R 211713Z FEB 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 083/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS INTERIM PUBLICATION (MCIP) 3-34.03 IED DETECTOR DOG (IDD) OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO/5600.31/YMD:ARD/26 APR 2010//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR J. A. BASS/CIV/UNIT:CDD /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 3-34.03, IED DETECTOR DOG (IDD) OPERATIONS; DATED 10 FEBRUARY 2012.  MCIP 3-34.03 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MCIP 3-34.03, IED DETECTOR DOG (IDD) OPERATIONS, IS A NEW PUBLICATION.  THE DECISION TO DEVELOP MCIP 3-34.03 RESULTED FROM THE OPERATING FORCES' IMMEDIATE NEED TO EXPAND THEIR ORGANIC CAPABILITY TO DETECT IEDS FOR FORCE PROTECTION AND COUNTER INSURGENCY OPERATIONS THROUGH THE COUNTER-IED MISSIONS IN FORWARAD OPERATING AREAS.  THE IDD PROVIDES STANDOFF DETECTION OF IEDS TO GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT UNITS, WHICH ALLOWS MARINES TO TAKE RAPID PREEMPTIVE ACTION UPON INDICATION OF AN IED.  THIS CAPABILITY REDUCES NOT ONLY MARINE CASUALTIES, BUT COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE CIVILIAN POPULATION AS WELL.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.  UNITS WILL RECEIVE PRINTED COPIES OF MCIP 3-34.03 VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).  UNITS NOT RECEIVING COPIES OR DESIRING ADDITIONAL PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), COORDINATING WITH THEIR INTERNAL S-1 OR ADMIN SECTIONS.  FOR MCPDS IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS: 146000012 00.
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.//