R 181335Z SEP 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0568/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCRP 3-25A, MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR JOINT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31/-/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR D. L. LISTER/CIV/UNIT:MID/-/TEL: COMM (703) 432-8493/EMAIL: DENNIS.LISTER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION'S CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE (CDD) AND THE AIR LAND SEA APPLICATION (ALSA) CENTER HAVE PUBLISHED THE REVISED MCRP 3-25A, MULTISERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR JOINT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (JATC), DTD 23 JULY 2009. REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHES MULTI-SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR JOINT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND OUTLINES HOW TO SYNCHRONIZE AND INTEGRATE JATC CAPABILITIES AND SPECIALIZED ATC EQUIPMENT.  IN SUMMARY, THIS REVISION ACCOMPLISHES SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
A.  THIS REVISION UPDATES CHAPTERS AND APPENDICES WITH CURRENT SERVICE EQUIPMENT, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OPERATIONS.
B.  THIS REVISION ADDS TTP ON ATC OPS DURING STABILITY OPS AND UPON TRANSFER TO HOST NATION JURISDICTION.
C.  ADDS A CHAPTER ON SHIFTING ATC OPS FROM PEACETIME MOVEMENT OF AIRCRAFT TO A WARTIME TEMPO.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCRP 3-25A 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 000055 00. MCRP 3-25A 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).  THE MTTP CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE ALSA WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWWMIL.ALSA.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.//