1. FAMILY DAY
Command Brief

2. 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

3. 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

4. Over-View Next 45 Days SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JUN 2 3 4 5 6 7
ADVANCED PARTY LEAVE BLOCK
ADVANCED PARTY LEAVE BLOCK
MAIN BODY LEAVE BLOCK
MEMORIAL DAY FRI
MAIN BODY LEAVE BLOCK
MEMORIAL DAY TUE
MAIN BODY LEAVE BLOCK
MAIN BODY FLIGHT WINDOW
MAIN BODY FLIGHT WINDOW
UNCLASSIFIED

5. 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

6. 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

7. OEF MAILING ADDRESS NAME 3/6 HQ SVC CO SECTION UNIT 73290
FPO AE
NAME
3/6 K CO
SECTION
UNIT 73300
FPO AE
NAME
3/6 I CO
SECTION
UNIT 73295
FPO AE
NAME
3/6 L CO
SECTION
UNIT 73305
FPO AE
NAME
3/6 WPNS CO
SECTION
UNIT 73310
FPO AE

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

9. 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 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

10. Introduction to Afghanistan

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

12. 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.

13. 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

14. AO Orientation

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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).

20. 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.

21. 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.

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

23. 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

24. QUESTIONS?