141250Z NOV 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 650/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-21.2, AVIATION LOGISTICS//
REF/A/MCO/5600.31/ARD/26 APR 2010//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR D.J. MANCARI/CIV/CD&I, CDD, LID/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN 378-8239 OR COML (703) 432-8239/EMAIL:  DAVID.MANCARI(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED A NEW MCWP 3-21.2, AVIATION LOGISTICS, DATED 4 OCT 2012.  MCWP 3-21.2 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MCWP 3-21.2, AVIATION LOGISTICS, PROVIDES THE DOCTRINE  FOR PLANNING AND EXECUTING MARINE AVIATION LOGISTICS.  IT EXTENDS THE PHILOSOPHICAL PRECEPTS IN MCDP 4, LOGISTICS, AS THEY APPLY TO AVIATION OPERATIONS FOR THE OPERATING FORCES.  IT ALSO INTRODUCES VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE NAVY SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HAVE AVIATION RESPONSIBLIITIES BUT ARE NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESSED IN THE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING AND REFERENCE PUBLICATION SERIES.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  REF A DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PRINTED COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION.  UNITS WOULD NORMALLY RECEIVE PRINTED COPIES OF MCWP 3-21.2 VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).  HOWEVER, THIS PUBLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY VIA ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION UNLESS COMMANDERS SUBMIT JUSTIFICATION SHOWING A COMPELLING NEED FOR PRINTED COPIES.  UNITS REQUIRING PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), PARAGRAPH 4A(2).  FOR MCPDS IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS:  143 000102 00.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//