AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION 3-11.1, INF CO OPS
Date Signed: 10/16/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 523/14
MARADMINS : 523/14
R 170020Z OCT 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 523/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION 3-11.1, INF CO OPS//
REF/A/DOC/ARD/17JUL12//
AMPN/REFERENCE (REF) A IS MARINE CORPS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING REGULATIONS//
POC/JEFFREY SCOFIELD/LTCOL/CDD/TEL DSN 278-6217/COML (703)784-6217/EMAIL:  JEFFREY.SCOFIELD(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 3-11.1, INFANTRY COMPANY OPERATIONS; DATED XX OCTOBER 2014.  MCWP 3-11.1 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLANT)(SLANT)WWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND
    (A) MCWP 3-11.1, INFANTRY COMPANY OPERATIONS, IS A COMPLETE REWRITE OF MCWP 3-11.1, MARINE RIFLE COMPANY/PLATOON.  THIS PUBLICATION IS INTENDED FOR THE INFANTRY COMPANY COMMANDER AND HIS STAFF.  IT IS A FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT THAT ASSISTS IN THE PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF COMPANY LEVEL OPERATIONS IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
    (B) THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS A NEW MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE INFANTRY COMPANY THAT BETTER REFLECTS CURRENT REALITY.  IT ALSO COVERS THE RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS THAT DEPLOYED INFANTRY COMPANIES DEAL WITH TODAY OR MAY DEAL WITH TOMORROW.
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 000117 00.
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.//