DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 3501.404
N95
6 May 2019
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3501.404
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND PROJECTED OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT FOR NAVY EXPEDITIONARY FORCES COMMAND PACIFIC
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST C3501.2L (NOTAL)
(b) NTRP 1-03.5
Encl: (1) Required Operational Mission Areas and Readiness Condition Descriptions for Navy
Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific (NEFCPAC)
(2) Projected Operational Environment (POE) for Navy Expeditionary Forces Command
Pacific (NEFCPAC)
(3) Required Operational Capabilities (ROC) for Navy Expeditionary Forces Command
Pacific (NEFCPAC)
1. Purpose. To issue the required operational capabilities (ROC) and projected operational
environment (POE) for Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific (NEFCPAC).
2. Scope and Applicability. This instruction provides resource agencies information describing
NEFCPAC mission requirements, capabilities, and the types and locations of operational
employment. Together, the ROC and POE establish tasking which produces a measurable
workload to compute personnel requirements for activity manpower documents.
3. Discussion. Enclosures (1) through (3) have been prepared per reference (a). Enclosures (1)
through (3) will also be used to assist with determining specific mission area M-ratings reported
under reference (b). This instruction provides resource agencies information describing
NEFCPAC mission requirements, capabilities, and the types and locations of operational
employment. Together, the ROC and POE establish tasking which produces a measurable
workload to compute personnel requirements for activity manpower documents.
4. Action. Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific will periodically
review enclosures (1) through (3) and recommend changes to the Chief of Naval Operations
(Attention: Navy Expeditionary Combat Branch (N957)) when mission or capabilities of
NEFCPAC are significantly altered. Change recommendations should include comments on the
expected activity manpower document impact.
