'. ,N

. '

'I .• " 0'

! S

(. J

'. , p

DECLASSIFIED

C· ... ] "-l'P,(I! ······0·.··; r ,..\,)rl .• ' ...... ".'

DI'i'MEDi!.,i.~lr[J---1l ~ .. W- 'i. II ~ ;"\ r

[ePl PRIORITY 0 110I U"T··!i';I f. O· Po . I ~ _ ii-.!~'!P':~~~~~l1la;:~

MAll t']

SI?ECAT EXCLUSIVE FOR ~GE~NE'RAL CFJ.}~IJMAN FROM '·_'or.

i,I".

MARItTE CORPS EYES ONLY LIEUTENANT GENE):\AL BUSE " .,\,

, ii' i • ." ~.' . ,,, .-" . ."

P:i\1FPAC MANPOvYER CONFERENCE

1. THE MANPOWER CONFERENCE CONI ;; C TED

; : ')

HEADQUARTErs$" )5 THROUGH 18 JULY. ~7rTH REPRESEN­ctJ

. I . .. ""

TATION FROM HQMC; A~.JL MA.JOR WEsr~'PACa AND EAST

. PAC, FMF COlvLI\tiANDS, IN AS COMPLE'.Li'J) ON SCHEDULE

n= WITH AGREEMENT BY ALL CONFEREES: THAT t/ WAS

,.; PRODUCTIVE AND WORTHWHILE EFFOI(T •

i 2·. THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE OUTSTi\NDINC

o TEAM FEQM HQMC,$ LED BY COL J. I~, GROVEJ'vYA[;

~;,

l INVALUABLE.

, '. i 3. HEHE IS A HIGHLIGHT r ;:>,.fMARY 01? THE lviAJOR

'. "'.j,' ... A."<n .•. : '-"il·, . i'i.·"·' '.' ,.-'" "A fj D ~,!tSI,I:() .. ,.'

:: ISSUES ;.A:-f)f*,:b!~~T':c~' :-:~ :.~~~~=~~~t1iS~~Iit~jll1i£IJI\I/"~

DECLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED '.,,": ..... -

J..!',. ,

, '::' - .

POWER. DESPITE Hl'.VING BEEN WITH US FOH A LONG ---_.- . ., .

; ... ~.

r .... D~\::~;('l ~nvr:E~ THE MANNING' LEVEL MJ<:CHANIi::l\:~f~~TILI~ NEEDS

i~L.,g.;~~;jI~ TO BE EX~LAINi:~ ~N~RE.VIEWED~~G~~ICALJ~j. ' .. 'cr~\.}> N'~R~~;I{f::-£ THE COMPREI-IEW:;IVE PRESENTATIONB BY YOU R HEPHE ~

\t~::jF'!'d\';":)'1~;::iY~i .... '."~: . . ....:.. ..' .. .' ,..., ·"Li~c\.~.SENTATIVES LEFT CONFEREES COMPL}~~TELY FAMILIAR

. 'l>L,:i,~DJ .. ' .. ljp.

c" • ~ ;:"'.:;"~.':'~WITH BOTH THE CONCEPT AND THE MECHANICS OF t ~. .: ~ .:, :~~-.-... ; , , ,

. '-:, 'J\,:'~5)~ .' '. . . 7z~E .! ". • ,.~". . ". ,,"7>(';;~ CO NS T RU C TIN G ~ ~~~~.;,;.,:j _ FOUNDATION "E~~ 'f";!,E;;":j . l" . ~~ . ': '.' . ',. .

P'\j:\')}~:;:::pN ADDITION, THE MANPq:VER OUTLO ii'OR THE r~": ';",-:::»:-.~ ,., . .. .

:,r:.<,~;(~:\1YEAR INCLUDING A PROJECT 100 000 Uf'))ATE WAS PHE-;<;HA~.X.~ .. .. , . ...• . J . t·';~.:~;;~:SENTED WITH ;CLARITY,' LEAVING NO Il,LUSIONS AS TO

'., ":. 'il ~n-e.1!i , '~.THE BIND WE ::-+f.,~

.~.

B. . SEASIA DEPLOYMENT PHOGRAM. A WORIGNG .,

,-.: - -. .~:~

',<COMMITTEE WAS FORMED ON THE FIRST DAY COMPHISE

, > ':. ~J~

.:01:' HQMC, III MAF AND FhfFPAC M:EIABJ'~HS. THEIR j .'

