R 090116Z OCT 15
MARADMIN 504/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC CDI WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCWP 3-36.2, MTTP FOR DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES (DSCA)//
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/TEL 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 THE REVISED MCWP 3-36.2, MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES (MTTP) FOR DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES (DSCA), DATED SEP 2015.  MCWP 3-36.2 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 DEFENSE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES PROVIDES COMMANDERS AND THEIR UNITS GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO LOCAL, TERRITORIAL, STATE, FEDERAL, OR TRIBAL AGENCIES RESPONDING TO DOMESTIC EMERGENCIES.  THIS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHES MTTP APPLICABLE TO DOD COMPONENTS TASKED WITH SUPPORTING DOMESTIC INCIDENT RESPONSE, INCLUDING NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER RESPONSE OPERATIONS, NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENTS (NSSES), OR SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.  THIS MTTP ENABLES DOD ORGANIZATIONS TO INTEGRATE THEIR CAPABILITIES WITH CIVIL AUTHORITIES INTO RESPONSE OPERATIONS.  THE FOCUS OF THIS MTTP IS ON THOSE DOD FORCES SERVING IN A TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE (USC) ROLE.
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 000170 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.//