R 111922Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 115/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) AVIATION PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND INTER-SERVICE EXCHANGE PROGRAM SOLICITATION// REF/A/MSGID:  DOC/CMC/YMD:   20130327// REF/B/MSGID:  DOC/DCA/YMD:   20150804// REF/C/MSGID:  DOC/CMC/YMD:   20210510// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1520.11F, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM.  REF B IS THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION MEMORANDUM FOR INTERSERVICE  EXCHANGE PERSONNEL ON AVIATION EXCHANGE TOURS WITH THE USMC.  REF C  IS MCO 1300.8 W/CHANGE 1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT  POLICY.//  POC/J. L. GOSS/MAJ/MMOA-3/TEL:  (703)­784-9284// EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/C. A. HUBBARD/MAJ/MMOA-2/TEL: (703)-784-9267// EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The FY26 Aviation Personnel Exchange Program  (PEP) and Interservice Exchange (ISE) Board will convene on or about 5 May 2025 and will select applicants to facilitate interoperability and the exchange of professional and tactical expertise with host  nation and joint services in two- to three-year exchange  assignments. 2.  Available billets 2.a.  The following PEP billets are available for active duty  Marine officers (read in six columns): Billet         Location      MCC    Note   Grade       MOS ADCO           Boulmer       M60    3,5    O-3         7210 ASCO           Williamtown   UCB    1,6    O-3         7208 F-18 Pilot     Cold Lake     MCK    2      O-3/O-4     7523 F-35 Pilot     Tindal        UCB    1      O-3/O-4     7518 2.b.  The following ISE billets are available for active duty  Marine officers (read in six columns): Billet         Location      MCC    Note   Grade       MOS ATC            Guam          1L3    4,8    O-3         7220 CV-22  Pilot   Cannon AFB    TAV    4      O-3/O-4     7532 F-35 Pilot     Nellis AFB    MC3    4      O-3/O-4     7518 JTAC           Nellis AFB    MC3    4,7,9  O-3/O-4     7506  MQ-9  Officer  Ellsworth AFB L15    4      O-3/O-4     7315/7318 MQ-9  Officer  Shaw AFB      L21    4      O-3/O-4     7315/7318 2.c.  Notes 2.c.1.  Note 1:  Location is in Australia. 2.c.2.  Note 2:  Location is in Canada. 2.c.3.  Note 3:  Location is in the United Kingdom.  2.c.4.  Note 4:  Location is in the Continental United States (U.S.) or U.S. territory.  2.c.5.  Note 5:  Billet is air defense control officer (ADCO).  2.c.6.  Note 6:  Billet is air support control officer (ASCO).  2.c.7.  Note 7:  Billet is joint terminal attack controller (JTAC).  2.c.8.  Note 8:  Billet is air traffic control officer (ATC).  2.c.9.  Note 9:  Applicants must already possess the 7502 AMOS and  have completed a prior air officer or forward air controller tour.  2.d.  Primary candidates can expect permanent change of station  (PCS) orders during FY26.  Each tour will be a minimum of two years. PEP assignments will not exceed a maximum of three years. 2.e.  Primary candidates will incur two years of obligated service upon completion of PEP or ISE tour per reference A.  PEP or ISE  obligated service will run concurrent with any other service  obligation. 3.  Eligibility requirements 3.a.1.  Applicants must have 18 months time-on-station (TOS) by 1 July 2025.  TOS exceptions from Manpower Management Officer  Assignments (MMOA) Branch, such as for applicants on one-year PCS orders, should be coordinated and documented prior to the board. 3.a.2.  Applicants must not be in receipt of orders or be selected  for any other programs.  3.a.3.  Applicants attending resident Professional Military  Education (PME) and graduating in the summer of 2026 are encouraged to apply.  3.a.4.  Applicants must complete overseas screening to be considered for Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) tours and  associated billets. 3.b.  Aviators should be PME and resident Survival, Evasion,  Resistance and Escape (SERE) complete prior to the assignment start  date. 4.  Coordinating instructions 4.a.  PEP/ISE applications must be submitted via the NAVMC 10274  Administrative Action (AA) request form.  For templates refer to the MMOA-3 Manpower Website at: https://www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower-Management/ Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/#tab/ retention-and-release. This AA form must be endorsed by the first O-6 commander in the  applicant's chain of command. 4.b.  Command endorsements must address the applicant's potential  for success in the desired program, the ability to PCS in FY26, any career timing implications, and the applicant’s PME status.  4.c.  All applications must include the following as enclosures to the AA form:  4.c.1.  A copy of a signed and current medical upchit (DD2992) that  indicates the eligibility for the programs listed in the  application. 4.c.2.  Correspondence from their PMOS monitor stating the applicant meets TOS requirements (as indicated in paragraph 3.a.1.), is not in  receipt of orders, has appropriate career timing, and meets  eligibility requirements. 4.c.3.  In addition to endorsement from the applicant's current  chain of command, applicants currently assigned to non-flying  billets (e.g., forward air controller, staff, resident school, etc.) must include a letter of recommendation from the commanding officer  from their last flying assignment.  Contact MMOA-2 for exceptions. 4.d.  Additional letters of recommendation are not required but are  highly encouraged.  Letters of recommendation should address the  aviation abilities or potential of the applicant.  Any letters of  recommendation should also be included as enclosures to the AA form.    5.  Application submission: 5.a.  Applications must be submitted as a single portable document  format (PDF) file to only the MMOA-3 Organizational Mail Box at  [email protected] and labeled as "EDIPI_LastName_PEP_LOCATION" or "EDIP_LastName_ISE_LOCATION". 5.a.1.  The deadline for PEP/ISE applications is 2359 Eastern  Standard Time 27 April 2025.  Applications received after this  deadline will be considered on a case-by-case basis.   5.a.2.  Direct questions regarding the application process to  the point of contact listed from MMOA-3.  Direct aviation-specific questions to the point of contact listed from MMOA-2. 6.  Special considerations: 6.a.  PEP tours with partner nations may involve locations without  access to the community services and U.S. military health care  services that are normally available to personnel assigned to  USMC bases and stations.  Routine healthcare will be reimbursed  via the Tricare Overseas program.  Non-emergency travel to U.S.  military treatment facilities will not be authorized at government  expense. 6.a.1.  PEP personnel may qualify for special allowances which will  meet many of the costs associated with independent, international  duty.  These may include cost of living allowance, temporary lodging allowance, and overseas housing allowance.  These allowances may not  cover all costs in all situations.  All prospective PEP personnel  must be financially stable and prepared to incur potential  unexpected costs.   6.a.2.  For PEPs serving with foreign partner nations, all pay and  allowances (except travel expenses incurred on behalf of the host nation) will be paid by the USMC.  PEPs will not receive host nation allowance or special pay. 6.a.3.  Upon successful completion of PEP billet, PEPs will be  assigned the Foreign Area Officer (FAO) or Regional Affairs Officer (RAO) additional MOS (AMOS) for their respective region.  The  assignment of this MOS may make PEPs eligible for potential  utilization in a FAO or RAO billet in the future. PEPs with this  AMOS may consult with their PMOS monitor if they desire to serve in  a FAO or RAO billet in the future.   7.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 8.  This MARADMIN is cancelled 1 Oct 2025.  9.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//