R 292000Z SEP 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 547/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/CANCELLATION OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-33.2, CIVIL DISTURBANCES//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31/MC PUB AND PRINTING REG /-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION CANCELLED MCWP 3-33.2 "CIVIL DISTURBANCES".  FM 3-19.15 "CIVIL DISTURBANCE OPERATIONS" IS A SINGLE-SOURCE ARMY FIELD MANUAL SIGNED IN APRIL 2005.  THE PRECEDING PUBLICATION, FM 19-15 "CIVIL DISTURBANCES" WAS IMPROPERLY DUAL-DESIGNATED IN NOVEMBER 1985 MCWP 3-33.2.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MARINE CORPS MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROPERLY PARTNER WITH, UPDATE, AND DUAL-DESIGNATE THE CURRENT SUBJECT FIELD MANUALS.
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  WITH OVERWHELMING CONCURRENCE, THE PUBLICATION WAS DEEMED OUTDATED, NOT VIABLE OR IN USE, AND THEREFORE RECOMMENDED TO BE CANCELLED.
3.  THE PROPONENT, DOCTRINE INTEGRATOR, AND OPERATING FORCES COORDINATED ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF FM 3-19.15 "CIVIL DISTURBANCE OPERATIONS" AS INTERIM REFERENCE MATERIAL.  THIS FIELD MANUAL CAN BE USED AS REFERENCE MATERIAL UNTIL THE ARMY'S NEXT REVISION CYCLE WHICH IS STILL BEING DETERMINED.  AT THAT TIME, THE MARINE CORPS WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETHER OR NOT TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE REVISION PROCESS AND SEEK OFFICIAL DUAL-DESIGNATION.
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.//