... '

5 . iPROBLEM WAS TO HEVIEW PHOGHAM 6 STATU::;, J\\'i1\J~-

o

p ..•. ·'.'AGEMENT," DATA BASE, CHANGE PItOCJi.:DUHES. AND \:

'.<,"1 :ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQtTIREMENTS AND T.O HAlv1MER .

UT IDEAS AND PROCEDUr; I, '. THAT WILL RE~~CE

DECLASSIFIED

, ..... . . ,

L

.. ~ ~ , , , ~ ). 'I

~ i ,

DECLASSIFIED

• '.'-'

,,!eLY . ,~.". " COMMUNICATION CENTER . • ','. '.' ., ·t· . ~~A~, ... Jc,)~. (:. i: ~ .. r I ~ ~ .1kI:!.Hii~·F f'VI"II.iC.! PDCIPtcr ; v - , r ( (" - I" I P' P" ... ..,..." ,.. ~ oW ,r. 0 r ' ~ ~ 1 r ,.' ~ .. r- 1!"" - "'" I! , ~ V' ! ,., l '\ ..., , ;) ... !- \' ~ I \ f'j' i. I ! i'" H . \ ' A h ; ..

ul~ ... .. .. o.J'l.Jl~ V/~I V _.,.,~ ~ ~ • ,'i. ..... <J .u .... f', RAFT \) \, . ,

= "' .. : .1~~~::(G~,:;2,,; [~;':f!);~'

. il ~.

o T \

T V I'

N (;

T H

s

s P /-, ;' n

t <.

..:'" _:!".I . :.,_ ~ .. =- '-.L .• _. •

., . ~': .... ,", ~:iGU6lL SP/~CE~Ni;~:~ .. :i:~Y.r~~·,? . ;.'~ ,--

. .

. 0 WAS CLEAR THAT THEY DID AN OUTS"f/,.i\;DI~'JG Al'JD

1I.1UCH OVEHDUE ,JOB. AT LAST J WE ,~~J:WU LD HI:,VE A

1*i'11~ HANDLE ON tvV\NAGElvlENT ei~R-+::: .:.'.c'ic;-~ OF THl:-;

',', ,," ~ -

SEASIA DEPLOY1,:lENT PROGRAlvf.

C. PERSONNEL STRENGTH REPDIl 'j:'NG. DET..\lLED -.-----~.----------------.---~~ .

DISCUSSIONS WE-HE HELD V{rI'E{ ALL '\\'ESTPAC nEPRE-

S;E;NTATIVES ON CURRENT HEPORTS nEQUI1U'D FOE

.C T'HEm COMM.ANDS~ THE ULTH"l.ATE US.~ OF THE

INFOl:::Ml\.TION AND THE (MPORTANCE OF ACTlONS ON

;f1 Cl IT I!\'lPINGES.

D. HETENTION. THE FRESH APPHOACH '10 THE

RETENTION PROBLE:t\·1 AND CAREER ADVISORY PHE-

i SENTED BY THE HQlviC REPRESENT[-\.TII.S vu~s A

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHT) WITH ACTlYl\~IION AND

CONCEPTS OF TJ-1E NEVl BnANC!-r l DJ~JW; EXPLA.mr:o ll\i

DETi\U.. IN ADDITION, WESTPhC HEPR~;:;;£I·\[':CA'nVES.

W1::1".E HEFHESHED ON Flvf.FPAC POLICIES AND THE

) ASSISTAIJCJ:~ THAT CAN BE EXFEC'I'ED FHOl.l. T!'HS ., . ~-.-;}

HQTRS ANT) FI~0l,1 THE WESTP,,\C CAJ::EEH ADVI~;ORY

DECLASSIFIED

~.l ~ ,~

0 T

~lr

I

V I

P r:

J

~I I,

s 'j C

.J

p A C ..

. t

. , .. ,:. ~

....

- . .. i ~

'.

.,

... -

.@: .

DECLASSIFIED

E. PJDRSONNEL UTILIZATION. T1-1:": NECESSITY , -

GI"fE TOPCONTII\iUING pnrOnrfY OF j,.sSIGNMEJ.1T' T,O

',',,::;.'--.',-. _.,,__,' 'f: -,;,' , ~---,- -... ___ .. , __ .... _,._., ___________ . ..:. __ ~-c·" --

-· .. ---·-}~_L1C;H;~INES- p.:N.D c:;OCI<PIT;' -",VAS, ~:.::~'E_ A_..': ___ .•

THREADED THR01JGI-IOUT THE CONFERENCE.

