R 281810Z JUL 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 419/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/CANCELLATION OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-35.4, DOCTRINE FOR NAVY-MARINE CORPS JOINT RIVERINE/OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31G/MCCDC/YMD:19930923//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/J. A. BASS/GS14/UNIT:CDI, CDD, MID/NAME:QUANTICO, VA /TEL:(703) 784-3616//
POC/C. P. WOODBURN/LTCOL/UNIT:CDI, CDD, FMID/NAME:QUANTICO, VA /TEL:(703) 784-6219//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS CANCELLED MCWP 3-35.4 DOCTRINE FOR NAVY/MARINE CORPS JOINT RIVERINE OPERATIONS.  NTTP 3-06.1 RIVERINE OPERATIONS, SIGNED IN FEBRUARY 2008, IS A SINGLE-SOURCE NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES DOCTRINAL PUBLICATION.  THE PREVIOUS EDITION, DESIGNATED NWP 3-06M, WAS IMPROPERLY DUAL-DESIGNATED IN APRIL 1987 AS MCWP 3-35.4.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MARINE CORPS MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROPERLY PARTNER WITH, UPDATE, AND DUAL-DESIGNATE THE CURRENT SUBJECT NTTP.
2.  A REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK 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  WITH OVERWHELMING CONCURRENCE, MCWP 3-35.4 WAS DEEMED OUTDATED AND NOT VIABLE OR IN USE, AND THEREFORE WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE CANCELLED.
3.  THE PROPONENT, DOCTRINE INTEGRATOR, AND OPERATING FORCES COORDINATED ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF THE CURRENT NTTP 3-06.1 RIVERINE OPERATIONS AS INTERIM REFERENCE MATERIAL.  THIS NTTP CAN BE USED AS REFERENCE MATERIAL UNTIL THE NAVY'S NEXT REVISION CYCLE IN 2012.  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.//