R 092043Z JAN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 017/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/CANCELLATION OF MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 5-1A, DOCTRINAL REFERENCES FOR EXPEDITIONARY MANEUVER WARFARE//
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 (CD AND I) HAS CANCELLED, EFFECTIVE 20 DECEMBER 2012, MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PUBLICATION MCRP 5-1A, "DOCTRINAL REFERENCES FOR EXPEDITIONARY MANEUVER WARFARE"; DATED 24 SEPTEMBER 2002. THE CD AND I INTEGRATOR, PROPONENT, AND PUBLISHER HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE RELEVANT INFORMATION IS NOW READILY AVAILABLE IN OTHER DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS.
2. BACKGROUND. MCRP 5-1A WAS A COMPENDIUM OF JOINT AND SERVICE DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS INTENDED TO PROVIDE MARINE CORPS OFFICERS AND STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS A QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PUBLISHED INFORMATION USEFUL WHEN SERVING ON COMPONENT,JOINT, OR MULTINATIONAL STAFFS. THE MCRP 5-1A REVIEW FOR MCBUL 5600, "MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PUBLICATION STATUS", REVEALED THAT THE INFORMATION IN MCRP 5-1A RELEVANT TO CURRENT MARINE CORPS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO PLANNING IS BEST FOUND IN MCDP 1-0, "MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS" PUBLISHED 9 AUG 2011 AND IN MCWP 5-1, "MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS" PUBLISHED 24 AUG 2010. THE EMERGING CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)EHQMC.USMC.MIL/ORG/MCCDC/DEFAULT.ASPX.
3. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE'S, MAGTF INTEGRATION DIVISION WILL DOCUMENT THIS CHANGE IN THE NEXT QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF MCBUL 5600 AND THE NEXT ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF MCBUL 5603, "MARINE CORPS PROPONENCY ASSIGNMENTS", AND WILL REFLECT THIS CHANGE ON THE MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE WEBSITE, HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL, AND SHAREPOINT SITE HTTPS: (SLASHSLASH)EHQMC.USMC.MIL/ORG/MCCDC/CDD/MID/DCB/DOCT/DEFAULT.ASPX.
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.//