• • " - • , ••• >

THE MESSAGE IS UNDERSTOOD ALONe YVITH THE }viAN)':

COMPLICATING FACTORS THA.'r TEi'lD TO DRAW THESI.i: . -,

;STRENGTlis DoviN.:------·".' '-:":?"i ._-..... __ .--_ ..... -... -:,:,~.;:-~-"-\'~-.-.-- .- "_

4--~ IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN SUBJECTS ENUMERATED ,. '.'" . ' ..

WERE MANY SERIOUS AND PRODUCTIVE

"CHANGES OF USEFUL IDEAS AND II'FORMATION ON

TOPICS RANGING ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM' OF

CE STRUCTURE AND MANPOWER 1V.iJ'l.NAGEMENT. c~-, ' - ~ ,)t"~/ . -

.?rVl ANT TO EXPRESS MY PERSONAL APPRECIATION

FOR lvlAKING KEY HQMC STAFF MEMB~R[) AVAIlJABLE .,;.,

PARTICIPATE. I KNOW THAT THEY YJEHE NEEDED AT " f .

THE HO)' 'T~ OFFICE AND THAT EACH OF THESE OFFICERS . , ,.'- ~ .... B e.j'f- . FACED A BACIC:LOG OF WORE UPON-lES RETQRNt4::;;:~:;rJ-

QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF :['j~IE SESSIONS

DECLASSIFIED

''''T ..

p" E

I N

DECLASSIFIED ~: .

. . "

, . 1

DECLASSIFIED

t

T; , 'Y ;

., "'p ; "

" "E,'l t I , ..

I ~ N:

• . , I

T: H: II

5:

(.

DECLASSIFIED

D ED G-3 CG F'MFPAC 23232ltZ JUL 613 22 July 1968

----Ii SECT 'OPS

CMC Pi\ EDENCE

o FLASH· 0 OIMMEDIA TED ~ PRIORITY D STAFF SECTIOiJS NOT

THORIZED TO MAKE D ROUTINE D ~~~~~i' D MAil

::-DOUBLE SPACE-MAXIMUM 65 CHARACTERS AND'

,SECRET SPECAT EXCLUSIVE FOR GEN

GEN BUSE. MARINE CORPS EYES ONLY •

. WORKING HOURS.

'PLANNED OPERATIONS (U) -

}l. THE FOLLOWING IS CONCEPT FOR OPERATION SWIFT

PLAY:

A. TASK' GROUP 76.5/79.5 CONDUCTS A HELIBORNE . .

'AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SOUTHWEST OF GO NOr ISLAND IN

FOUR PHASES WITH THE MISSION TO FIND, FIX) AND DES­

TROY ENE~W FORCES AND CAPTURE OR DESTROY ENEMY

MATERIAL AND FORTIFICATIONS.

B. ON ORDER THE AMPHIBIOUS TASK FORCE COMMENCES

'PHASE I WHICH IS A HELIBORNE ASSAULT THROUGH DESIGN-c

A'l'ED LANDING ZONES. PHASE II 1I1ILL PROCEED AS ELEMENTS

OF BLT 2/7 CONDUCT SWEEP OPERA' TONS THROUGHOUT THE

AREA OF OPERATIONS WHILE THE lUiPHIBIOUS READY GROUP

DECLASSIFIED

T H I S

D

DECLASSIFIED

uHlV .... COMMUNICATION CENTER . • ... \J ,I . ~BSEQIJtl>P""PUM~ TO '

o U TG 0 IN Gel ASS I f FE-DE} E~~F~ f~~E S SAG E D R AFT ~

-DOUBLE SPACE-MAXIMUM 65 CHARACTERS A

SECRET MCEO

O'PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT.

'S' Cr\~" E '"'b I PHASE III WILL COMMENCE WHEN

CG, III MAF AND THE COMMANDER)AMPHIBIOUS TASK FORCE

'MUTALLY AGREE TO DISESTABLISH THE AMPHIBIOUS OBJECTIVE

o ,ARE.!\. AT THIS TIME CG, III MAF WILL ASSUME OPERATIONAL D­O

N ' o T '

, E '

I .

I t

TI ~

H: I !

I

S ;

CONTROL OF BLT 2/7. THE AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUP WILL

·RE~ffiIN IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS ASHORE INCLUDING MED­rll.bJI~' On' of

ICAL EVACUATION ANDAEMERGERNCY RESUPPLY FACILITIES. z

WHEN MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BY ~ CG III MAF AND ~

'COMMANDER, AMPHIBIOUS TASK FORCE, PHASE IV WILL COMMENCE T Y <p") P

. e;::

WITH THE COMMANDER, AMPHIBIOUS TASK FORCE RESTABLISHING .1\

,TEE AMPHIBIOUS 0BJECTIVE AREA. ELEMENTS OF BLT 2/7

\iILL THEN RETURN TO THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL .OF THE

.COMMANDER, ,AMPHIBIOUS TASK FORCE AND CONDUCT A

HELIBORNE/AMPHIBIOUS WITHDRAWAL OR OTHER OPERATIONS AS

DESIGNATED BY THE COMMANDER, SEVENTH FLEET.

