R 120943Z MAY 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 273/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCRP 3-02G, FIRST AID, CHANGE 2//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31/-/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/D.J. MANCARI/CIV/UNIT:LID/-/TEL: DSN 378-8214/TEL: COML (703) 432-8214/ EMAIL:DAVID.MANCARI@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE US ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL AT FT SAM HOUSTON (MCCS-FCD-L), HAS PUBLISHED AN UPDATED MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION; MCRP 3-02G "FIRST AID" CHANGE 2.  REFERENCE (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHES DOCTRINAL SERVICE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL FIRST AID KIT.  CHANGE 2 TO THIS PUBLICATION REFLECTS THE MODERNIZATION, EQUIPMENT SETS, PROPER USAGE AND LESSONS LEARNED.  IT INFORMS THE COMBATANT COMMANDERS, JOINT FORCE COMMANDERS, COMPONENT COMMANDERS, THEIR STAFFS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE WARFIGHTER ON THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF FIRST RESPONDER MEDICAL CARE.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCRP 3-02G, CHANGE 2, 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 ORDERING PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 144 000037 02.  MCRP 3-02G MAY ALSO BE DOWNLOADED VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
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.//