diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ae8ebc517..39d140fd65 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ sorc/ocnicepost.fd
 # scripts symlinks
 scripts/exemcsfc_global_sfc_prep.sh
 scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_ecen.py
-scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_letkf.py
 scripts/exglobal_prep_ocean_obs.py
 # ush symlinks
 ush/chgres_cube.sh
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_letkf.py b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_letkf.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..107eeef1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_letkf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# exgdas_global_marine_analysis_ecen.py
+# This script creates an MarineLETKF class
+# and runs the initialize, run, and finalize  methods
+# which currently are stubs
+import os
+
+from wxflow import Logger, cast_strdict_as_dtypedict
+# TODO (AFE): change to from pygfs.task.marine_recenter import MarineLETKF
+from soca.marine_letkf import MarineLETKF
+
+# Initialize root logger
+logger = Logger(level='DEBUG', colored_log=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    # Take configuration from environment and cast it as python dictionary
+    config = cast_strdict_as_dtypedict(os.environ)
+
+    # Instantiate the aerosol analysis task
+    MarineLetkf = MarineLETKF(config)
+    MarineLetkf.initialize()
+    MarineLetkf.run()
+    MarineLetkf.finalize()
diff --git a/sorc/link_workflow.sh b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
index ac3520524a..0041ce083b 100755
--- a/sorc/link_workflow.sh
+++ b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/ufs_utils.fd/scripts/exemcsfc_global_sfc_prep.s
 if [[ -d "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd" ]]; then
   declare -a gdas_scripts=(exglobal_prep_ocean_obs.py \
                            exgdas_global_marine_analysis_ecen.py \
-                           exgdas_global_marine_analysis_letkf.py \
                            )
   for gdas_script in "${gdas_scripts[@]}" ; do
     ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/scripts/${gdas_script}" .