MARADMINS : 303/05
R 080023Z JUL 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 303/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DCCD//
SUBJ/APPROVAL AND RELEASE OF A CONCEPT FOR DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS HAS APPROVED
THE MARINE CORPS' CONCEPT FOR DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS, WHICH BUILDS
UPON OUR WARFIGHTING PHILOSOPHY AND THE THEMES INTRODUCED BY THE
"THREE BLOCK WAR." DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES WILL BE
ADDITIVE TO EXISTING CAPABILITIES, PROVIDING COMMANDERS A NEW WAY TO
IMPOSE ASSYMETRIC CHALLENGES AND CRIPPLING UNCERTAINTY UPON THE
ENEMY.
2. THE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY IS PREPARING TO CONDUCT
EXTENSIVE DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS EXPERIMENTATION INVOLVING THE
OPERATING FORCES IN A COMBAT ENVIRONMENT. THIS EXPERIMENTATION WILL
REFINE SPECIFIC DOCTRINE, FORCE STRUCTURE, TRAINING, AND MATERIEL
INITIATIVES THAT WILL OPERATIONALIZE THE CONCEPT.
3. AS WE MEET THE IRREGULAR CHALLENGES OF SMALL WARS, "A CONCEPT
FOR DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS" IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND TO
GENERATE IDEAS FOR SPECIFIC COMBAT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES . . .
INNOVATION THAT IS SQUARELY FOCUSED ON OUR MOST IMPORTANT WEAPON --
THE MARINE.
4. THIS NEW CONCEPT CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.MCWL.USMC.MIL. //