Marine Corps History Division Executive Overview

1. Marine Corps History DivisionExecutive Overview Dr. Charles P. Neimeyer Director 19 October 2007 Presented to the National Marine Corps Council

2. Executive Overview • Origin of History Division (HD) • Organizational Change & Relocation • Dedication of the NMMC • Structure & Staffing • Strategic Focus & Primary Customers • Publications – 2007, 2008, 2009 • Current Initiatives

3. Origin of History Division • Genesis: Sept 1919, MCO No 53, Commandant Barnett directed the creation of an “Historical Section” • “Adding ‘flesh and blood’ to official reports” • WWII - Okinawa – Combat Historical Officers sent forward • Korean War – 1st Provisional Historical Platoon & individual unit historians • Vietnam – Individual unit historians, 1 million pages of monthly command chronologies, and post-deployment interviews conducted by MCBs • Desert Storm: Field historians deployed • OEF/OIF: 25 field historians deployed since 9/11 resulting in approximately 6000 oral history interviews

4. Organizational Change & Relocation • Before Aug 2005: Located at Washington Navy Yard under HQMC command group; included Archives and Museums • Current: Relocated at MCB Quantico, Virginia under Marine Corps University, Training and Education Command Structure; Archives and National Museum of the Marine Corps split into separate operations • Revised Marine Corps Historical Program (MCO P5750) • Future: Dedicated BGen Edwin Simmons History Center planned as addition to Gray Research Center

5. Dedication of the National Museum of the Marine Corps

6. ORGANIZATONAL STRUCTURE DIRECTOR Dr. Neimeyer FIELD HISTORY BRANCH Reservists Col Steve Evans EXECUTIVE ADMIN MGySgt Yarnall GySgt Coachman Ms. Riffe CHEIF HISTORIAN Mr. Chuck Melson DEPUTY DIRECTOR Col Pat Saint HISTORIES BRANCH Mr. Smith HISTORICAL REF BRANCH Mr. Crawford ORAL HISTORY BRANCH Dr. Allison EDIT & DESIGN BRANCH Maj Jackson Writing Projects Historian & Writers Reference Services HQMC Programs Historians Historical Interviews Collection Historians MCU Press MCU & Historical Imprints Editors/Graphic Artists 1 Oct-07

7. Staffing & Key Personnel18 Civilians / 12 Reservists Director: Dr. Charles Neimeyer 703-432-4878 charles.neimeyer Deputy Director: Col. Patricia Saint, USMCR 703-432-4711 patricia.saint@usmc.mil Chief Historian: Mr. Charles Melson 703-432-4882 charles.d.melson@usmc.mil Histories Branch: Mr. Rich Smith 703-432-4884 charles.r.smith9@usmc.mil Historical Ref. Branch: Mr. Danny Crawford 703-432-4871 danny.j.crawford Oral History Branch: Dr. Fred Allison 703-432-4887 fred.allison@usmc.mil Edit & Design Branch: Maj Valeria Jackson 703-432-5224 valerie.a.jackson@usmc.mil

8. Strategic Focus Vision Satisfy HD target customers and provide mixed-media historical products Mission Research, write, and publish the Marine Corps’ official history by: • responding to internal and external research requests • providing historical reference assistance for writers and related projects • documenting historical events • conducting oral history interviews • preparingmanuscripts, articles, and papers for publication • deployingfield historians • printing and promoting historical publications • anthologies, definitive histories, monographs, battle studies, and occasional papers

9. Primary “Target” Customers • Headquarters Marine Corps • Marine Corps University • Marine Corps Community • Commands • Veterans & Associations • Families • Fellow Military Services • Government Agencies • General Public

10. Publications - 2007 • US Marines in Iraq, 2003 Anthology • Small Unit Actions Battle Study • With the First Marine Division Occasional Paper • Task Force 58 Occasional Paper • Fortitudine, quarterly bulletin • Fire & Ice Combat Art Catalog • Confederate Marine Corps – General Gardner Paper • Various Reprints and Articles in Leatherneck, Marine Corps Gazette

11. Planned Publications - 2008 / 2009 • COIN Anthology • GWOT Collection • Winning the Hearts and Minds photo book I and II • OEF, Task Force 58 monograph • OIF-I, Baghdad, Bashra, and Beyond monograph • OIF-I, Force Service Support Group monograph • OIF-I, Marine Aviation monograph • OIF-I, Task Force Tarawa Battle Study • OIF-II, US Marines monograph • OIF-II, Battle of Fallujah monograph • SOCOM, Det 1 monograph • Gulf War • Khafji Definitive History; Khafji Battle Study • Al Najaf Battle Study • Developmental History of the Marine Corps (1970 – 2000) • Marines in the Frigate Navy definitive history

12. Current Initiatives • Integration of Lean Six Sigma Writing Process Improvement • Office Infrastructure Upgrades & Digitization • Computers, Photo Imaging Equipment, Graphics Software • Microsoft™ Share Point Implementation • Office / Customer Collaboration Tool with Web Access • Digitization of Reference Files and Oral History Collection • Oral History Collections • GWOT, Mongolia, Thailand, Europe, VMV-22 Osprey Launch • Media & Promotion • Podcasts & National Geographic documentary • Phase II Research – National Museum of the Marine Corps expansion • MCU Press Launch

13. Current Initiatives (Cont) MCU Press Launch • Vision - To enhance the Marine Corps University academic and scholarly reputation among other institutions of higher education. • Mission – To publish a balance of scholarly and relevant historical publications and to share the official Marine Corps history • Target Audience • HQMC, MCU, DoD, Veterans, Families • Academia • General Public • MCU Press Launch - Two Imprints • Retain Historical Imprint • Introduce MCU Scholarly Journal

14. MCU PressPhased Approach

15. MCU PressStrategic Planning Phase – Jan to Dec 2007 • Revise HD Organizational Structure / Business Functions • MCU Press Branch / Editing & Design Section • Add Circulations, Warehousing/Distribution, & Public Affairs Roles • Increase Staffing Levels • Civilian Hires – 5 Total • FY08 / 21 civilians • GS 13 - Senior Editor • GS 11- Circulation Manager • GS 11 – Historian / Writer (3 positions total btwn FY08 – FY10) • FY09 / 22 civilians & FY10 – 23 civilians • Retain Mobilized Reserves to fill gap: FY08 – 2009 • Build Liaisonwith GPO and USNI Press • Improve IT & Office Infrastructure • Computer Modernization Purchases – estimated delivery Oct 2008 • Technical & Professional Training – 80% completed • Share Point™ Public Web Site Migration – estimated Oct 2007

16. MCU PressLaunch Phase - Jan to Dec 2008 • Step 1 – Launch • Host Launch Party / Press Release – Jan 2008 • Establish Networks • Step 2 - Publish • Prioritized manuscripts per production schedule • Quarterly Fortitudine – Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct • First issue of MCU Scholarly Journal – TBD • Step 3 – Monitor Timeline • Monthly Editorial Review Board • Monthly Writer’s Group / Publication Status Meetings • Update Publication Production Schedule

17. Step 1 - Publish Prioritized manuscripts per production schedule Quarterly Fortitudine – Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct First issue of MCU Scholarly Journal – TBD Step 2 – Monitor Timeline Monthly Editorial Review Board Monthly Writer’s Group / Publication Status Meetings Update Publication Production Schedule Step 3 – Implement Lean Six Sigma Process Improvements Establish Baselines & Measure Metrics MCU PressProduction Phase - Jan 2009

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