R 031603Z APR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 183/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 4-11.1C, MULTISERVICE TACTICS TECHNIQUES AND PROCEEDURES FOR TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT CASUALTITES//
REF/A/MCO/5600.31/ARD/26 APR 2010//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
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 HAS PUBLISHED MCRP 4-11.1C "MULTISERVICE TACTICS TECHNIQUES AND PROCEEDURES FOR TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT CASUALTIES"; DATED 25 MARCH 2013.  MCRP 4-11.1C IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS PUBLICATION SERVES AS A GUIDE AND A REFERENCE FOR TRAINED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES MEDICAL SERVICES AND OTHER MEDICALLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ON THE RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF BW AGENT CASUALTIES.  INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PUBLICATION MAY ALSO BE RELEVANT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NATURALLY ACQUIRED DISEASES OR ILLNESSES DUE TO PATHOGENS WITH BW POTENTIAL.  IT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR USE BY THE ARMED FORCES MEDICAL SERVICES, MEDICAL COMMANDERS, PLANNERS, LEADERS AND SERVICE MEMBERS ON THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE BEST QUALITY TREATMENT OF BW AGENT CASUALTIES TO ENHANCE MISSION SUCCESS.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  REF A DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.  UNITS WOULD NORMALLY RECEIVE PRINTED COPIES OF MCRP 4-11.1C VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).  HOWEVER, THIS PUBLICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ONLY UNLESS COMMANDERS SUBMIT COMPELLING NEED JUSTIFICATION 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: 144 000080 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.//