES; AND THE HLS
INTERAGENCY PROCESS.
3. PURPOSE JIMPC: JIMPC IS A 40-HOUR CERTIFICATION COURSE TAUGHT BY
THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DOD OFFICE OF FORCE TRANSFORMATION (OFT). THE
COURSE IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE OFFICERS IN THE GRADES OF O4-O6 AND
CIVILIAN EQUIVALENTS IN NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY, INTERAGENCY
PROCESS, AND JOINT AND MULITNATIONAL OPERATIONS PLANNING WITH FOCUS
ON INTERAGENCY AND MULTINATIONAL COORDINATION THROUGH
TRANSFORMATIONAL CONCEPTS SUCH AS THE JOINT INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION GROUP (JIACG) AND THE STANDING JOINT TASK FORCE
HEADQUARTERS (SJTFHQ).
4. LOCATION: JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
5. DURATION: 5 DAYS
6. FUNDING: THERE IS NO COST FOR THE COURSE. HOWEVER, UNITS WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAVEL AND EXPENSES.
7. ALL COURSE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE JFSC WEB SITE;
HTTP://WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU/SCHOOLS_PROGRAMS/HOMELAND_SECURITY/DEFAULT.
8. JFSC CG VISITING SENIOR FELLOW POC: DR. JOE DIRENZO, EMAIL:
JOSEPH.DIRENZO@USCG.MIL, PHONE: 757-398-6695. TQC POC: LTJG KELLY
CUMBERLAND EMAIL: KELLY.L.CUMBERLAND@USCG.MIL, PHONE: 757-366-6581.
CG-5 POC: MR. MARK MILLER, EMAIL: MARK.T.MILLER@USCG.MIL, PHONE:
202-372-2676.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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