MARADMINS : 160/14
R 312124Z MAR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 160/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-12, MARINE CORPS TANK EMPLOYMENT//
REF/A/DOC/ARD/17JUL12//
AMPN/REFERENCE (REF) A, MARINE CORPS ORDER 5600.31A, IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/LTCOL JEFFREY SCOFIELD/CD&I, CDD, MID/TEL DSN 278-3616/COML (703) 784-3616/EMAIL: JEFFREY.SCOFIELD(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MCWP 3-12 "MARINE CORPS TANK EMPLOYMENT"; DATED 21 MARCH 2014. MCWP 3-12 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLANT)(SLANT)WWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2. BACKGROUND.
(A). THIS PUBLICATION IS A SINGLE-SOURCE DOCUMENT THAT DEFINES HOW THE MARINE CORPS EMPLOYS TANKS AND FOCUSES ON PREPARING, PLANNING, AND CONDUCTING OPERATIONS WITH TANKS. IT ALSO DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES, LOGISTICAL REQUIREMENTS, AND CHARACTERISTICS.
(B). THIS PUBLICATION IS INTENDED FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT, COMBAT SUPPORT, AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT COMMANDERS AND THEIR STAFFS OPERATING WITH, OR SUPPORTING MARINE TANK UNITS.
3. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. REF A DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES, HOWEVER, THIS PUBLICATION WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ONLY, UNLESS COMMANDERS SUBMIT COMPELLING NEEDS JUSTIFICATION FOR PRINTED COPIES. UNITS REQUIRING PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF A, PARAGRAPH 4A(2). FOR MARINE CORPS PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 143 000145 00.
4. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL K. J. GLUECK JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//