R 041448Z JAN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 005/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//
SUBJ/RENAMING OF SCTY COOPERATION-MAGTF TO SPF (SCTY COOPERATION)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MCATS PPO PL MCATS AT HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL-2010-8-484.16 //
POC/M J BYRNE/LTCOL/UNIT:CMC PLN PPO/-/EMAIL:MICHAEL.BYRNE1 AT USMC.MIL/TEL:703-692-4378//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TERM SPMAGTF-(SECURITY COOPERATION) AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE TERM SECURITY COOPERATION MAGTF.
2. DISCUSSION.  CONCEPT HAS EVOLVED TO REFLECT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (SPMAGTF). RENAMING THE SC-MAGTF AS A SPMAGTF-(SECURITY COOPERATION) PROVIDES CLARITY OF ORGANIZATION AND MISSION, AS WELL AS DOCTRINAL CONSISTENCY.
3. ACTION.  USE SPMAGTF-(SECURITY COOPERATION) TO DESCRIBE MAGTFS STOOD UP TO SPECIFICALLY ENGAGE IN THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION ACTIVITIES; UNITS OTHER THAN MAGTFS THAT CONDUCT THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION WILL BE CALLED SECURITY COOPERATION TASK FORCES/DETACHMENTS/TEAMS AS APPROPRIATE.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD T. TRYON, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS.//