R 061810Z OCT 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 561/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/USMC COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OPERATING CONCEPT//
POC/HOFFEREK/CWO3/UNIT:CDI FPID CBRN/-/TEL:TEL/EMAIL: (703) 784-6686//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF A NEW DOCUMENT INTENDED TO CLARIFY THE MARINE CORPS ROLE IN COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUTION (CWMD).
2.  THE USMC CWMD OPERATING CONCEPT DEFINES AND CLARIFIES SUPPORT BY MARINE FORCES TO THE CWMD MISSION AREAS AND IS FURTHER INTENDED AS A BASELINE REFERENCE DOCUMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CWMD CAPABILITIES. ITS ADDITIONAL PURPOSE IS THREE-FOLD:
A.  TO DESCRIBE PROPOSED MARINE CWMD CAPABILITIES FOR USE WITHIN JOINT AND SERVICE CONCEPTS, THEATER PLANS, AND FORCE STRUCTURES.
B.  TO STIMULATE EARLY DISCUSSION OF ORGANIZE, TRAIN, AND EQUIP ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT PROCESSES NEEDED FOR CWMD MISSIONS CONDUCTED OR SUPPORTED BY MARINE FORCES.
C.  TO IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENHANCED CAPABILITIES THAT GUIDE FUTURE FORCE DEVELOPMENT.
3.  MARINE LEADERS AND PLANNERS SHOULD READ THIS DOCUMENT, THINK HARD ABOUT ITS IMPLICATIONS, AND DISCUSS IT AT PME SESSIONS. AS WE SEEK TO EXPAND OUR AWARENESS OF AND INSTITUTIONAL RELEVANCE FOR COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS OF THE FUTURE, THIS CONCEPT WILL PROVE VALUABLE IN HELPING TO ENSURE OUR CORPS REMAINS READY, RELEVANT, AND INSTITUTIONALLY EXCELLENT.
4.  COPIES OF THE CWMD CONCEPT CAN BE FOUND: HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.QUANTICO.USMC.MIL/ACTIVITIES/DISPLAY.ASPX?PID 3322 AND SECTION CDI
5.  RELEASE OF THE SUBJECT CONCEPT AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//