AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 4-11.1, HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Date Signed: 1/7/2013 | MARADMINS Number: 008/13
MARADMINS : 008/13
R 071411Z JAN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 008/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 4-11.1, HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MCO/5600.31A/ARD/17 JUL 2012//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR J. A. BASS/CIV/CD AND I, CDD, MID/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN 278-3616 OR COML (703) 784-3616/EMAIL: JOHN.BASS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MCWP 4-11.1, HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, DATED 10 DECEMBER 2012.  MCWP 4-11.1 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MCWP 4-11.1 SERVES AS A GUIDE AND A REFERENCE FOR MARINE COMMANDERS AND THEIR STAFFS AT ALL LEVELS OF OPERATIONS.  THIS PUBLICATION  PROVIDES OVERARCHING DOCTRINE AND ESTABLISHES A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT (HSS) FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE COMMANDER OR STAFF OFFICER WHO CAN APPLY IT WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL BACKGROUND.  THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE REVISION TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON HSS OPERATIONS THAT REFLECTS ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEVELS OF CAPABILITY CARE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  REF A DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.  UNITS WOULD NORMALLY RECEIVE PRINTED COPIES OF MCWP 4-11.1 VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).  HOWEVER, THIS PUBLICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ONLY UNLESS COMMANDERS SUBMIT COMPELLING NEED JUSTIFICATION FOR PRINTED COPIES.  UNITS REQUIRING PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), PARAGRAPH 4A(2).  FOR MCPDS IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS: 143 000040 00.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//