R 031837Z OCT 25 MARADMIN 473/25  MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//  SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2026 MARINE CORPS INSTALLATION RANGE CONTROL CERTIFICATIONS SCHEDULE//  REF/A/DOC/CMC/3 MAR 2023//  NARR/REF A IS MCO 3550.9A WITH ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE 1, OPERATIONAL TRAINING RANGE CERTIFICATION-RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM//  POC1/MR. DEREK SCHAREN/CIV/TECOM RANGE AND TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT BRANCH/QUANTICO/TEL: (703)432-0543/E-MAIL: [email protected]// POC2/MR. JARAD OLIVER/CIV/TECOM RANGE AND TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT BRANCH/QUANTICO/TEL: (703)784-4433/E-MAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  Per reference (a), Installation Range Control Programs will be certified / recertified by Commanding General (CG) Training and Education Command (TECOM), every three years.  2.  Background.  The Installation Range Control certifications will be conducted by a team from CG TECOM (C465) Range and Training Area Management (RTAM) using the certification for range control operations checklist found on the Marine Corps Range and Training Area Management System (MCRTAMS) in the range certification module at https:(slant slant)RTAM.TECOM.usmc.mil.  For Calendar Year 2026, the Marine Corps Installation Range Control certification schedule is as follows: Date:   Location: 4  MAR – 6  MAR 2026    MCB HAWAII 9  MAR – 10 MAR 2026    MCB CAMP BLAZ, GUAM 6  APR – 10 APR 2026    MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, JAPAN          13 APR 2026    MCAS IWAKUNI, JAPAN 15 APR – 17 APR 2026    CATC, CAMP FUJI, JAPAN 3.  Details regarding the certification schedule and in-brief will be emailed to each installation approximately 30 days before the planned certification visit. 4.  Scheduling conflicts will be addressed on a case-by-case basis between the unit's leadership and the TECOM / RTAM points of contact (POC). 5.  Installation Commanders will communicate all cancellation request via email to the TECOM / RTAM POCs. 6.  Installation Commanders will receive an out-brief of the inspection results before the inspection team's departure.  Official results from RTAM will be released within 30 days from the completion of the inspection.  Should findings or discrepancies be identified during the range control certification process, the Installation Commander of the Range Control Facility will submit a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to CG TECOM (C465) within 30-calendar days following receipt of the certification report.  The CAP is required to be in Naval correspondence format and provided to the TECOM / RTAM POCs via DoN Task Management Tool (TMT).  The CAP shall document the corrective actions / steps taken or planned to eliminate the cause(s) preventing the recurrence of each discrepancy.  Subsequently, every 30-calendar days a status report from the Installation Range Control Officer will be provided to the TECOM / RTAM POCs via email with copies sent to the Installation Commander until the CAP is complete. TECOM / RTAM shall determine when the corrective actions are sufficient to certify or recertify the Installation Range Control Facility. 7.  The scheduled certification visits are at no cost to the commands.  Scheduled certification cancellations may require the canceling unit to fund travel expenses for a rescheduled certification.  Technical Assist Visits (TAV) are provided to all commands with ranges and training areas upon request via email to the TECOM / RTAM POCs.  TAVs are at no cost to commands and are highly recommended.   8.  This MARADMIN applies to all Marine Corps Bases, Stations, and Installations listed in paragraph 2 and reference (a).   9.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Benjamin T. Watson, DC T&E / CG TECOM.//