MARADMINS : 065/07
UNCLAS 312011Z JAN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 065/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA/MCWL//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF REVISION OF THE CONCEPT FOR DISTRIBUTED /OPERATIONS//
POC/KING/COL/CONCEPTS AND PLANS, MCWL/-/TEL/DSN: 378-8143 OR COML:
(703) 432-8143.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. A CONCEPT FOR DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS WAS PUBLISHED IN
APRIL 2005 IN ORDER TO PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND GENERATE IDEAS FOR SPECIFIC
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. THE IDEAS PRESENTED IN THAT FIRST EDITION
HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MUCH DISCUSSION, DEBATE, AND EXPERIMENTATION.
THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN TESTED BY THE CRUCIBLE OF COMBAT AS WELL AS BY THE
DIVERSE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENT.
2. A REVISED EDITION OF DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS HAS BEEN APPROVED.
THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EXPERIENCE TO DATE WITH
DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS AND INCLUDES AN EXPANDED DISCUSSION OF THE NEED FOR
FORCES CAPABLE OF SELECTIVELY CONDUCTING EITHER DISTRIBUTED OR AGGREGATED
OPERATIONS AT THE STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL, OR TACTICAL LEVELS OF WAR AS
MISSION NEEDS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT DICTATE. THE ATTEMPT WITH
THIS REVISION IS TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY TO THE DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS
CONCEPT, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS
AND WHAT DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS CAN PROVIDE FOR THE MARINE CORPS.
3. THE REVISION TO THE DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS CONCEPT IS TITLED:
MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS IN COMPLEX AND DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTS AND CAN BE
VIEWED AT WWW.MCWL.USMC.MIL.
4. THE TRANSITION TASK FORCE CHAIR WITHIN MCCDC FOR DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS
IS COL R.T. DURKIN DSN: 278-4699 OR COML:
(703) 784-5710//