R 191833Z OCT 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIM 590/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAIL OF MC REF PUB (MCRP) 3-37B, MULTI-SERVICE TACT, TECHQ, AND PROCED FOR CHEM, BIO, RADIO, AND NUCLEAR ASPECTS OF COM AND CONTROL//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31G/MCCDC/-/23SEP1993//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/WESLEY W. HOFFEREK/CWO3/UNIT:FPID QUANTICO VA/NAME:TEL /EMAIL: (703) 784-6686/EMAIL: WESLEY.HOFFEREK@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED A REVISED MCRP 3-37B "MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR ASPECTS OF COMMAND AND CONTROL" DATED 12 JULY 2010.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLICATION IS TO PROVIDE COMMANDERS, STAFFS, KEY AGENCIES, AND SERVICE MEMBERS WITH A KEY REFERENCE FOR UNDERSTANDING, CHARACTERIZING, AND MANAGING CBRN THREATS AND HAZARDS IN A PARTICULAR OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.  THIS MANUAL BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN SERVICE AND JOINT DOCTRINE.  IT CONTAINS TTP FOR COMMANDERS AND STAFF TO USE FOR CHARACTERIZING AND MANAGING CBRN THREATS AND HAZARDS WHILE CONDUCTING MULTI-SERVICE MILITARY OPERATIONS.  THIS MANUAL ADDRESSES CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, FUNDAMENTALS, PLANNING, OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS, AND TRAINING AND SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.  IT SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING SERVICE MANUALS AND REFINING EXISTING TRAINING SUPPORT PACKAGES, MISSION TRAINING PLANS, TRAINING CENTER AND UNIT EXERCISES, AND SERVICE SCHOOL CURRICULA.  IT DRIVES THE EXAMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND MATERIEL DEVELOPMENTS APPLICABLE TO MILITARY SUPPORT OF CBRN ASPECTS OF COMMAND AND CONTROL.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  MCRP 3-37B IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCRP 3-37B 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 144 000127 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.//