SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

All Dental Technicians serving in CONUS and overseas sea duty on board commissioned vessels or in

Figure 12-1.\List of Effective Pages (LOEP) for the dental and medical work centers on board USS Keasarge.

Figure 12-2.\Maintenance Index Page (MIP), Dental Delivery System, SYSCOM MIP Control Number 6531/345-37.

Figure 12-3.\MRC for Dental Delivery System, SYSCOM MRC Control No. 63 KS77 N. Page 12-10

Figure 12-4.\Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Insignia and Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist Insignia.

squadron duty have an opportunity to qualify as an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) and/or Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist (EAWS) (fig. 12-4). This will depend on what type of platform to which they are permanently assigned. Contact the command master chief who serves as the ESWSIEAWS coordinator for Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) for your ship or unit.

The Fleet Marine Force (FMF) is a balanced force of combined ground and air arms primarily organized, equipped, and trained for offensive amphibious or expeditionary employment Marine Forces Atlantic (MARFORLANT) and Marine Forces Pacific

(MARFORPAC) are an integral part of the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. These forces are subject to the operational control of fleet commanders, while the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) retains administrative and training control.

MISSION

The mission of the FMF dental organization is to ensure the combat effectiveness of the FMF by providing a comprehensive program of dental support. During contingency or mass casualty situations, FMF dental personnel augment the medical effort under the direction of the cognizant medical authority.