Marine Corps Program Wide Support

Marine Corps Program Wide Support encompasses various initiatives aimed at supporting the Marine Corps Studies System (MCSS) and the material acquisition process. The program's specific goals include providing the analytical foundation for MCSS, managing Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluations, and developing capabilities for Chemical and Biological Consequence Management. Additionally, the program aims to support the development of Marine Corps Wargaming Capability and conduct analyses to inform the integration of Marine Corps Information Environment Operations (IE Ops). These objectives are designed to facilitate force development, war plan assessment, combat development, and overall operational effectiveness.

Furthermore, Program PE 0605873M includes efforts to achieve greater efficiency, productivity, and innovation through operations research methodologies such as operational analysis, statistical analysis, multi-objective decision methods, optimization, and cost analysis. The program supports the Commandant's Force Design 2030 plan by providing research and analysis findings to ensure a greater understanding of issues concerning force design, tactics, wargaming, strategies, intelligence, weapon selection and retention, systems' programs, cyber intel, and resource allocation. The program's planned programs include comprehensive analysis in various areas such as space-based capabilities, cyber operations, modernization of munitions requirements, intelligence satellite communications, maneuver logistics and seabasing capabilities. These efforts are aimed at meeting the Marine Corps' strategic goals and supporting forces efficiently while addressing current and future mission requirements.