to Rifle Marksmanship All Marines share a common warfighting belief: Every Marine a rifleman. This simple credo reinforces the belief that all Marines are forged from a common experience, share a common set of values, and are trained as…Current252 pagesOther
CHAPTER 1 THE M9 SERVICE PISTOL The Marine Corps' uses the M9 service pistol as a defensive weapon. It is a semiautomatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated, double-action pistol. The M9 service pistol's magazine holds 15 rounds and is…Current112 pagesOther
The purpose of this publication is to describe the Marine Corps' learning philosophy and explain why learning is critically important to the profession of arms. While many of the concepts in this publication have been passed on by Marine…Current81 pagesLeadership Training
CHAPTER 1. UNDERSTANDING SECURITY COOPERATION IN A STRATEGIC CONTEXT SECURITY COOPERATION AS AN ENABLER OF STRATEGY The increasingly complex security environment, defined by strategic competition and state and non-state adversaries using…Current106 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 7-20A.2, Event and Exercise Design, provides guidance for Marine leaders and trainers on how to create standards-based unit training events and exercises. This publication reinforces the…Current50 pagesLeadership Training
Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-0B, How to Conduct Training, provides guidance to assist units on how to conduct Marine Corps training. This publication deals primarily with training's implementation phase. It also explains how…Current62 pagesOther
MCWP 2-25 Ground Reconnaissance Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS Chapter 1 discusses full spectrum operations as a basis for understanding the role of ground reconnaissance units within the Marine air-ground task force…Current404 pagesRecon Intel
15 June 2023 ATP 3-07.10/MCRP 3-03D.1/NTTP 3-07.5/AFTTP 3-2.76 i PREFACE 1. Purpose This multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication assists in advising foreign security forces (FSF). It serves as a reference to…Current204 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Marine Corps Tactical Publication (MCTP) 7-20A, Unit Training Guide, contains guidance for Marine leaders at all levels on how to plan, conduct, and evaluate Marine Corps training. This publication provides a description of training…Current42 pagesLeadership Training
Reprint of the 1940 Small Wars Manual (NAVMC 2890): the Marine Corps' experience in small wars — organization, operations, intervention, and withdrawal — retained as a historical reference.Current568 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
15 JUN 2023 ATP 3-07.10/MCRP 3-03D.1/NTTP 3-07.5/AFTTP 3-2.76 i PREFACE 1. Purpose This multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication assists in advising foreign security forces (FSF). It serves as a reference to…Current208 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Chaplains and religious program specialists provide comprehensive command religious programs of the highest quality to Marines, Sailors and their families. From combat against the Barbary Pirates in the early 1800s to our most recent…Current76 pagesOther
Marine Corps alignment with joint terminology resulted in the following changes to Marine Corps doctrine and terminology: The term "competition continuum" replaces "conflict continuum." The term "range of military operations" may be used…Current166 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
MCWP 2-25 Ground Reconnaissance Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS Chapter 1 discusses full spectrum operations as a basis for understanding the role of ground reconnaissance units within the Marine air-ground task force…Current407 pagesRecon Intel
Marine Corps operational training ranges consist of a complex infrastructure with multiple geographic locations possessing a wide array of capabilities. These training ranges must support a broad spectrum of mission-essential warfighter…Current75 pagesLeadership Training
This publication is about winning in combat. Winning requires many things: excellence in techniques, an appreciation of the enemy, exemplary leadership, battlefield judgment, and focused combat power. Yet these factors by themselves do not…Current145 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Since our 31st Commandant, General Charles C. Krulak, first published Marine Corps Reference Publication 6-11D, Sustaining the Transformation, in 1999, the Marine Corps has continued our proud tradition of making Marines, winning battles,…Current130 pagesLeadership Training
MCWP 3-10 MAGTF Ground Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 THE ROLE OF THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT The Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF), composed of forces task-organized under a single commander, is the Marine Corps'…Current125 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Headquarters United States Marine Corps Washington, D.C. 20350-3000 4 April 2018 CHANGE 1 to MCRP 3-20F.9 Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Gunner's Handbook 1. This publication has been edited to ensure gender…Current286 pagesFires
Mountains establish formal and informal boundaries and barriers. When conflicts erupt in these rugged areas, commanders are presented with unique operational challenges, such as mountainous terrain, snow, and cold weather. Since the Marine…Current174 pagesFieldcraft Survival
26 April 1998 1. PURPOSE Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-35.3, Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT), provides doctrinal guidance and detailed information on tactics, techniques, and procedures to be employed in…Current371 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Organization of the United States Marine Corps 1-1 CHAPTER 1 THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS The Marine Corps, within the Department of the Navy (DON), is organized as a conventional force in readiness to support national needs. Deploying…Current236 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Warfare continues to be characterized by volatility, uncertainty, and complexity. The Marine Corps infantry battalion will continue to conduct expeditionary operations to accomplish specific objectives around the globe. As the National…Current312 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Operations in and around cities are one of the greatest challenges U.S. forces face. Unyielding population growth, urbanization of littoral areas, and greater resource needs drive instability that causes competition, crisis, or conflict.…Current276 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Marine Corps tactical publication on jungle operations: the jungle environment, foundations for jungle operations, combat power, and offensive, defensive, and stability operations in jungle regions.Current208 pagesFieldcraft Survival
The 2006 version of FM 3-24/ MCWP 3-33.5, Counterinsurgency, filled an important doctrinal gap at a time when U.S. forces were engaged in counterinsurgency operations. This version of FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 builds on that important manual.…Current203 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Machine guns are fully automatic weapons capable of rapid, sustained fire. They are belt-fed and crew-served, have quick-change barrels to provide sustained firing, and can be employed from the bipod, tripod, or vehicle mount.…Current305 pagesMarksmanship Weapons
This publication establishes doctrinal multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) for health service support (HSS) units operating in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) and/or toxic industrial material…Current280 pagesMedical TCCC
Marine Corps tactical publication on arctic and extreme cold weather operations, co-published with the Army; supersedes Cold Regions Operations (2025).Current292 pagesFieldcraft Survival
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