R 301956Z NOV 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0689/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC L//
SUBJ/PUBLICATION OF MCO 4050.38D, PERSONAL EFFECTS AND BAGGAGE MANUAL //
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 4050.38D/YMD:20091102//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCO 4050.38C/YMD:20010430//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC LPC/YMD:20090309//
NARR/REF A IS THE UPDATED AND REVISED MCO P4050.38D, PERSONAL EFFECTS AND BAGGAGE MANUAL THAT REPLACES REF B, MCO P4050.38C. REF C IS MARADMIN 0159/09, UPDATED PERSONAL EFFECTS HANDLING POLICY FOR DEPLOYED FORCES IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) AND IS NOW CANCELLED.//
POC/S. J. DELAZARO/LTCOL/UNIT:LPC-2/-/TEL:703-695-8934//
POC/G. S. WALKER/MSGT/UNIT:LPC-2/-/TEL:703-695-8934//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLICATION OF REF A, WHICH CANCELS REFS B AND C. ALL MARINE CORPS PERSONAL EFFECTS HANDLING PROCEDURES WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A. 
2. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OVER THE PREVIOUS VERSION:
   A. CHAPTERS ONE AND TWO INCLUDE CHANGES TO CASUALTY TERMINOLOGY AND ADD DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL EFFECTS CATEGORIES SPECIFIC TO COMBAT OPERATIONS.
   B. GUIDANCE RELATING TO HANDLING OF PERSONAL EFFECTS DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS CONTAINED WITHIN CHAPTERS TWO AND FOUR WAS REMOVED AND INCORPORATED INTO CHAPTER NINE.
   C. CHAPTER NINE PROVIDES PERSONAL EFFECTS POLICY IN COMBAT OPERATIONS.  THIS CHAPTER INCORPORATES GUIDANCE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WITHIN REF C.
3. REF A SHOULD BE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (MCPEL) AT:
HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)EHQMC.USMC.MIL/ORG/AR/ARD/ARDB/DEFAULT.ASPX.
4. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN ROBERT R. RUARK, DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION.//