MARADMINS : 514/14
R 110105Z OCT 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 514/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/PUBLICATION/DISSEMINATION OF "DISAGGREGATED ARG/MEU CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT"//
POC/RISHER/LTCOL/FUTURES DIRECTORATE,CONCEPTS/TEL: DSN 378-6245 OR COML (703) 784-6245//
REMARKS/1. AN AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUP/MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (ARG/MEU) IS BEST EMPLOYED AS THE SINGLE ENTITY IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE. AS SUCH, IT IS CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING THE FULL RANGE OF ARG/MEU MISSIONS. THE GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDERS' (GCC) COLLECTIVE ARG/MEU DEMAND, HOWEVER, FAR EXCEEDS CAPACITY. AS A RESULT, IN RECENT YEARS IT HAS BECOME COMMONPLACE FOR A DEPLOYED ARG/MEU TO BE DIVIDED INTO SMALLER, MORE WIDELY SEPARATED FORMATIONS. THIS PRACTICE ACCEPTS RISK AND IS NOT THE PREFERRED METHOD OF EMPLOYMENT. THESE RISKS INCLUDE THE INABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS TO PERFORM THE FULL RANGE OF ARG/MEU MISSIONS AS WELL AS THEIR INABILITY TO QUICKLY REINFORCE EACH OTHER WHEN NECESSARY.
2. THE "DISAGGREGATED ARG/MEU CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT" DEFINES KEY TERMS, PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS, DESCRIBES RISKS AND OFFERS MITIGATIONS TO CONDUCT ARG/MEU MISSIONS IN A DISAGGREGATED MANNER. IT ILLUSTRATES DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED BY COMPONENT COMMANDERS TO MEET GCC REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES OPTIONS AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING, ORGANIZATION, EQUIPPING, COMMAND AND CONTROL RELATIONSHIPS AND SUSTAINMENT OF THE ARG/MEU WHEN CONDUCTING DISAGGREGATED OPERATIONS. THIS COE IS NOT INTENDED TO RESTRICT FORCE EMPLOYMENT. RATHER, IT IS APPROVED TO INFORM DISAGGREGATED OPERATIONS, PLANNING AND EXECUTION.
3. "DISAGGREGATED ARG/MEU CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT" SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER APPROVED NAVAL MANUALS, DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS, INSTRUCTIONS, ORDERS, OPERATION ORDERS, OPERATION PLANS AND FLEET CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS. DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (CDI) IN COOPERATION WITH COMMANDER UNITED STATES FLEET FORCES (USFF) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CONTENT OF THIS COE.
4. WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS IS DIRECTED.
5. "DISAGGREGATED ARG/MEU CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT" CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT "HTTPS:(SLANT, SLANT)MCCDC.PORTAL.USMC.MIL/". DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS DOCUMENT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ACTIVE, COMMON ACCESS CARD ENABLED MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (MCEITS) ACCOUNT TO ACCESS THIS SITE. IF YOU GAIN ACCESS AND CAN SEE THIS PAGE, YOU HAVE GENERAL ACCESS AND AN ACTIVE MCEITS ACCOUNT; NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED. (ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO SELECT YOUR EMAIL CERTIFICATE WHEN ACCESSING SHAREPOINT.) IF YOU DID NOT GAIN ACCESS AND RECEIVED AN ACCESS DENIED MESSAGE, YOU WILL PROBABLY NEED TO REQUEST OR REACTIVATE YOUR MCEITS ACCOUNT. TO REQUEST AN ACCESS AND SET UP A MCEITS ACCOUNT USE THIS LINK: "HTTPS:(SLANT, SLANT) MCEITS.USMC.MIL/PAGES/REQUESTACCOUNT.ASPX". WHEN FILLING OUT THE MCEITS ACCOUNT REQUEST, MAKE SURE TO SELECT CDI/MCCDC PORTAL, AS THE IDENTIFIED SHAREPOINT SITE.
6. "DISAGGREGATED ARG/MEU CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT" IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A NAVY WARFARE PUBLICATION THROUGH THE NAVY DOCTRINE LIBRARY SYSTEM ON THE NAVY WARFARE DEVELOPMENT COMMAND WEBSITE AT "HTTPS:(SLANT, SLANT)NDLS.NWDC.NAVY.MIL/DEFAULT.ASPX". NEW USERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS. SUBSEQUENT ACCESS WILL BE CAC ENABLED. SELECT "LIBRARY" AND THEN "CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS" TO VIEW COE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL K.J. GLUECK, JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT, CDI.//