R 211917Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 148/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/GAINING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS:  AN ARMY-MARINE CORPS CONCEPT//
POC/RAIMONDO/MR/UNIT:CONCEPTS/MCCDC/TEL:DSN 378-8142 OR COML/(703) 432-8142//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/REMARKS/1.  "SUSTAINING U.S. GLOBAL LEADERSHIP: PRIORITIES FOR 21ST CENTURY DEFENSE" HIGHLIGHTS THE CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF POWER PROJECTION IN ORDER TO CREDIBLY DETER POTENTIAL ADVERSARIES AND TO PREVENT THEM FROM ACHIEVING THEIR OBJECTIVES.  THE U.S. ARMY AND MARINE CORPS PLAY AN INDISPENSABLE ROLE IN THAT EFFORT.  AS A RESULT OF STAFF TALKS IN 2009 OUR TWO SERVICES HAVE CO-DEVELOPED "GAINING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS:  AN ARMY-MARINE CORPS CONCEPT." CONSISTENT WITH RECENT STRATEGIC GUIDANCE AND NESTING WITHIN THE BROADER IDEAS CONTAINED IN THE "JOINT OPERATIONAL ACCESS CONCEPT," THE ARMY-MARINE CORPS CONCEPT DESCRIBES OUR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE JOINT FORCE COMMANDERS' ABILITY TO PROJECT AND SUSTAIN POWER, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN THE FACE OF GROWING CHALLENGES TO ACCESS.  SPECIFICALLY, IT DESCRIBES HOW ENTRY OPERATIONS AND LITTORAL/GROUND MANEUVER CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL JOINT FIGHT FOR OPERATIONAL ACCESS.
2.  THIS CONCEPT ENCOMPASSES THE VIEWS OF ONLY TWO SERVICES REGARDING AN ENDEAVOR THAT CORRECTLY INVOLVES THE ENTIRE JOINT TEAM. THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE VIEWED AS AN INTERIM PRODUCT THAT OUR TWO SERVICES WILL USE TO HELP INFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT OF A FULLY JOINT CONCEPT.  THAT CONCEPT, TO BE TITLED - "JOINT CONCEPT FOR ENTRY OPERATIONS" - WILL BEGIN DEVELOPMENT IN APRIL 2012.
3.  OUR MULTISERVICE PRODUCT OFFERS SPECIFIC HYPOTHESES WHICH WILL SERVE AS A POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR WIDE-RANGING SEMINARS, WARGAMES, AND EXPERIMENTATION.  ALL MARINES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ, DISCUSS, AND INCORPORATE THE IDEAS CONTAINED IN THIS CONCEPT INTO PME SESSIONS, OPERATIONAL DISCUSSIONS AND TRAINING EVENTS.
4.  WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS IS DIRECTED.
5.  "GAINING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS:  AN ARMY-MARINE CORPS CONCEPT" CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.QUANTICO.USMC.MIL/ACTIVITIES/?SECTIONEQUALSIGNCDI
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//