R 261950Z JAN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 066/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS INTERIM PUBLICATION (MCIP) 3-17.02, MAGTF COUNTER-IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31G/MCCDC/-/23SEP1993//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/ERIC CLINE/CAPT/UNIT:FPID QUANTICO VA/NAME:TEL/EMAIL:(703)432-8169/
EMAIL:ERIC.T.CLINE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED A NEW MCIP "MAGTF COUNTER-IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE OPERATIONS" DATED 24 JANUARY 2011.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES COMMANDERS AND BATTLESTAFFS A GUIDE ON HOW TO COORDINATE COUNTER-IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (C-IED) EFFORTS WITHIN THE MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE.  THIS PUBLICATION INCLUDES GUIDANCE ON HOW TO FORM AND TRAIN A C-IED CELL, EXPLAINS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A C-IED WORKING GROUP, DESCRIBES METHODS OF ATTACKING THE NETWORK, EXPLAINS PROCEDURES ON HOW TO DEFEAT THE DEVICE, AND PROVIDES DIRECTION ON HOW TO TRAIN THE FORCE.  THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES A VIABLE STEP TOWARD THE HOLISTIC APPROACH OF THE MARINE CORPS TO DEFEATING IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ACROSS THE RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  MCIP 3-17.02 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCIP 3-17.02 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 ORDERING PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 146 000005 00. 
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//