0491 - Logistics/Mobility Chief

Summary

The Logistics/Mobility Chief coordinates, plans, conducts and supervises logistics, embarkation, and landing support operations throughout the Marine Corps.

They are also responsible for unit level logistics and embarkation training.

They coordinate all combat logistics functions to deploy and sustain Marine combat forces of a MAGTF and its attached units.

Logistics/Mobility Chiefs also serve as Combat Cargo Assistants (CCAs) onboard naval amphibious staffs and ships.

They serve on General Officer Staffs at the MEF, MARFOR, and HQMC level and conduct planning and execution of MAGTF deployments at the strategic level.

Logistics/Mobility Chiefs articulate command strategic mobility requirements both present and future to appropriate agencies, such as; Headquarters Marine Corps, U.S.

Transportation Command and the three subordinate Transportation Component Commands (TCCs); Surface Deployment Distribution Command, Military Sealift Command, and Air Mobility Command.

As the Logistics/Mobility Chiefs’ career progresses, they are assigned to Naval and Joint Staffs as a liaison for the Marine Corps where they provide interface and address Marine Corps’ mobility and lift requirements.

They can also be assigned to serve with the TCCs as liaisons to convey the MAGTF commander’s operational requirements to support unit moves at the operational/strategic level.

Prerequisites

Must have had previous duty as 0431, 0441, 0471, or 0481.

Requirements

Upon promotion to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant, the MOS 0491 will be granted and reported in MCTFS.

Complete the Logistics Chief’s Course (M03LBC7), Camp Lejeune, NC.

As a gunnery sergeant currently holding or in receipt of order to an operations chief billet, complete the Advanced Expeditionary Logistics Operations Course (AXLOC) (M09F2F9) conducted at Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, CA.

All 0491s are highly encouraged to attend AXLOC when appropriate space permits.

POI CID

None

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (f), Logistics Training and Readiness Manual.

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Officer and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011.

None.

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