R 031919Z JUN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0340/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/CDI//
SUBJ/NEW CONCEPTUAL PAPER RELEASED//
POC/SMITH/COL/UNIT:G3/NAME:5/-/TEL:TEL/EMAIL: (703) 784-0241//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF A NEW DOCUMENT INTENDED TO PROMOTE AWARENESS, THOUGHT, AND INFORMED DISCUSSION OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR INTEGRATION OF CIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION AND PLANNING TO FACE THE COMPLEX FUTURE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT OF THE FUTURE.  CURRENT OPERATIONS HAVE GENERATED A RESURGENCE OF DISCUSSION ABOUT SUCH ISSUES.  WHAT IS NEEDED IS A NEW COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH REVISING THE 2007 CONCEPT FOR INTERAGENCY CAMPAIGN DESIGN.
2.  THE DOCUMENT IS A CONCEPT PAPER THAT CLARIFIES THE USMC DESIRE TO IMPROVE OUR KNOWLEDGE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFIED ACTION OR THAT ASPECT OF JOINT OPERATIONS THAT INTEGRATES THE ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITH MILITARY OPERATIONS TO ACHIEVE UNITY OF EFFORT.  IT ALSO ASSISTS IN DIRECTING MARINES WHERE TO LOOK FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT.  IT WILL INSPIRE A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE KINDS OF CHANGES THAT BOTH THE MILITARY AND OUR CIVILIAN PARTNERS CAN MAKE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE COOPERATION AND TEAMWORK IN A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT. THE CONCEPT PROPOSES MANY DOTMLPF IMPLICATIONS INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A MAGTF UNIFIED ACTION GROUP (MUAG) WHICH COULD FUNCTION AS THE KEY INTEGRATOR BETWEEN CIVIL-MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.        
3.  MARINE LEADERS AND PLANNERS SHOULD READ THIS DOCUMENT, THINK HARD ABOUT ITS IMPLICATIONS, AND DISCUSS IT AT PME SESSIONS. AS WE SEEK TO EXPAND OUR AWARENESS OF AND INSTITUTIONAL RELEVANCE FOR THE HYBRID THREATS AND COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS OF THE FUTURE, THIS CONCEPT WILL PROVE VALUABLE IN HELPING TO ENSURE OUR CORPS REMAINS READY, RELEVANT, AND INSTITUTIONALLY EXCELLENT.
4.  THE NEW DOCUMENT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT: WWW.QUANTICO.USMC.MIL/DOWNLOAD.ASPX?PATH=./UPLOADS/FILES/CDI_UNIFIED(PERCENT SIGN)20ACTION_FINAL.PDF.        
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//