Military Professional Resources Incorporated (L-3 MPRI) Operation Security Coordination- Iraq (OSC-I) Interview with Jerry Ashworth (Deputy Program Manager-OSC-I) By Raymond Vargas Bellevue University MSM 620 Portfolio Project
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Military Professional Resources Incorporated (L-3 MPRI)
Operation Security Coordination- Iraq (OSC-I) Interview with Jerry
Ashworth (Deputy Program Manager-OSC-I) By Raymond Vargas Bellevue
University MSM 620 Portfolio Project
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Interviewee Jerry Ashworth Deputy Program Manager L-3 MPRI
OSC-I contract Retired Lieutenant Colonel United States Army with
30 years Been with current contract from March 2004 to present
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Contract History US Department of Defense led from April 2003
to January 2012 US State Department led from January 2012 to
present
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Past Operations Under DOD: Provided training for US Forces,
Coalition Forces, and Iraq Military and Law Enforcement Forces
Provided Security Training Provided Counterinsurgency Training
Provided Police Training Provided Urban Operations Training
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Present Operations Under US State Department: Provides Training
to Iraq Military Forces Provides Full Spectrum Operations Training
Tactical Vehicle Training to include: Drivers Training and
Maintenance Provides Defensive Operations Training Provides
Offensive Operations Training Provides Police Training Provides
Military Leadership Training Provides Government Building
Training
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Future Operations Continue to provide military training Police
Training will no longer be apart of Iraq training programs
Transition into an advisor role with less training being conducted
at Company and Platoon levels Build Iraq Military Leaders to train
their own military- provide over watch for such programs
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Organizational Learning Pros under DOD: Able to anticipate
direction under DOD, military lead, 98 % retirees work for L-3 MPRI
Tactical trainers were recently retired within the last two years,
understand current military trends Structure contract to mirror US
Military structure Treated as equals amongst the US Military and
DOD
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Organizational Learning Pros under US State Department
Centralized structure and budget Free rein on training standards
and curriculum More space on Forward Operating Bases Better living
conditions Less guidance on government related issues
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Organizational Learning Cons under DOD Continuity with The US
Military Leaders- one year tours US Military forecast of future
operations Poor living conditions Budget constraints
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Organizational Learning Cons under US State Department Less
direction and guidance from the top Less security Less support on
government related issues Very little involvement in military and
government training Less movement in and out of country Budget
constraints
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Organizational Learning Curves Stay in your own lane when
dealing with the US State Department Always have a back up plan for
the loss of training with the Iraq Forces Have more future vision
on building the Iraq Military and Government Resource Iraq
government related issues- visa process, driving requirements
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Corporate Learning Goals Develop continuity books for future
contracts Have a better understanding of US State Department goals
and guidelines on contract requirements Develop contacts with the
Host Nation Understand the different secular groups within a
country and how they do business Do not take the US State
Department and DOD for granted- try to foresee the future for
them
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Summary Each government entity will have different needs,
identify these needs as early as possible to allow reaction time
Challenges under US Department of Defense were easier to anticipate
than under US State Department Must restructure contract to suit
the needs of the customer (DOD versus US State Department) Host
Nation government issues must be identified prior to operations and
researched Mr. Ashworths concerns and issues are created at the
government levels, corporate must have more involvement in dealing
with these concerns