Marines


Regional Intelligence Training Center - West @ 29 Palms
RITC-W(@29) provides a tailored and flexible training resource program designed to meet the training requirements of the operating forces.

Regional Intelligence Training Center - West @ 29 Palms; RITC-W(@29)

The Intelligence Training Enhancement Program (ITEP) seeks to bring together the relevant training practices and Intelligence Community (IC) training and education standards to facilitate superior performance.

This goal is accomplished by harnessing expertise with personnel development, centered on intelligence competencies; providing a tailored and flexible training resource program designed to meet the training requirements of the operating forces.

The Regional Intelligence Training Centers (RITC) provide a centralized location for Marine Corps Intelligence Schools (MCIS) ITEP representatives to identify, refine, facilitate and/or deliver validated intelligence training solutions for Operating Forces, at both the individual and collective level.

The RITC staff can also provide a variety of facilities and teach, coach, and mentor support.

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RITC-W @29 Training

  • Company Level Intelligence Cell (CLIC 2.0), 10 training days - A.C.E. accredited.

  • Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB) Refresher, 5 training days - A.C.E. accredited.

  • Tactical Collection Management (TCM), 5 training days - A.C.E. accredited.

  • Intelligence Support to Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP), 5 training days - A.C.E. accredited.

  • Intelligence Support to Targeting (TGT), 4 training days - A.C.E. accredited.

  • Critical and Creative Thinking (CCT) - 5 training days - A.C.E. accredited.

  • Structured Analytic Techniques (SAT), 5 training days - A.C.E. accredited.

  • Fundamentals of Intelligence Writing (WRIT), 5 training days - A.C.E. accredited.

  • Space Intelligence Tools (SPIT), 3-5 training days.

  • PED Awareness and Safety Techniques (PAST), 4 hours.

  • Center of Gravity (COG), 3 training days.

  • Warfighting for Intelligence Specialists (WAR), 5 training days.

  • Utilizing Signatures in an Operational Environment (USOE), 5 training days.

  • Expeditionary Open-Source Intelligence (EOSINT), 5 training days.

*Please ask about other classes that are not listed here.

Download the FY24 Course Catalog

Scheduling can be done by phone in a few minutes. Information the staff will need includes:

  • Unit name

  • Course requested

  • Number of personnel to be trained

  • Dates and times desired

  • POC (generally the Chief or OIC for the training group)

Scheduling should be done at least 2 to 4 weeks prior, but the staff can accept shorter notice requests. For a full list of available courses and dates, please contact the RITC.

contacts

Senior Intelligence Instructor
760-830-4540
Hamid R. Chaudhry
hamid.r.chaudhry@saic.com

Location
Building 1653, NW side next door to CommStrat (between 7th & 8th Streets) on Griffin Road

Hours
0730 - 1630 Monday through Friday

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