C. A FIRE SUPPORT BASE IN THE VICINITY OF (BT 00547'7)

WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED AFTER INITIAL ASSAULT.

ONE RIFLE COMPANY WILL BE DESIGNATED AS THE LANDING FORCE

RESERVE AND COMMIT'rED ONLY WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE

_.cOMMANDER OF THE LANDING FORCE. , '";'1. '-2. CONTROL HEADQUARTERS: TASK GROUP 76.5/79.5

UNITS INVOLVED: SLF "B", BLT 2/7, AND HMM 265.

3. AREA OF OPERATIONS: FROM (AT ·93051';.? .... ,..;....,~ ~"'.J..:~ PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES

DECLASSIFIED

E

I N

T H I S

S P A (

E

'. .... "

. ~'!

,.

•. t' ,

T H I S

s P A C E

DECLASSIFIED

':AMERICAL DIVISION BOUNDARY AT (AT 977430L THEN <~

'NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY TO THE RAILROAD AT'

I(BT 068477), THEN NORTHWEST ALONG THE RAILROAD TO

. (BT 025513), THEN WEST ALONG THE RAILROAD TO

I(AT 980510), THEN WEST TO CLOSE AT (AT 930510 ). j

1

i

)5. ESTIMATED DURATION: INDEFINITE. ,;~

BT "

PAGE 3 OF

DECLASSIFIED

N o

(UJ ~ ...

T Y P E

I N

T H I S

s P A C E

DECLASSIFIED

. dES ONLY e, COM~~b~~~~E~r~~··--···_··-· .-~- .. - !,I!ll - -- ."- -""'_.--_.'-'- .--------~-

~ SECREr FLEET MARINE FORCE. PACIFIC . fr: CG

STAFF SECTIONS NOT Oep ciS

OCG

CIS

..

~AUTHORIZED TO MAKE COPIES ~~~

'J ~-~ ~ '1~~u1t~G~-5~--:nd

o 2 4 121 1 5 lZ J UL 68 FM CG NINTH MAB TO CG FMFPAC 24JUL68 1354Z

~T E C RET SPECAT EXCLUSIVE FOR ~~USE FROM BGEN CHIP. MAR INE CORPS EYES ONLY.. 11" TACTICAL SUPPORT TRANSPORTS ST ) A. ADMINO FMFPAC 12eJ128Z J L6 (S). B. ADM INO FMFPAC 12121336Z JUL' 68 (S) C. LTCOL CORLISS, FMFPAC REPRESENTATIVE, STAFF VISIT 2121-22, JUL68. 1. THE FOL PROPOSED RESPONSE IS SUBMITTED IN ANSWER TO REF A AND a.

REF C APPLIES, FMFPAC REP PROVIDED STAFF ASSIST lAW REF B IN PREP THIS DATA. 2~ C-54 STATITICAL DATA PERIOD 141401Z TO 211600Z:

(A) HOURS FLOWN 62.7, PAX CARRIED 634, TONS CARRIED 25.5, LOGISTIC TROOPS SORTIES 23, LOGISTIC CARGO SORTIES 19, NORS PARTS DELIVERY SORTIES 10"

(B) INDIVIDUAL SORTIE DATA SHEETS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED LTCOL CORLISS FOR HAND DELIVERY TO FMFPAC HQ. 3. THE FOL COMMENT S ARE SUBM ITTED TO THE QUEST ION S PO SED ~N REF' B. PARA 2G (5). A. WHY CAN"T KC-130 A/C PERFORM TST?

(1) THE KC-130"S ARE ALREADY VERY HEAVILY COMMITTED. ;-(2) THE MAJORITY OF FLIGHTS FLOWN USE ONLY A FRACTION OF

KC-130 LIFT CAPACITY. THIS RESULTS IN POOR KC-130 UTILIZATION AND LOWERED DOLLAR RETURN ON THE A/C INVESTMENT.

