R 111422Z SEP 14
UNCLAS/
MARADMIN 452/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF JOINT PUBLICATION 3-02/AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  ON 18 JULY 2014 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS
OF STAFF APPROVED JOINT PUBLICATION (JP) 3-02, AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS.
2. THIS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT REVISION THE PUBLICATION HAS UNDERGONE IN OVER TWENTY YEARS. KEY CHANGES INCLUDE:
    (A) THE DEFINITION AND TYPES OF AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS AND THE PUBLICATION'S CONTENT AND LAYOUT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO FORM A MORE BALANCED TREATMENT OF AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS.
    (B) A MORE COMPLETE DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED ON SHAPING THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO GAIN AND MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CONDUCT AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS, TO INCLUDE NAVY COMPOSITE WARFARE CONTENT AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHOOSING A METHOD OF ENTRY, E.G., CONDUCT SHIP-TO-OBJECTIVE MANEUVER, ESTABLISH A BEACHHEAD, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
    (C) A COMMANDER, AMPHIBIOUS FORCE (CAF) HAS BEEN INTRODUCED AS THE NAME FOR THE COMMON SUPERIOR OF THE COMMANDER, AMPHIBIOUS TASK FORCE (CATF) AND THE COMMANDER, LANDING FORCE (CLF). CAF IS INCLUDED IN THE NEWLY-FORMATTED DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITIES MATRIX.
    (D) A DISCUSSION ON COMMAND AND CONTROL OF AMPHIBIOUS FORCES ASHORE, TO INCLUDE RETAINING CONTROL AFLOAT.
    (E) A NEW APPENDIX ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE ASSAULT FOLLOW-ON ECHELON.
3.  JP 3-02 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE JOINT ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (JEL) DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTP:(SLANT)(SLANT)WWW.DTIC.MIL(SLANT)DOCTRINE.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL K. J. GLUECK, JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//