FAMILY DAY Command Brief

Agenda Welcome- LtCol Schmitt- Commanding Officer Introduce the Team / Command Flow Chart Over-View Next 45 days Who will be at CLNC to represent the Command Administrative Matters Afghanistan Orientation Questions

H&S Company India Company Kilo Company Lima Company Wpns Company 3d BATTALION, 6TH MARINES COMMAND TEAM PICTURE LtCol Schmitt CO LTJG Carson Chaplain SgtMaj Lanham SgtMaj Maj Arnone XO Family Readiness Adv FRO Corinne Schmitt Spouse Advocate H&S Company India Company Kilo Company Lima Company Wpns Company RBE SNCOIC GySgt Kohler Capt Holt 1st Sgt Steven Soares Capt Robeson 1stSgt Charles Bell Capt Gurfein 1stSgt Christian Bull Capt Bronson GySgt Victor Melendez . Capt Goetz 1stSgt Edwin Mota Company FRC Corinne Schmitt Company FRC Dianna Harrison Company FRC Hope Arms Company FRC Jessica Whitman Company FRC Millie Polanco Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers

Over-View Next 45 Days SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ADVANCED PARTY LEAVE BLOCK ADVANCED PARTY LEAVE BLOCK MAIN BODY LEAVE BLOCK MEMORIAL DAY 96 1200 FRI MAIN BODY LEAVE BLOCK MEMORIAL DAY 96 1800 TUE MAIN BODY LEAVE BLOCK MAIN BODY FLIGHT WINDOW MAIN BODY FLIGHT WINDOW UNCLASSIFIED

RBE Staff RBE OIC: GySgt Kohler RBE AOIC: SSgt Brown RBE Staff: S1: LCpl Ataway S3: SSgt Campbell S4: Sgt Goines S6: Sgt Williams BAS: HM 3 Duhart FAMILY READINESS OFFICER

RBE Staff 3/6 DEPLOYED MRO FAMILY SNCOIC READINESS GYSGT KOHLER OFFICER SNCOIC GYSGT KOHLER SUPPLY LCPL FELIX MEDICAL SSGT BROWN LEGAL LCPL ATAWAY MAINT SGT GOINES CRP SSGT CAMPBELL COMM SGT WILLIAMS ARMORY/FAC CPL COLBERT

OEF MAILING ADDRESS NAME 3/6 HQ SVC CO SECTION UNIT 73290 FPO AE 09510-3290 NAME 3/6 K CO SECTION UNIT 73300 FPO AE 09510-3300 NAME 3/6 I CO SECTION UNIT 73295 FPO AE 09510-3295 NAME 3/6 L CO SECTION UNIT 73305 FPO AE 09510-3305 NAME 3/6 WPNS CO SECTION UNIT 73310 FPO AE 09510-3310

PAY & ENTITLEMENTS ALL PAY IS TAX FREE IF MARRIED OR HAVE DEPENDENT CHILD: $250.00 (per month) FAMILY SEPARATION IMMINENT DANGER: $225.00 (per month)

CACO IF YOUR LOVED ONE BECOMES A FALLEN ANGEL: A CACO TEAM, USUALLY CONSISTING OF ONE OFFICER AND ONE ENLISTED, WILL PERSONALLY NOTIFY YOU OF THE LOSS OF YOUR MARINE. THE CACO TEAM WILL COME FROM 6TH MARINE REGIMENT OR AN I&I DUTY STATION IF NOT LOCAL. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A PHONE CALL OR EMAIL TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE LOSS OF YOUR MARINE ONE OF THE MARINES FROM THE CACO TEAM WILL WORK DIRECTLY WITH YOU AND ASSIST YOU IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO YOUR LOVED ONES FUNERAL, PAY & ENTITLEMENTS. THIS WILL BE THE MARINES PRIMARY DUTY AS DIRECTED BY HQ MC

Introduction to Afghanistan

Overview Orientation Region Overview Population & Ethnicities Terrain & Weather Transportation Infrastructure Population & Ethnicities Demographics

Country Orientation 647,500 KM Borders ~Size of Texas Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Tajikistan China Pakistan Iran Functional fixation. Anticipate opposing viewpoints / red cell Stagecoach railroad airplanes Telegraph telephone internet Slide rules electronic calculators computers Technical Complexity For example, what is the solution to the large percentage of packages ruined by the Post Office? Look at the Post Office package handling method. Packages are tossed in bins when you send them. For the solution, look at United Parcel. When you send a package, it is put on a shelf. The change from bin to shelf is not a complex or technological solution; it's just a good idea, using commonly available materials.

Provinces Afghanistan Totals: 34 Provinces 398 Districts Badakhshan Badghis Baghlan Balkh Bamyan Daykundi Farah Faryab Ghazni Ghor Helmand Herat Jowzjan Kabul Kandahar Kapisa Khost Konar Kunduz Laghman Logar Nangarhar Nimruz Nurestan Oruzgan Paktia Paktika Panjshir Parvan Samangan Sare Pol Takhar Wardak Zabol Note: As of 1 Sept 2010, Farah Province is no longer in our AO. Afghanistan Totals: 34 Provinces 398 Districts Estimated 40,000 villages

AO Orientation

Districts Note: As of 1 Sept 2010, Farah, Bakwah, and Gulistan are transferred to RC West. They will be controlled by Italian forces and it is unclear at this time how the enemy will exploit this vulnerability.

Distance Guide Kabul 556 KM 457.7 KM Leatherneck Kandahar 162 KM Note: Simple time/distance analysis. What will take hours via aircraft will take days by vehicle due to the significant changes in terrain. Leatherneck Kandahar 162 KM 270.6 KM Bahram Chah

Elevation RC(SW) Camp Lejeune Impacts Highest: 4,155m (13,615 ft) Hindu Kush Mts Lowest: 430m (1,411ft) Camp Lejeune Highest: 22m (72ft) Lowest: 3m (9ft) Impacts

Vegetation Arable land Constraints Approximately 12% 27,200 km2 irrigated Constraints Limited to areas with available sources of water Agriculture centered along the Helmand River Valley Grasslands and shrubs fed by rain and snowmelt from the Hindu Kush Mts

Climate Jun-Aug are the hottest months, average highs in excess of 100 are a daily occurrence. Dec-Feb are the coldest months, average lows overnight are below 40. Rain is a rare occurrence during the summer. Jan-Mar are the wettest months with average precipitation amounts in excess of 1 inch per month. Blowing dust can occur anytime of the year, but is most prevalent Apr-Aug (120 Days of Wind).

Human Terrain Demographics Life expectancy is 44 years World’s second highest infant mortality rate 1:7 children is an orphan 1:8 women die in childbirth 28% of adults are literate Average annual income is $US250 30% of children ages 5-14 years forced to work 70,000+ Afghans killed or maimed by landmines since de-mining began in 1989 Note: Fast facts to bring the country into better perspective.

Poppy Cultivation 2010 Note: Illegal drug trade remains a big problem in Helmand. Unfortunately, it is also the populations main crop and means of making any money. The idea of replacing poppy fields with wheat is still in the slow process of gaining momentum.

Afghan National Police Headquartered in Kabul Consists of around 90,000 members country-wide US Marines are partnered with ANP

Taliban Led by Mullah Mohammad Omar 36,000 members as of 2010 The goal of the Taliban is to create a nation governed strictly by Sharia Law

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