0502 - Force Deployment Planning and Execution (FDP&E) Officer

Summary

FDP&E officers are responsible for developing force deployment plans and providing oversight during the deployment of units, personnel, equipment, and supplies.

FDP&E officers provide a critical linkage between capabilities, combatant commanders, and MARFORs during planning and force deployment execution processes and ensure the commander’s force deployment plan is executable and adheres to time phased force deployment data (TPFDD) guidance.

FDP&E officers serve as staff leads on deployment operations teams.

Responsibilities of these positions include ensuring accurate deployment planning during the MCPP and providing oversight during force deployment execution.

FDP&E officers are assigned to HQMC, MEFs, and MARFOR level headquarters and within any deploying MAGTF staff above the MEB level.

Prerequisites

Security requirement: top secret security clearance eligibility and be eligible for access to SCI.

Requirements

Complete the following requirements in order: Global Force Management Overview (JKO), virtual.

Serve no less than six months in an FDP&E officer billet.

JOPES Action Officer Course (JD2101), Joint Deployment Training Center (JOTC), Ft Eustis, VA; or JDTC Virtual Campus-Online or MTT.

Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager Course (GF1102), Joint Deployment Training Center, Ft Eustis, VA; or JDTC Virtual Campus-Online or MTT.

FMOS 0502 will be awarded after completion of all courses and a minimum of six months experience in an FDP&E officer billet.

The skills progression and career enhancement course is recommended: JOPES Support Personnel Course (JD 1102) Joint Deployment Training Center, Ft Eustis, VA; or JDTC Virtual Campus-Online or MTT.

POI CID

None

Duties

Reviews HHQ force deployment guidance, participates in the MCPP as a “core OPT” member and develops force deployment and redeployment plans ISO the MAGTF during exercises, contingency operations, or during contingency planning.

Leads the Deployment Operations Team (DOT) during force deployment/redeployment planning and force deployment execution, and resolves issues related to force deployment.

Represents the command at Combatant Commander, Service and MARFOR levels during force deployment planning conferences, and ensures accurate force deployment requirements are resident in the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES).

See Marine Corps Force Deployment Planning and Execution Manual (reference (ch)) for additional information.

Command and Control Center Officers 55-1015.

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