R 140316Z OCT 09
MARADMIN 0611/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF RECENTLY PUBLISHED MCWP 3-14 EMPLOYMENT OF THE LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO/P5600.31/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS.//
POC/MR J.A. BASS/CIV/UNIT:MID/NAME: DSN 278-3616/TEL: (703) 784-3616/EMAIL: JOHN.BASS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION RECENTLY APPROVED MCWP 3-14, EMPLOYMENT OF THE LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION; PUBLISHED SEP 2009.  THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE MAGTF COMMANDER, HIS STAFF, AND HIS SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS IN PLANNING, PREPARING FOR, AND CONDUCTING OPERATIONS INVOLVING THE LAR BATTALION.
2.  UNITS WILL RECEIVE PRINTED COPIES 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: 143 000115 00.  MCWP 3-14 MAY ALSO BE DOWNLOADED VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL (NOTE: THE INTERNET ADDRESS MUST BE ENTERED IN LOWER CASE).
3.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//