R 231852Z SEP 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 535/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF RECENTLY PUBLISHED MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-34.1, MILITARY POLICE OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31G/MCCDC/-/23SEP1993//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR. DAVID MANCARI/CIV/UNIT:LID QUANTICO VA/NAME:TEL/EMAIL:(703) 432-8239/ EMAIL:DAVID.MANCARI@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED A REVISED MCWP 3-34.1, MILITARY POLICE OPERATIONS, DATED 9 SEPTEMBER 2010.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES THE DOCTRINAL BASIS FOR EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY POLICE IN SUPPORT OF MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE OPERATIONS.  THIS PUBLICATION ADDRESSES MILITARY POLICE TASKS, FUNCTIONS, OBJECTIVES, AND CAPABILITIES IN PEACE, CRISIS, AND WAR.  THIS PUBLICATION IS DESIGNED FOR COMMANDERS AND STAFF PLANNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCT OF MP ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR.  MCWP 3-34.1 PROVIDES INFORMATION TO FACILITATE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF MILITARY POLICE OPERATIONS REGARDING MISSION ASSURANCE SUPPORT, LIMITED DETAINEE OPERATIONS, LAW AND ORDER OPERATIONS, MP PLANNING AND TRAINING, AND CORRECTIONS.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  MCWP 3-34.1 MAY BE DOWNLOADED VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCWP 3-34.1 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 143 000081 00.
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.//