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of $+68.2 million for Mojave Viper pre-deployment training exercises, the Center for Marine Corps Lessons Learned, the Center for
Advanced Operational Culture Learning Center (CAOCL) pre-deployment operational culture and language familiarization training,
Security Cooperation Education and Training Center (SCETC) for Marines deploying as advisors in support of security cooperation
missions, Enlisted Professional Military Education-Training (EPME/T), and Marine Corps Distance Learning (MCDLP). Additional
increases include $+2.7 million to support previous military to civilian position conversions, $+2.9 million for maintenance of the
ranges at Marine Corps Base Quantico, and an increase of $+4.5 million to fund Facility Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization
requirements deferred from FY 2007.
Budget Activity 4: Administration and Servicewide Support
FY 2006 Price Program FY 2007 Price Program FY 2008
Actual Growth Growth Estimate Growth Growth Estimate
611.8 4.3 -289.4 326.6 -2.6 67.9 391.9
Note: FY 2006 Includes Supplemental Funding
The resources in this budget activity support the Marine Corps-wide efforts of special support, transportation, personnel management,
headquarters base support, and the department and staff management of Headquarters, Marine Corps.
Special Support provides funding for the support of Marine Corps prisoners confined at the Army Disciplinary Command, Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas; the Marine Band located at the Marine Barracks, 8th and I Streets, Washington, DC; and base support. Special
Support also finances the administration of missions, functions and worldwide operations of the Marine Corps and Marine Security
Guards.
All costs related to Second Destination Transportation (SDT) of cargo to the operating forces are also funded in this activity group.
Categories of transportation are: (a) Ocean cargo using the Military Sealift Command; (b) Inland Transportation by commercial
carriers for movement between CONUS installations and ports; (c) Airlift of priority cargo via Military Airlift Command; and (d)
Military Traffic Management Command and commercial sources for port handling of ocean cargo.
Base operations support for Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters, Marine Corps and Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps is funded
within this activity group.
The FY 2008 budget request of $391.9 million for Administration and Servicewide Activities reflects $+67.9 million in program
growth. The major program change in FY 2008 is an increase of $+67.9 million in support of Ground Forces Augmentation for
increased transportation costs.
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