MCRP 3-03A.1: Civil Affairs Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

MCRP 3-03A.1 Civil Affairs Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

MCRP 3-03A.1

Civil Affairs Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

Marine Corps · MCRP · Jul 2024 · 112 pages

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CHAPTER 1. CIVIL AFFAIRS FUNDAMENTALS Civil affairs Marines are specifically trained, equipped, and organized to support and enable civil-military operations (CMO), influence operations, information maneuver, and Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) operations. A MAGTF conducts CMO to minimize the effect civilians have on the MAGTF and the MAGTF's effect on civilians in the operational environment. Civil affairs operations (CAOs) and CMO ensure that MAGTF commanders fulfill their responsibilities with regard to the population within their assigned area of operations. Marine Corps civil affairs began in the central Pacific during War World II when Marine civil affairs specialists assessed local property rights, agricultural needs, and local leaders to plan for the transition of local authority following high-intensity amphibious assaults during Operation ICEBERG (the Battle of Okinawa).

DesignationMCRP 3-03A.1

EditionJul 2024

StatusActive

Pages112

FunctionOther

CollectionCurrent Doctrine

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