R 071801Z MAY 15
MARADMIN 239/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCWP 3-17.7, GENERAL ENGINEERING//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/17JULY12//
AMPN/REFERENCE (REF) A IS MCO 5600.31A MARINE CORPS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING REGULATIONS//
POC/J.P. SCOFIELD/LTCOL/CDI, CDD, MID/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN 278-6217 OR CML 703-784-6217/EMAIL: JEFFREY.SCOFIELD(AT)USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MCWP 3-17.7, GENERAL ENGINEERING; DATED 25 FEBRUARY 2015. MCWP 3-17.7 GENERAL ENGINEERING IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLANT)(SLANT).DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2. BACKGROUND.
   A. MCWP 3-17.7 GENERAL ENGINEERING, IS A DUAL-SERVICE PUBLICATION THAT PROVIDES CRITICALLY NEEDED TECHNIQUES FOR PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF GENERAL ENGINEERING. THIS PUBLICATION WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN DECEMBER 2008 AND REQUIRED REVISION BASED UPON YEARS’ WORTH OF COMBAT LESSONS LEARNED AND FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS AND THE NAVY.
   B. THIS MULTI-SERVICE PUBLICATION WILL GUIDE MAGTF STAFF OFFICERS AND MAGTF ENGINEER UNITS DURING THE PLANNING FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING. IT IS CONSISTENT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE WITH JOINT AND MULTINATIONAL DOCTRINE WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF ESTABLISHED HIGHER LEVEL DOCTRINE.
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 000164 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.//