R 221335Z SEP 15
MARADMIN 460/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCRP 5-12D, ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/17JUL12//
AMPN/REF  A IS MCO 5600.31A, MARINE CORPS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING REGULATIONS//
POC/J. P. SCOFIELD/LTCOL/CDI, CDD, MID/-/TEL:  DSN 278-6217/COML 703-784-6217/EMAIL: JEFFREY.SCOFIELD(AT)USMC.MIL//
RMKS/l. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MCRP 5-12D, ORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, DATED 26 AUG 2015. MCRP 5-12D IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLANT)(SLANT)WWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2. BACKGROUND
    (A) MCRP 5-12D, ORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE MISSION, CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND EQUIPMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORCES, INCLUDING MARINE FORCES COMMAND; MARINE FORCES PACIFIC; MARINE FORCES RESERVE; AND THEIR SUBORDINATE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE USED AS A GUIDE BASED ON THE CURRENT MARINE CORPS TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND TABLE OF EQUIPMENT. THE OVERALL FOCUS OF THIS PUBLICATION IS ON DEFINED STRUCTURES, COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS, MISSIONS, TASKS, AND CONCEPTS OF EMPLOYMENT.
    (B) THIS PUBLICATION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR MARINE COMMANDERS, THEIR STAFFS, MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) PERSONNEL. THIS PUBLICATION NO LONGER CONTAINS SPECIFIC STRUCTURE INFORMATION OR EQUIPMENT NOMENCLATURE INFORMATION DUE TO HOW RAPIDLY BOTH CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS. THOSE SEEKING SPECIFIC TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND TABLE OF EQUIPMENT INFORMATION CAN ACCESS CURRENT DATA FROM THE AUTHORITATIVE DATA SOURCE, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS). FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC UNIT STRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT LISTINGS, DOD PERSONNEL WITH A VALID COMMON ACCESS CARD CAN ACCESS THIS INFORMATION VIA THE TFSMS WEB SITE: HTTPS:(SLANT)(SLANT)TFSMS.MCCDC.USMC.MIL/PORTAL/PAGE/PORTAL/TFSMS/CONTENT/REFERENCES/TOOLS/MEF_TOE_BY_UNIT_TYPE_(CURRENT_FY).XLSX.
3. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. REF A DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES. HOWEVER, THIS PUBLICATION WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ONLY, UNLESS COMMANDERS SUBMIT COMPELLING NEEDS JUSTIFICATION FOR PRINTED COPIES. UNITS REQUIRING PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF A, PARAGRAPH 4A(2). FOR MARINE CORPS PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 144 000050 00.
4. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT S. WALSH, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//