R 201940Z NOV 14
MARADMIN 605/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCRP 2-3A, INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE BATTLEFIELD/BATTLESPACE//
REF/A/DOC/ARD/17JUL12//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 5600.31A, MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/LTCOL JEFFREY SCOFIELD/CIV/CDI, CDD, MID/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 MCRP 2-3A, “INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE BATTLEFIELD/BATTLESPACE”; DATED 10 NOVEMBER 2014. MCRP 2-3A IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.
    (A) ARMY TECHNIQUES PUBLICATION (ATP) 2-01.3/MCRP 2-3A IS A DUAL-DESIGNATED ARMY AND MARINE CORPS MANUAL THAT CONSTITUTES CURRENT DOCTRINE ON HOW TO SYSTEMATICALLY EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BATTLESPACE FOR SPECIFIC MISSIONS.
    (B) MCRP 2-3A DESCRIBES HOW THE COMMANDER AND STAFF EXAMINE MISSION VARIABLES TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE VARIABLES MAY AFFECT OPERATIONS.
    (C) MCRP 2-3A DISCUSSES INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE BATTLEFIELD (IPB) AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS (MCPP) AND HOW IPB SUPPORTS DECISIONMAKING, AS WELL AS INTEGRATING PROCESSES AND CONTINUING ACTIVITIES.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. REF A DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES. THE DISTRIBUTION LIST FOR THIS PUBLICATION DETAILS THE UNITS RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCRP 2-3A VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS). UNITS NOT ON THE DISTRIBUTION LIST, BUT DESIRING PRINTED COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION, MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF A OR COORDINATE WITH THEIR INTERNAL S-1. FOR MCPDS IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 144 000141 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.//