Marine Detachment Colorado Springs

MARDET Colorado Springs provides MOS training to the Information Maneuver (17XX) occupational field in the areas of Space domain operations, aligning MOS production, community best practices, and doctrinal relevance in order to meet Fleet Marine Force (FMF) and Joint Force requirements.

DESCRIPTION

Upon completion of this course, Marines will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, employ, and direct information warfare technology. Instruction includes formal lectures on command and control, tactical reporting, intelligence, system employment, and space operations planning. Students also participate in practical application periods focused on establishing and operating information warfare systems, as well as scenario-based planning exercises. Successful graduates, pending approval by the Information Maneuver Occupational Field, will be awarded the NMOS 1760 and qualified to serve as Mission Commanders within a Signals Intelligence/Electromagnetic Warfare team.

SCOPE

This course is designed to train Marine officers in the knowledge and skills required to plan, employ, and direct information warfare technology. Students receive formal lectures in command and control, tactical reporting, intelligence, system employment and space operations planning. Practical application periods focused on establishing and operating the information warfare technology, and scenario-based planning. Upon successful completion of this course and pending approval by the Information Maneuver Occupational Field, a Marine will receive the NMOS 1760 and be capable of performing as a Mission Commander in a Signals Intelligence/Electromagnetic Warfare team.

DESCRIPTION:

Upon completion of this course marines will gain the knowledge and skills required to employ information warfare technology. Students receive formal lectures in space operations, command and control, tactical reporting, intelligence, and electromagnetic support functions. Practical application periods focused on establishing and operating information warfare technology. Upon successful completion of this course and pending approval by the Information Maneuver Occupational Field, a Marine will receive the NMOS 1762 and be capable of performing as a System Operator in a Signals Intelligence/Electromagnetic Warfare team.

SCOPE:
 

This course is designed to train Marines in the knowledge and skills required to employ information warfare technology. Students receive formal lectures in space operations, command and control, tactical reporting, intelligence, and electromagnetic support functions. Practical application periods focused on establishing and operating information warfare technology. Upon successful completion of this course and pending approval by the Information Maneuver Occupational Field, a Marine will receive the NMOS 1762 and be capable of performing as a System Operator in a Signals Intelligence/Electromagnetic Warfare team.

DESCRIPTION:

Upon completion of this course Marines will have the knowledge and skills required to employ information warfare technology. Students receive formal lectures in space operations, command and control, tactical reporting, intelligence, and electromagnetic support functions. Practical application periods focused on establishing and operating information warfare technology. Upon successful completion of this course and pending approval by the Information Maneuver Occupational Field, a Marine will receive the NMOS 1766 and be capable of performing as a RF Operator in a Signals Intelligence/Electromagnetic Warfare team.
 

SCOPE:

This course is designed to train Marines in the knowledge and skills required to employ information warfare technology. Students receive formal lectures in space operations, command and control, tactical reporting, intelligence, and electromagnetic support functions. Practical application periods focused on establishing and operating information warfare technology. Upon successful completion of this course and pending approval by the Information Maneuver Occupational Field, a Marine will receive the NMOS 1766 and be capable of performing as a RF Operator in a Signals Intelligence/Electromagnetic Warfare team.

Student personnel will report no later than 24 hours prior to the course convene date.

Report to:

Officer-In-Charge
Marine Detachment Colorado Springs
Fort Carson Foundry Training Center
1771 Nelson Blvd,
Fort Carson, Colorado 80902
(719)-503-3302

Fort Carson Foundry (Bldg 1450) 
SMO: WANGAA31 
Clearance: TS//SCI 
POC: Soto, Christian SFC USARMY 4 ID
719-526-6329 

Check in after hours, weekends, or during holiday routine will report to the Chief Instructor via Cell Phone.

The uniform for checking in is the Woodland Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform.

TRAVEL BY AIR:

There are daily flights into the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. The Chief Instructor will be able to provide information on how to get to Fort Carson.  Note that the Marine Detachment Colorado Springs does not provide ground transportation to and from the Colorado Springs Airport.

LODGING:

Students are expected to find local lodging via DTS unless notifies otherwise.

The National Security Space Institute (NSSI) provides worldwide responsive and relevant space professional continuing education to the Department of Defense, U.S. government entities, and international partners in order to develop graduates with the intellectual capacity and agility to deter conflict, defend capabilities, and defeat aggression in the space domain.

