Marine Corps Tactical Publication (MCTP) 3-32F, Deception, is designed to assist Marines while planning, preparing, executing, and assessing Marine Corps deception activities. It is also intended to inform the force of the relevance and importance of deception as a means to accomplish military objectives throughout the competition continuum. As such, this publication applies to Marines and civilians across the total force, at all echelons of command. It is primarily intended for practical use by commanders and deception planners at the tactical level (i.e., Marine expeditionary forces and below).