R 132112Z SEP 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 545/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCWP 3-31.7, SEABASING//
REF/A/MCO/P5600.31/MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS
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POC/MR D.B. GROVES/GS/SID QUANTICO VA/TEL/DSN: 278-6227 OR COML:
/(703) 784-6227/EMAIL:  DAVID.GROVES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND
INTEGRATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NAVY WARFARE DEVELOPMENT
COMMAND (NWDC), HAS PUBLISHED AN UPDATED MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING
PUBLICATION; MCWP 3-31.7, SEABASING, DTD AUG 06. REF (A) DETAILS
STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE SEABASING MCWP PROVIDES OPERATIONAL-LEVEL
DOCTRINE FOR PLANNING AND EXECUTING SCALABLE OPERATIONS FROM A SEA
BASE TODAY AND IN THE NEAR TERM.  ADDITIONALLY, IT DESCRIBES THE
CAPABILITIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES BY WHICH
NAVAL FORCES CONDUCT SEABASING IN SUPPORT OF NAVAL, JOINT, AND
MULTINATIONAL OPERATIONS. FINALLY, IT ADDRESSES WARFARE AND WARFARE
SUPPORT FUNCTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF SEABASING THAT ARE NOT COVERED
BY EXISTING NAVY WARFARE OR JOINT PUBLICATIONS.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  UNITS WILL SOON BE RECEIVING PRINTED
COPIES OF MCWP 3-31.7 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.  MCWP 3-31.7
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 AMOS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT
DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//