R 062036Z MAR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0155/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCWP 3-25.5, DIRECT AIR SUPPORT CENTER HANDBOOK//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO/P5600.31 MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
AMPN/REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.//
POC/T.G. GATES/MAJ/UNIT:C2ID QUANTICO VA/NAME:TEL (703)432-8193
/EMAIL: TEDDY.GATES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED AN UPDATED MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION; MCWP 3-25.5, DIRECT AIR SUPPORT CENTER HANDBOOK, DTD 17 FEB 2009. REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  THIS PUBLICATION COMPLEMENTS AND EXPANDS ON THE INFORMATION IN THE MCWP 3-25 BY FOCUSING ON THE DETAILS OF DIRECT AIR SUPPORT CENTER (DASC) OPERATIONS AND THE ROLE THE DASC PLAYS IN INTEGRATED MAGTF OPERATIONS. WRITTEN FOR MAGTF, NAVAL EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, AND JOINT FORCE COMMANDERS AND STAFFS, MCWP 3-25.5 HIGHLIGHTS DASC ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT, PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS, OPERATIONAL FUNDAMENTALS, AND EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS. MCWP 3-25.5 PROVIDES THE REQUISITE INFORMATION NEEDED BY COMMANDERS AND STAFFS TO UNDERSTAND AND EVALUATE THE OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND CAPABILITIES OF VARIOUS DASC EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS.
3.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCWP 3-25.5 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 143000015 00.  MCWP 3-25.5 MAY ALSO BE DOWNLOADED VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:WWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL (NOTE:  THE INTERNET ADDRESS MUST BE ENTERED IN LOWER CASE).
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.//