AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY CLASSIFICATION AND MOS ISSUANCE AUTHORITY

MARADMINS : 216/24

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MARADMIN 216/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC AVN WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY CLASSIFICATION AND MOS ISSUANCE AUTHORITY//
REF/A/MSGID:NAVAIR 00-80T-114/ATC NATOPS//
REF/B/MSGID:OPNAVINST 3722.35/BASELINE RESOURCE PLANNING CRITERIA FOR NAVAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES//
REF/C/MSGID:FACILITY CLASSIFICATION LETTERS//
REF/D/MSGID:NAVMC 3500.94/ATC TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL//
REF/E/MSGID:NAVMC 1200.1/MOS MANUAL//
NARR/ REF A IS THE ATC NATOPS. REF B IS THE BASELINE RESOURCE PLANNING CRITERIA FOR NAVAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES. REF C ARE ATC FACILITY CLASSIFICATION LETTERS. REF D IS THE ATC TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL. REF E IS THE MOS MANUAL. REF F IS THE ATC NATOPS.
POC/P. G. ROBERTS/LTCOL/HQMC AVN AXE-8/703-693-0892//
POC/L. J. HEIDEMANN/MGYSGT/HQMC AVN AXE-81/703-614-0639//
POC/L. S. CRUZ/MGYSGT/HQMC MCICOM G-3/703-695-0105//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This message supersedes any previous Air Traffic Control Facility classification and MOS issuance authority message traffic. References (a) through (c) provide updated guidance to facility classifications and MOS approval authorities due to changes in airspace and operating requirements.
2. The following facilities are classified in accordance with reference (a) and (b) are authorized to award the associated MOS listed.
2.a. Class VII - Combined Center and Radar Approach Control
(1) MCAS Cherry Point
(a) Tower: 7252
(b) Arrival: 7253
(c) East, West: 7254
(2) MCAS Yuma
(a) Tower: 7252
(b) NJK, low: 7253
(c) High, West: 7254
2.b. Class IV - Approach Control Facility
(1) MCAS Beaufort
(a) Tower: 7252
(b) Arrival: 7253
(c) Approach: 7254
(2) MCAS Iwakuni
(a) Tower: 7252
(b) approach west: 7253
(c) approach east: 7254
(3) MCAS Kaneohe Bay
(a) Tower: 7252
(b) Approach: 7253
2.c. Class IIIB - Radar Air Traffic Control Facility
(1) MCAS Camp Pendleton
(a) Tower: 7252
(b) Arrival: 7253
(2) MCAS New River
(a) Tower: 7252
(b) Arrival: 7253
(3) MCAF Quantico
(a) Tower: 7252
(b) Approach: 7253
2.d. Class IIIA - radar air traffic control facility
(1) MCAS Futenma
(a) Tower: 7252
(2) MCAS Miramar
(a) Tower: 7252 (note: south local only)
2.e. Self 29 Palms, MCALF Bogue: No MOS issuance authorized.
3. The listed U.S. Air Force air traffic control facilities have been evaluated for MOS equivalency. Marines who attain qualifications at the following locations shall be awarded the associated mos. this paragraph applies retroactively.
3.a. Osan AB Korea
(1) 7253: Upon completion of Osan arrival
(2) 7254: Upon completion of Osan approach
3.b. Kunsan AB Korea
(1) 7253: Upon completion of Kunsan arrival
(2) 7254: Upon completion of Kunsan approach
3.c. Yokota AB Japan
(1) 7253: Upon completion of Yokota arrival
(2) 7254: Upon completion of Yokota approach
4. Any Marine who earns a local control qualification and is awarded with the certified control tower credential at any Department of Defense or Federal Aviation Administration Facility shall be awarded the 7252 NMOS per reference (e). This paragraph applies retroactively.
5. This is a coordinated Deputy Commandant for Aviation (DCA), Commander Marine Corps Installations Command message.
6. Command and Signal
6.a. Command. Applicable to the Total Force.
6.b. Signal. This order is effective on the date signed.
7. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Bradford J. Gering, Deputy Commandant for Aviation and Major General David W. Maxwell, Commander Marine Corps Installations Command.//