R 121320Z JUN 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 309/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS INTERIM PUBLICATION (MCIP) 3-33.02 NAVY WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (NWP) 3-07 COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION (COMDTINST) M3120.11, MARITIME STABILITY OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MCO/5600.31/ARD/26 APR 2010//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR J. A. BASS/CIV/CD&I, CDD, MID/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN 278-3616 OR COML (703) 784-3616/EMAIL: JOHN.BASS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MCIP 3-33.02 "MARITIME STABILITY OPERATIONS"; DATED 25 MAY 2012.  MCIP 3-33.02/NWP 3-07/COMDTINST M3120.11 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.QUANTICO.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND. THIS PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS THE UNIQUE ASPECTS OF STABILITY OPERATIONS IN THE MARITIME DOMAIN THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE JOINT FORCE COMMANDER AND HIS PLANNING STAFF.  ITS INTENT IS TO EDUCATE THE BROADER ELEMENTS OF THE JOINT FORCE AND OTHER AGENCIES ON THE ROLE NAVAL FORCES PLAY WITHIN GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS TO STABILITY OPERATIONS. THIS PUBLICATION SATISFIES THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY REQUIREMENT TO PROMULGATE NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD DOCTRINE FOR STABILITY OPERATIONS. IT EXPANDS ON DOCTRINE CONTAINED IN JOINT AND ARMY PUBLICATIONS ON STABILITY OPERATIONS AND EMPHASIZES MARITIME PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS. AS PLANNING GUIDANCE FOR MARITIME STABILITY OPERATIONS, THIS DOCTRINE IS INTENDED FOR EVENTUAL INCORPORATION IN FUTURE EDITIONS OF JOINT PUBLICATION 3-07, STABILITY OPERATIONS.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  THE CENTER FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE INTEGRATION DIVISION WILL DISTRIBUTE A SMALL NUMBER OF HARD COPIES TO ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS. THE DISTRIBUTION LIST INCLUDES I MEF, II MEF, III MEF, MARFORRES, AND THEIR SUBORDINATE UNITS (50), SELECTED SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT ORGANIZATIONS (MCIA, TECOM)(10), HQMC (IL, PPO), AND THE MARFORS (10). FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DISTRIBUTION, THIS PUBLICATION WILL BECOME ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ONLY UNLESS COMMANDERS SUBMIT A COMPELLING NEED JUSTIFICATION FOR PRINTED COPIES.  REF A DETAILS THE STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).  UNITS REQUIRING PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), PARAGRAPH 4A(2).  FOR MCPDS IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS: 144 000192 00.  AT INDIVIDUAL UNIT EXPENSE, UNITS MAY OBTAIN ADDITIONAL COPIES VIA LOCAL DEFENSE PRINTING SERVICES.
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.//