(3) THE TST MISSION AS CURRENTLY PERFORMED BY MAG 15 C-54 AIC PRIMARILY CONSISTS OF A DAILY LOGISTIC FLIGHT BETWEEN ATsUal AND IWAKUNI, AND A TRI WEEKLY FLIGHT BETWEEN ATSUGI, IWAKUNI ANn FUTEMA. THE AVERAGE LOADS ARE NINE THOUSAND POUNDS MADE UP 'lIT ttl TO 30 PASSENGERS, AND THREE TO FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS OF CAR~Q .. I

THE CARGO CONSISTS OF HIGH PRIORITY NORS PARTS, SUPPLIES, AND. MAl~. T HIS AVER AG E LOAD IS APPROX IMATEL Y TWO FIVE PER CENT OF THE . '!

CAPACITY OF A KC-130. IT IS NOT PRACTICAL OR FEASIBLE TO HOLD AND DELAY THESE LOADS FOR ~OVEMENT BY KC-130, DUE TO,

(A) DEGRADATION OF SUPPORTED UNITS READINESS. (B) INTERRUPTION OF THE SMOOTH FLOW OF PERSONNEL RETURNING T(1

DUTY. THREE ZERO PERCENT OF MARLOG PASSENGERS ARE PBEV10U$ HOSPITALIZED PERSONNEL RETURNING TO DUTY ON OKINAW~~OR~ .. FROM _ USNH YOKOSUKA. . :ET CG NINTH MAB 0 240151Z/JUL68 ACTN:

.. ~~ .

DECLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED

.. yES ONLY COMMUNICATION CENTER ~ HEADQUARTERS ~ •

FLEET MARINE FORCE. PtlClFIC

..- SECREI

(C) THE REQUIREMENT TO EXPEDIOUSLY MOVE KEY STAFF AND SUPPORT MAINTENANCE/TECHNICAL PERSONNEL WITHIN THE COMMAND OF MAG 15.

(0) DECREASED MORALE ASSOC IATED WITH DELAYED MA IL DEL IVER IES. B. WHY CAN'T THE AIR FORCE ASSUME THE TASK?

(1) THE TST MISSION IN SUPPORT OF MAG-I5 CANNOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT ORGANIC AIRCRAFT. OPCON OF TST IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RESPONSIVENESS, IN ACCOMPLISHING THE FOLLOWING TASKS:

(A) TACTICAL CONTINGENCY RESPONSE IN MOVEMENTS OF ADVANCED EC HELO NS, AND PLANN ING GRO UPS~

(B) NORS PARTS DELIVERY e (C) HIGH PRIORITY CARGO DELIVERY~ (D) KEY STAFF AND SUPPORT MAINTENANCE/TECHNICAL PERSONNEL

MOVEMENT .. (E) EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND

DEPENDENTS STATIONED AT IWAKUNI. (F) SUPPORT OF CONTINUING OVERSEAS AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION

PROGRAMS. C. WHAT SPECIFIC RESULTS WILL OCCUR IF TSTvS ARE DELETED AT END FY69?

(1) LOSS OF TST SORTIES ENUMERATED IN P1\RA 2A~ (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION MEANS. THIS

WOULD IN ALL LIKELYHOOD RESULT IN THE INCREASED USE OF RAIL, SURFACE, AND CONTRACT AIR TRANSPORTATION AT HIGHER COST AND

GOLD/DOLLAR OUTFLOW. (3) REDUCTION IN THE MAG-15 READINESS SUPPORT FOR EXISTING

CONT INGENCY PLANS. (4) LOSS OF CAPABILITY TO EXECUTE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE DELIVERY

OF HIGH PRIORITY PERSONNEL AND NORS CARGO. (5) AN INAB ILITY TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT SQUADRON SHORT TERM

WEAPONS DEPLOYMENTS AT OKINAWA AND THE PHILIPPINES. D. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO AN ANALYSIS OF:

(1) DELAY IN ACCOMPLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF ESSENTIAL A AIR TRANSPORATION REQUIREMENTS RESULTING FROM DEPENDENCE ON USAF ASSETS OF C-130S VICE TSToS o

(A) PASSENGER AND CARGO MOVEMENT. AT THE PRESENT TIME MAG 15 MAINTAINS THE ONLY DAILY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS BETWEEN ATSUGI AND IWAKUNI AND THE ONLY FLIGHT (THREE TIMES WEEKLY) BETWEEN IWAKUNI AND OKINAWA. DEPENDING UPON THE AIR FORCEoS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AIR TRANSPORATION REQUIREMENTS, BETWEEN THESE TERMINALS; THE ANTICIPATED DELAY IN PASSENGER AND CARGO MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE 48 TO 96 HOURS.

CG NINTH MAB o 14QJ151Z/JUL68 SECRET DECLASSIFIED