0430

Description

Mobility Officers plan and execute unit movements of personnel, supplies, and equipment via all modes of transportation. They prepare and execute plans to deploy, sustain, and redeploy marine combat forces of a MAGTF or joint task force. They serve as Mobility Officers at the marine wing support squadron, combat logistics battalion, infantry regiment, marine aircraft group, marine expeditionary unit, marine division, marine aircraft wing, and the marine logistics group. They serve as Strategic Mobility Officers at the marine expeditionary force, marine corps component command, and headquarters, marine corps. they also serve as combat cargo officers (CCOs) on naval staffs and LFORM capable amphibious ships. Moreover, they coordinate and conduct unit-level embarkation and mobility training; and are assigned as embarkation and strategic mobility instructors at logistics operations school, marine corps combat service support schools and expeditionary warfare training group pacific. Mobility Officers analyze, translate, and execute the commander's operational requirements and intent to support mission requirements. As subject matter experts, they articulate current and future strategic mobility requirements to the appropriate agencies such as Headquarters Marine Corps and U.S. Transportation Command. This MOS is technical in nature and requires years of training, education, and experience to become proficient. Officers with a primary MOS of 0402 will not be assigned MOS 0430 as an additional MOS.