Residing on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, in the Moorman Space Education and Training Center (SETC), the NSSI accomplishes its mission by conducting space professional continuing education (e.g., Space 200/300) that supports space cadre development and general space education (e.g., Introduction To Joint Space, Space Executive Course) for the broader DOD.

For a full catalog of courses hosted at NSSI, please visit the NSSI Public Center and/or view the Course Catalog.

SP200 is a mid-career course for space professional education. It prepares space professionals to think critically about the application of space power. The course investigates two major areas: space systems development and space power. In each area, students actively participate in exercises, challenging them to determine what to do given the dynamics and uncertainty of the national security environment.


After completing, graduates will be able to:

-Apply the principles of operational art and operational design to deliver combat effects to Joint forces.

-Analyze the contested space environment to develop resilience in space systems.

Marines: The course is executed over 10 training days (two weeks) and held at the S//REL FVEY classification. Marines selected to attend Space 200 will analyze the impact of space mission areas in support of joint and coalition operations and analyze the impact of offensive and defensive space control capabilities on joint and coalition forces. 

Topics include principles of systems engineering fundamentals; operational risk assessment; economic, political, and military impacts; competing space and counterspace capabilities; positioning, navigation, and timing; navigation warfare; use of the GPS Interference and Navigation Tool; adversary intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities; missile warning; and space and cyberspace threats. Space 200 is the primary training for billets with the Free Military Occupational Specialty (FMOS) 1786, Space Operations Staff Officer.

Please review MARADMIN 375/24 for instructions and guidance on how to apply and visit the NSSI Public Center to learn more about what NSSI has to offer.

SP300 is a capstone course for space professional education. It prepares space professionals who understand national and international policy considerations and strategic thought within the international geopolitical environment. Students will critically and creatively analyze and assess existing space related policies, strategies, and capability gaps, and devise recommended solutions (material and non-material) to close those gaps at the strategic level, considering the range of national power instruments. In addition, students will be asked to consider space power’s strategic contributions to national security, and to participate in discussions regarding the role of space in achieving national interests.


After completing, graduates will be able to:

-Synthesize space-related policy and strategy to address U.S. and partner national interests.

-Examine the strategic environment to synthesize strategic guidance for USSPACECOM.

-Examine strategic guidance and operational environments in order to synthesize coordinated and integrated capabilities rapidly and affordably for the U.S. and Allies.

Develop space professionals with problem solving skills able to synthesize policy, strategy, and capabilities for U.S., Allies, and adversaries.

Marines: The course is executed over 15 training days (three weeks) and held at the TS//SI/TK//REL FVEY classification. Marines selected to attend Space 300 will analyze National and DoD space-related acquisitions, policy, strategy, doctrine, and international and domestic law while considering space power contributions to national security.

Topics include space law, space policy, geopolitical foundations, space doctrine, and integration of space into operational scenarios.

Please review MARADMIN 375/24 for instructions and guidance on how to apply and visit the NSSI Public Center to learn more about what NSSI has to offer.

Army Space and Missile Defense Command develops and provides current and future global space, missile defense, and high altitude capabilities to the Army, Joint Force, and our allies and partners, to ensure multi-domain combat effects; enhance deterrence, assurance, and detection of strategic attacks; and protect the nation. 

The Center of Excellence builds and enables Space and Missile Defense Forces responsive to Warfighter needs through Concept Development, Wargaming and Analysis, Space/High Altitude/Strategic Missile Defense Capability Development, and Educating and Training the Force in Space and Strategic Missile Defense.

For more information about SMDC, please visit the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence and/or view the Course Catalog.

The Army Space Control Fundamentals (ASCF) course provides fundamental training on Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Space Control (SC), and related topics for SC Operators and Planners. The course provides students an understanding of how the Army operates in the DOD Space Control enterprise, the fundamental knowledges to operate and plan for employment of SC capabilities.


After completing, graduates will be able to:

-Will be better prepared to apply these fundamentals to find solutions to problems encountered in real-world situations..

-Operate equipment associated with SATCOM and SC capabilities.

-Have a fundamental understanding of the Army SC mission area.

Marines: The course is executed over 5 training days (1 week) and held at the S//REL FVEY classification. Marines selected to attend...

Topics include Orbital Mechanics as it pertains to SATCOM, the Electromagnetic Spectrum, and the effects of space and terrestrial weather on SATCOM, how a SATCOM signal is transmitted and received throughout the SATCOM architecture, and basic components necessary for SATCOM and SC capabilities.

