1. Culture Coordinating Committee
Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning
Marine Corps University
CAOCL Director
Mr. George Dallas
December 1, 2016
Title Slide

2. Institutionalization
USMC LREC Working Group
Collaboration on initiatives, policies, procedures, roles and responsibilities as outlined in the Marine Corps LREC Strategy
JCA-8 Building Partner Capacity integration and advocacy
Staffing of LREC OAG Charter in the USMC Force Development
Capabilities Based Requirements Identification Process
Leading the DoD effort as the first service to establish the CBRIP methodology and procedures for LREC
Analytic effort underway to identify LREC requirements for SIGINT community and across the Marine Corps Task List
Doctrine
Development: Network Engagement MCTP 3-02A
Key Leader Engagement
Review: Advising Foreign Security Force ALSA Pub

3. Collaboration Civilian Universities Government
Talks, classes, and/or meetings related to LRC and/or social science in government with
Syracuse University
Northern Arizona University
Texas State
University of Maryland Center for Research on Military Organization
Accreditation
Coordination with the American Council on Education
Government
Presentations
"Integrating Culture into Language Training" at SOCOM Advanced Competencies for Language Program Managers conference, MacDill AFB, FL.
"Building Rapport Across Cultures" as part of Dr. Yvonne Masakowski's "Adaptive Leadership in the Multinational Force" course at the US Naval War College, Newport RI.
“Communication of Respect Across Cultures” for SOF Command Language Program Managers, Instructors and Students (approx. 400) at Ft. Bragg, NC.
Dr. Mackenzie will be delivering a 2 hour presentation at MacDill AFB, FL on 27 July devoted to incorporating culture into language instruction for the "US Special Operations Command Advanced Competencies and Problem Solving for Language Program Managers" 3-day conference.
Invited presenter at the US Naval War college's "Women, Peace & Security" annual event.
Professional Associations: Presentations delivered at the International Communication Association annual convention and the Virginia Association of Communication Arts & Sciences conference.

4. Collaboration Total Events: 33 Total Hours: 745.5 Total Trained: 3,675
Training Support
Class
Service/Agency/Allied
Location
Culture
Media
NDU
Washington DC
Best Practices for Communicating & Leading in Intercultural Contexts
Saudi Arabian Officers Seminar
Quantico, VA
Afghanistan
Georgian Military
Tbilisi, Georgia
Introducing the Elements of Intercultural Communication
US Air Force Special Operations School
Hurlburt Field, FL
RCLF
Australian Department of Defense
ISIS
Intro to Islam
Comparing Iraq and Afghanistan
Southeast Asia
US Coast Guard
Yorktown, VA
Central America
West Africa
Rand Corporation
Alexandria, VA
Middle East
Center for Army Analysis
Ft. Belvoir, VA
Language
Pashto
SME
Exercise Support
SOCCOM J39
Iraq
Spanish Translation
Mexican Military
Arabic Translation
Total Events: 33 Total Hours: Total Trained: 3,675

5. Assessment Multi-level, Mixed Methods Platform
Macro level
Are we doing the right things, in the right way, to the right effect?
Aggregated section data, trend analysis, assessment research
Section level
Focused on content and process improvement, documenting throughput, and analyzing demand signal
Assessment research spotlight –
7th Marines Longitudinal Assessment Project
Two year long mixed methods assessment effort. Qualitative and quantitative approaches to provide a more comprehensive picture on program effectiveness. Core focal areas:
Awareness and understanding of CAOCL’s RCLF Program
Marine response to culture general concepts and skills and specific learning materials
The impact of CAOCL’s training and education programs on Marine effectiveness in the field
Field research (interviews, observation, learning interventions) to capture Marine experiences and judgement pre- and post-deployment. Pilot of survey tool to be used to capture long-term trends in awareness and use over time.
7th Marines project Is currently in process – data analysis is ongoing
Pilot Survey (yielded expected low response rate for pilot) but was informative for improving tool for next round; provided immediate programmatic feedback and a repeatable process to capture trends over time
Conducted first round of interviews (~60) and focus groups at the start of the predeployment work-up; intend to conduct two more rounds – one before deployment and one following

7. Training Increasingly diversified – NOT an OEF / OIF bi-product
FY14: 503 events/ 5,482 hours/ 39,692 Marines
FY15: 1,063 events/ 5,146 hours/ 75,890 Marines
FY16: 1,205 events/ 4,941 hours/ 76,300 Marines
Shifting to the Pacific
CAOCL Training:
Global capability with regional focus
Scalable, responsive, adaptive
Culture, region, and language
Classroom instruction
Training Support:
Scenario design
Field assessment
Mission rehearsal exercises
Recommend that the Director mention "Service Level Training Exercises (SLTE)" when talking about the broad set of mission rehearsal exercise types.