R 082259Z OCT 15
MARADMIN 502/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC CDI WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCRP 5-1C, MTTP FOR OPERATION ASSESSMENT (OP ASSESSMENT)//
REF/A/DCO/ARD/17JUL12//
AMPN/REF A, MCO 5600.31A, IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/D. L. LISTER/GS-13/CDI, CDD, MID/TEL/DSN:  378-8493/COML: (703) 432-8493/EMAIL:  DENNIS.LISTER@USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION’S CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE (CDD) AND THE AIR LAND SEA APPLICATION (ALSA) CENTER HAVE PUBLISHED MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 5-1C, MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES (MTTP) FOR OPERATION ASSESSMENT (OP ASSESSMENT), DATED JULY 2015.  MCRP 5-1C MAY BE DOWNLOADED VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLANT)(SLANT)WWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL. THE PUBLICATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE ALSA WEBSITE AT HTTP:(SLANT)(SLANT)WWW.ALSA.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND. 
    (A) THIS MTTP PUBLICATION FOR OPERATION ASSESSMENT IS A NEW PUBLICATION AND SERVES AS A COMMANDER AND STAFF GUIDE FOR INTEGRATING ASSESSMENTS INTO THE PLANNING PROCESSES FOR ANY POINT ALONG THE RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS.  IT PROVIDES OPERATION ASSESSMENT “HOW TO” TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES WHICH COMPLEMENT CURRENT JOINT AND SERVICE DOCTRINE AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DISPARATE ASSESSMENT-RELATED TERMS.  (B) THIS PUBLICATION ALSO IDENTIFIES COMPLEMENTARY COMMAND AND STAFF ACTIVITIES FOR OPERATION ASSESSMENT AND DESCRIBES ASSESSMENT PLANNING AND INTEGRATION OF THAT INTO THE PLANNING AND OPERATION PROCESSES. IT INTEGRATES BEST PRACTICES FROM THE PAST DECADE OF OPERATIONS AND CONSIDERS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE CURRENT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT FOR ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY.
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 144 000219 00.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT S. WALSH, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//