R 292150Z JUN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 369/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/CANCELLATION OF MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-16A,TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE TARGETING PROCESS//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO/P5600.31/YMD:26APR10//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR. J. A. BASS/YA-03 CIV/UNIT:CDD/NAME:CDI QUANTICO VA /TEL: DSN: 278-3616/TEL:COML: (703)784-3616/ EMAIL: JOHN.BASS@USMC.MIL//
POC/G. S. MICHINARD/CWO4/UNIT:CDD/NAME:CDI QUANTICO VA /TEL:DSN: 278-6208/TEL:COML: (703) 784-6208/EMAIL: GEORGE.MICHINARD@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS CANCELLED MCWP 3-16A "TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE TARGETING PROCESS" TO BE EFFECTIVE WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN.  
2.  A REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK (RFF) MESSAGE WAS STAFFED TO THE OPERATING FORCES VIA MCATS WITH ALL MARFORS RESPONDING AND CONCURRING WITH THE PROPONENT AND THE DOCTRINE INTEGRATOR. WITH OVERWHELMING CONCURRENCE, THE PUBLICATION WAS DEEMED OUTDATED AND NOT VIABLE OR IN USE, AND IS THEREFORE CANCELLED.
3.  FM 3-60 "THE TARGETING PROCESS" IS A SINGLE-SOURCE ARMY FIELD MANUAL SIGNED IN NOVEMBER 2010. THE PROPONENT, DOCTRINE INTEGRATOR, AND OPERATING FORCES COORDINATED ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF FM 3-60 "THE TARGETING PROCESS" AS INTERIM REFERENCE MATERIAL.  
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//