R 101849Z MAY 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 267/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/NEW TENTATIVE MANUAL FOR PARTNERING RELEASED//
POC/KING/MR/UNIT:CDI G3G5/-/TEL: (703) 423-8143//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF A NEW DOCUMENT INTENDED TO SUPPORT MARINES INVOLVED IN AND PREPARING FOR MISSIONS WHEN THEY WILL PARTNER WITH HOST NATION FORCES.
2.  THE DOCUMENT IS INTENDED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE PLACE THE ESSENCE OF THE BEST LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE RECENT EXPERIENCES OF THE 2ND MEB AND THE 1ST BDE, 215TH CORPS, AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY, SO THAT OUR MILITARY PROFESSIONALS OF THE FUTURE CAN BENEFIT FROM AND APPLY THOSE LESSONS TO FUTURE CAMPAIGNS.  IT IS HOPED THAT THEIR SHARED EXPERIENCE IN PARTNERED OPERATIONS WILL COMPRISE ONE CONTRIBUTION TO THIS CRITICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
3. IN COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, PARTNERING IS A COMMAND ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN A US SECURITY FORCE AND A HOST NATION FORCE IN WHICH BOTH FORCES OPERATE TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE MISSION SUCCESS.  HIGHLIGHTING THAT PARTNERING IS NOT AN END BUT A DELIBERATIVE PROCESS, THIS NEW TENTATIVE MANUAL STRESSES THAT THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PARTNERING IS FOR THE HOST NATION FORCE TO ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THEIR COUNTRY UNDER THE FULL COGNIZANCE OF THE HOST NATION GOVERNMENT.
4.  THIS DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY STAFFED AND FORMALLY REVIEWED AS THE INTENT IS TO GET SOMETHING TO THE OPERATING FORCES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED AND SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE POINTS OF CONTACT LISTED IN THE MANUAL.
5.  THE NEW DOCUMENT IS FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. CONTACT THE CDI CONCEPTS BRANCH HEAD AT (703) 784-6245 OR G3G5UNDERSCORECONCEPTSBRHEAD.FCT@USMC.MIL FOR ARRANGEMENTS TO RECEIVE COPIES.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//