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MARADMIN 503/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC CDI WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCRP 3-16D, MTTP FOR DYNAMIC TARGETING (DT)//
REF/A/DCO/ARD/17JUL12//
AMPN/REF A, MCO P5600.31A, IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/D. L. LISTER/GS-13/CDI, CDD, MID/-/TEL:  DSN 378-8493/TEL:  CML (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 THE REVISED MCRP 3-16D, MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES (MTTP) FOR DYNAMIC TARGETING (DT), DATED SEPTEMBER 2015.  MCRP 3-16D 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.  THIS MTTP PUBLICATION FOR DYNAMIC TARGETING PROVIDES COMMANDERS AND THEIR UNITS GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING, TARGETING, AND PROSECUTING SURFACE (LAND OR SEA) DYNAMIC TARGETS AS WELL AS CHANGES TO PLANNED TARGETS BY USING DT IN THE OPERATIONAL AREA.  THIS MTTP PROVIDES WARFIGHTING PERSONNEL AT THE OPERATIONAL AND TACTICAL LEVELS WITH INFORMATION TO DEVELOP OPERATIONS, ORGANIZE TEAMS, AND CLARIFY RESPOSIBILITIES IN ORDER TO PROSECUTE TIME CRITICAL AND DYNAMIC TARGETS.  THIS PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES COMMON TO DT, PRESENTS BEST PRACTICES, AND INCLUDES KEY LESSONS LEARNED FROM COMBAT AND MAJOR EXERCISES. 
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST HARD COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING AUTOMATIC INITIAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRINTED COPIES OF MCRP 3-16D VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).  UNITS NOT RECEIVING COPIES OR DESIRING ADDITIONAL PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), COORDINATING WITH THEIR INTERNAL S-1 OR ADMIN SECTIONS.  FOR MCPDS ORDERING PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER FOR DT IS 144 000147 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.//