R 172230Z AUG 15
MARADMIN 404/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCIP 3-33.03, SECURITY COOPERATION//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/17JUL12//
AMPN/REFERENCE (REF) A IS MARINE CORPS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING REGULATIONS//
POC/J. P. SCOFIELD/LTCOL/CDI, CDD, MID/-/TEL: DSN 278-6217TEL: COML 703 784-6217/EMAIL: JEFFREY.SCOFIELD@USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MCIP 3-33.03, SECURITY COOPERATION, DATED 21 JUL 2015. MCIP 3-33.03 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS: (SLANT)(SLANT)WWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.
    (A) MCIP 3-33.03, SECURITY COOPERATION, IS A NEW PUBLICATION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION, PROCEDURES, AND POINTS OF CONTACT FOR MARINE CORPS SECURITY COOPERATION PLANNERS IN THE EXECUTION OF THEIR DUTIES.  DUTIES INCLUDE  ACHIEVEMENT OF RELEVANT MARINE CORPS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OBJECTIVES IN SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT INTERESTS TO INCLUDE THE MANAGEMENT OF A SECURITY COOPERATION ENGAGEMENT PLAN.
    (B) THE INTENT OF THIS PUBLICATION IS TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NEEDED BY MARINES TO UNDERSTAND, PLAN, AND EXECUTE SECURITY COOPERATION EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.  THE FOCUS OF MCIP 3-33.03 IS FOR MARINE FORCES (MARFOR), MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF) SECURITY COOPERATION PLANNERS, AND OTHERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN PLANNING FOR, AND EXECUTING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS CAMPAIGN SUPPORT PLAN AND GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDER AND MARFOR THEATER COOPERATION PLANS.
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 (MCPDS) IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 146 000016 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.//