The Tactical Space Operators Course (TSOC) course prepares Soldiers to integrate Space Capabilities products and planning tools into military operations. The course is designed for Soldiers assigned to Army Space Support Teams (ARSST), Division/Corps/Army Space Support Elements (SSE), and Space professionals assigned to other operational units.


After completing, graduates will be able to:

-Establish the space common operating picture (COP).

-Integrate data from multi-source intelligence in development of the space running estimate.

-Evaluate the position, navigation and timing (PNT) environment.

-Produce space capabilities situational awareness products in support of space operations to integrate space capabilities in support of multi-domain operations.

Marines: The course is executed over 10 training days (2 weeks) and held at the S//REL FVEY classification. Marines selected to attend...

The Army Space Cadre Basic Course (ASCBC) course develops Space Cadre with a fundamental understanding of space concepts and capabilities to better support tactical, operational, and joint military operations. 


After completing, graduates will be able to:

-Inject knowledge of space concepts into those functions and sections where space support of combat operations is most prevalent and critical.

-Understand the capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities of the space-based assets available for operations and provide a basic understanding of how those assets are critical to the planning, preparation, and effective execution of Unified Land Operations in support of Multi-Domain Operations. 

Marines: The course is executed over 10 training days (2 weeks) and held at the S//REL FVEY classification. Marines selected to attend...

Topics include how natural phenomena affects space-based capabilities, how current space regulations and doctrine are driven by historical events, considerations associated with placing a satellite into orbit, Department of Defense(DOD) space organizations, principals of Army satellite communications (SATCOM) operations, ways the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation supports Army warfighters, agencies and their intelligence disciplines in the National Intelligence Community (NIC), intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications used in Army operations, the intersection of cyber and space operations, systems that make up the missile defense architecture, ways Army units provide space support, foreign space capabilities, and emerging space capabilities. 

The Space Control Planner Qualification Course (SCPC) trains and prepares Space Control Planners to integrate space control capabilities and synchronize non-kinetic effects (NKE) for joint operations.


After completing, graduates will be able to:

-Apply space control planning principles to non-kinetic operational support required for joint operations.

-Utilize the targeting cycle to integrate and synchronize NKE during the joint operation planning process (JOPP).

Marines: The course is executed over 10 training days (2 weeks) and held at the S//REL FVEY classification. Marines selected to attend...

Topics include how to evaluate courses of action based on the operational environment, capabilities and limitations of Army space control systems, and supported command requirements.

The Space Operations Officer Qualification Course (SOOQC) course provides the essential knowledge and skills required to plan, develop, train, and integrate space capabilities, and conduct Space Operations to support tactical, operational, and Joint military operations in support of the Commander's requirements.


After completing, graduates will be able to:

-Serve as qualified FA40 Officers operating in force positions to deliver Space capabilities to the Warfighter.

-Plan and specialize in integrating space operations into the military decision making process and the Joint Operations Planning Process. 

-Advise commanders and their staffs concerning the availability, use and interface of Space capabilities.

-Synchronize, optimize, and de-conflict the use of Space resources with the Commander's staff and across the Warfighting Functions.

-Provide commanders the Space Estimate and the Annex N for Operations Orders.

-Inject space coordination into those functions and staff sections where space combat support is most prevalent and critical.

-Serve as the command's subject matter expert on all matters pertaining to Space to include fully understanding the highly technical tools utilized in operational planning and execution.

-Comprehend, enable and improve how the operating force uses Space capabilities, and to know the Space-based products they require and/or produce.

-Understand the reliance of military units on space assets and the effects when those capabilities are unavailable, degraded or denied and know how to prevent, mitigate or work through and continue operations under such conditions.

Marines: The course is executed over 35 training days (7 weeks) and held at the S//REL FVEY classification. Marines selected to attend...

Topics include the importance of space to military operations; the key space governance documents; Joint and Army space planning; integrating space into the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and the Joint Targeting Process; how to develop the Space Running Estimate; Missile Warning; the capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities (CLVs) of space-based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems: the CLVs of satellite communications (SATCOM), the CLVs of position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems; space control; space relationships with Special Technical Operations (STO), Cyber Operations, electronic warfare (EW), and Information Operations (IO); and the different space organizations.