R 281434Z MAY 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 265/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-25.10, LOW ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE BATTALION HANDBOOK//
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 MCWP 3-25.10, LOW ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE BATTALION HANDBOOK; DATED 01 MAY 2013.  MCWP 3-25.10 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MCWP 3-25.10 PROVIDES DOCTRINAL PRINCIPLES, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR EXECUTION OF THE LOW ALTITUDE AIR DEFENSE (LAAD) ASPECT OF ANTIAIR WARFARE.  IT DISCUSSES THE PLANNING, EXECUTION, OPERATIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT OF LAAD ASSETS, AND THE INTEGRATION INTO THE MAGTF OR JOINT/MULTINATIONAL INTEGRATED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM.  THIS PUBLICATION ALSO DESCRIBES THE LAAD BATTALION-THE SOLE PROVIDER OF LAAD ASSETS IN THE MARINE CORPS-AND ITS ROLE, FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATION, AND POTENTIAL COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS.  MCWP 3-25.10 PROVIDES THE REQUISITE INFORMATION NEEDED BY COMMANDERS AND STAFFS TO UNDERSTAND AND EVALUATE THE OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND CAPABILITIES OF LAAD EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.  UNITS WILL RECEIVE PRINTED COPIES OF MCWP 3-25.10 VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).  UNITS NOT RECEIVING COPIES OR DESIRING ADDITIONAL PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), COORDINATING WITH THEIR INTERNAL S-1 OR ADMIN SECTIONS.  FOR MCPDS IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 143 000047 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.//