R 031457Z APR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 180/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-17.6, SURVIVABILITY OPERATIONS//
POC/MR J. A. BASS/CIV/CD AND I, CDD, MID/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN 278-3616 OR COML (703) 784-3616/EMAIL:  JOHN.BASS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (DC CD AND I) SIGNED MCWP 3-17.6, SURVIVABILITY OPERATIONS, ON 16 JULY 2012 AUTHORIZING THIS MULTI-SERVICE PUBLICATION AS MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES (TTP).  MCWP 3-17.6 IS A MULTI-SERVICE PUBLICATION THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE AUTHORIZING GENERAL/FLAG OFFICERS FOR ALL PARTICIPATING SERVICES.  IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PRIORITIZATION AND RESOURCING QUEUE AWAITING PUBLISHING THROUGH THE ARMY PUBLISHING DIRECTORATE.  BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DOCTRINAL INFORMATION, DC CD AND I AUTHORIZES MARINE CORPS USE IN ITS PRESENT FORM PENDING FORMAL MULTI-SERVICE PUBLISHING.  MCWP 3-17.6 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.    
2.  BACKGROUND.  MCWP 3-17.6 SERVES AS A GUIDE AND A REFERENCE FOR COMMANDERS AND THEIR STAFFS AT ALL LEVELS OF OPERATIONS.  THIS PUBLICATION ADDRESSES THE RELATIONSHIP OF SURVIVABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OPERATIONS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ENGINEER AND WAR FIGHTING FUNCTIONS ON THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT AND AREA OF OPERATIONS.  IT PROVIDES UP-TO-DATE TTP FOR SURVIVABILITY ON THE EVER-CHANGING BATTLEFIELD.      
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  A SEPARATE MARADMIN WILL BE RELEASED WHEN MCWP 3-17.6 IS FORMALLY PUBLISHED.  ANY CHANGES BETWEEN THE DOCUMENT CURRENTLY POSTED AND THE FORMAL PUBLICATION WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT MARADMIN.  THE MARADMIN NOTIFICATION WILL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING DISTRIBUTION. 
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.//