R 272122Z SEP 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 544/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 4-11C, COMBAT CARGO OPERATIONS HANDBOOK//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31G/MCCDC/-/23SEP1993//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR MARK ULRICH/CTR/UNIT:SID QUANTICO VA/NAME:TEL
/EMAIL:  (703) 432-8245/EMAIL: MARK.ULRICH.CTR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED A REVISED MCRP 4-11C "COMBAT CARGO OPERATIONS HANDBOOK" EFFECTIVE THIS DATE.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS PUBLICATION ADDRESSES THE DOCTRINAL TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR COMBAT CARGO PERSONNEL DURING AMPHIBIOUS EMBARKATION AND SHIP-TO-SHORE MOVEMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION.  FURTHER, IT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE RELATIVE TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH LANDING FORCE OPERATIONAL RESERVE MATERIAL, AMMUNITION, WELL DECK AND FLIGHT DECK OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE OF LANDING FORCE SPACES ABOARD AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS. THIS PUBLICATION IS INTENDED FOR STAFF SERGEANTS THROUGH LIEUTENANT COLONELS HAVING MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY 04XX AND ASSIGNED COMBAT CARGO DUTIES WITH THE NAVY.  IT ALSO PROVIDES A BROAD OVERVIEW FOR COMMANDERS AND THEIR STAFFS TO FAMILIARIZE THEM WITH THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMBAT CARGO PERSONNEL AND THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF COMBAT CARGO OPERATIONS. 
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  MCRP 4-11C 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 MCRP 4-11C 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 000110 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.//