R 121959Z JUN 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 310/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//
SUBJ/RELEASE OF MCO 3000.18B (FORCE DEPLOYMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION (FDPE) PROCESS MANUAL)//
REF/A/MCO 3000.18B/YMD:20120427//
REF/B/MCO 3000.18A/YMD:20090404//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS FORCE DEPLOYMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION PROCESS MANUAL. REF B IS THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE MARINE CORPS FORCE DEPLOYMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION PROCESS MANUAL.//
POC/P.B. WEBB/LTCOL/UNIT:PPO(PLN)/-/TEL:703-604-6201//
POC/E.J. DELELLIS/GYSGT/UNIT:PPO(PLN)/-/TEL:703-604-6204//
POC/M.J. JONES/SGT/UNIT:PPO(PLN)/-/TEL:703-604-6208//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF REF A. EFFECTIVE 27 APR 2012, REF A REPLACES AND HEREBY CANCELS REF B.
2. BACKGROUND.
2.A. THE FDPE MANUAL ESTABLISHES PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE DEPLOYMENT AND REDEPLOYMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORCES.  REF A REFINES FDPE PROCESSES AND INCORPORATES LESSONS LEARNED IN OIF/OEF WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE COLLECTIVE PROCESS.
2.B. MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE: CREATION OF ONE FDPE PROCESS FRAMEWORK INCORPORATING ALL FUNCTIONAL AREAS AND ASSOCIATED TASKS/ ACTIONS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARLY DEFINED COMMAND/AGENCY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES DURING THE FDPE PROCESS (HQMC TO BN LEVEL).
3. THIS REVISION IS LOCATED IN THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS ELECTRONIC LIBRARY.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN MICHAEL A. ROCCO, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS.//