MARADMINS : 683/13
R 201452Z DEC 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 683/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS INTERIM PUBLICATION (MCRP) 3-11.01A, INFANTRY COMPANY OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MCO/5600.31/ARD/26 APR 2010//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR C.P WOODBURN/CIV/CD&I, CDD, FMID/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN 278-3616 OR COML (703)784-6219/EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.WOODBURN(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MCIP 3-11.01A "INFANTRY COMPANY OPERATIONS"; DATED XX NOVEMBER 2013. MCIP 3-11.01A IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2. BACKGROUND. MCIP 3-11.01A IS A COMPLETE REWRITE OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION 3-11.1, MARINE RIFLE COMPANY/PLATOON, WHICH WAS LAST PUBLISHED IN 1978. MCIP 3-11.01A WILL SERVE AS INTERIM DOCTRINE, TEMPORARILY REPLACING MCWP 3-11.1, MARINE RIFLE COMPANY/PLATOON, UNTIL THE PROPOSED NEW MISSION STATEMENT IS OFFICIALLY APPROVED IN THE TFSMS AND MCWP 3-11.1, INFANTRY COMPANY OPERATIONS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THIS INTERIM PUBLICATION IS FOR THE INFANTRY COMPANY COMMANDER AND HIS STAFF TO ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF COMPANY LEVEL OPERATIONS IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS PUBLICATION INCLUDE: A PROPOSED NEW MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE INFANTRY COMPANY, COMPANY LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL, INTELLIGENCE, FIRE SUPPORT, FORCE PROTECTION AND LOGISTICS. MCIP 3-11.01A ALSO CONTAINS COMPANY LEVEL TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR OFFENSE, DEFENSE, PATROLLING, AND AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS. THE NEW CONTENT ON STABILITY OPERATIONS, CRISIS RESPONSE OPERATIONS, AND LIMITED CONTINGENCY AND COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS REFLECTS LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CURRENT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT.
3. ASSESSMENT PERIOD - REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK. THIS INTERIM DOCTRINE WILL UNDERGO AN ABREVIATED ASSESSMENT PERIOD THROUGH 31 JANUARY 2014. USERS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE POC DISCUSSING ONLY CRITICAL OR MAJOR CONTENT MATTERS BY THE 31 JANUARY 2014 SUSPENSE DATE.
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. THIS PUBLICATION WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ONLY, UNLESS COMMANDERS SUBMIT COMPELLING 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 146 000019 00.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN K.J. GLUECK, JR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//