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R 232317Z OCT 01 ZYB MIN PSN 515018J20
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 282/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN//N7//
 
SUBJ/FORMAL CHARTER OF THE CINCLANTFLT AND CINCPACFLT NAVAL AFLOAT
/TARGETING INTEGRATED PROCESS TEAM (NAT IPT)//
 
REF/A/DOC/NAT IPT CHARTER AND OPS PROC/25AUG2001//
 
AMPN/REF A FORMALLY CHARTERED THE NAT IPT UNDER JOINT SIGNATURE OF
CNO N7 (WARFARE REQUIREMENTS & PROGRAMS, VADM MCGINN)
CINCLANTFLT (ADM NATTER), CINCPACFLT (ADM FARGO), CINCUSNAVEUR (ADM
ELLIS), AND COMUSNAVCENT (VADM MOORE).  UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
GENERAL OFFICER SIGNATURE IS PENDING.//
POC/STRAUSSER/CAPT/CNO (N70M)/-/EMAIL:STRAUSSER.STEVEN@HQ.NAVY.MIL
/TEL:(703) 602-6086//
POC/TOLL/CAPT/CLF (N38)/-/EMAIL:TOLLRF@CLF.NAVY.MIL
/TEL:(757) 836-5791//
POC/SCOLA/CAPT/CPF (N33)/-/EMAIL:SCOLAJD@CPF.NAVY.MIL
/TEL:(808) 471-5231//
 
RMKS/1. IN SUPPORT OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS REALIGNMENT OF
NAVAL PROGRAMS AND REQUIREMENTS, THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES FORMAL
CHARTERING OF THE NAVAL AFLOAT TARGETING INTEGRATED PROCESS TEAM
(NAT IPT). IAW (REF A), THE CNO ACKNOWLEDGES THE PRIMACY
OF THE NAT IPT AS THE SINGLE, UNIFIED FLEET VOICE ON NAVAL AFLOAT
TARGETING ISSUES. THE NAT IPT PROVIDES THE FORUM FOR DISCUSSION AND
RESOLUTION OF TARGETING ISSUES AMONG OPNAV, HQMC AND OPERATIONAL
NAVAL FORCES AND NAVAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. THE NAT IPT WILL
PROVIDE (BY WAY OF CINCLANTFLT AS COMMANDER, FLEET FORCES COMMAND) A
UNIFIED AND COHERENT FLEET POSITION ON TARGETING REQUIREMENTS.  THE
NAT IPT'S MISSION IS TO ANALYZE THE ENTIRE TARGETING PROCESS FROM
THE DELIBERATIVE PHASE THROUGH EXECUTION OF THE ATO, TO INCLUDE TIME
SENSITIVE PHASES, FROM OPS, INTEL AND C4I PERSPECTIVES. INCLUSIVE IN
THIS REVIEW ARE TACAIR, SURFACE COMBATANT AND SSN/SSGN TARGETING
REQUIREMENTS FROM A BATTLE GROUP AND ARG/MEU PERSPECTIVE.
 
2. OPNAV N70 (WARFARE INTEGRATION AND ASSESSMENT) WILL SERVE AS CNO
SPONSOR FOR THE NAT IPT AND WILL REPRESENT THEM WITHIN THE OPNAV
ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND. IN RESPONSE, THE NAT IPT WILL PLAY A KEY
ROLE IN N70'S INTEGRATING AND REALIGNING THE NAVY'S WARFARE AND
MISSION CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
 
3. THE IPT IS CO-CHAIRED BY THE CNO N3/5/7 FLAG OFFICERS OF CLF AND
CPF. VOTING MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES THE THREE FLEET CINCS, THE NUMBERED
FLEETS, MARINE FORCES ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC, AND I, II AND III MEF.
ASSOCIATE (ADVISORY) MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (NWDC, NSAWC, CSDS-12, SWDG, CMSAPAC,
CMSALANT, AND FIWC). IPT EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE (ESC) INCLUDES
THE THREE FLEET CINCS, MARFORLANT AND MARFORPAC PLUS THREE
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE: OPNAV (N70), HQMC (DC PP&O), AND MCCDC.
 
4. THE ESC MEETS TWICE YEARLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLENARY
MEETING OF THE IPT.  THE IPT EXECUTIVE AGENTS (CLF AND CPF N3/2
ACTION OFFICERS) COORDINATE THE ROUTINE BUSINESS OF THE IPT.
 
5. THE CHARTER WILL BE POSTED ON THE NAT IPT INTERIM WEBSITE AT
HTTP:/WWW.SWDG.NAVY.SMIL.MIL.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM DENNY MCGINN, DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
FOR WARFARE REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAMS (N7).//
 
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