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
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…Archive111 pagesMarksmanship Weapons
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…Archive116 pagesMarksmanship Weapons
Marine Corps reference publication on pistol marksmanship, covering the M9 service pistol and the skills and training required to deliver accurate, well-aimed fire when the application of deadly force is warranted.Archive112 pagesOther
to FMFM 1-3B, which invites individuals to submit suggestions concerning this FMFM directly to the above addressee, the following unclassified recommendation is forwarded: Page Article/Paragraph No. Line No. Figure/Table No. Nature of…Archive203 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
TO MACHINE GUNS "For their part the machine-gun units must be on the alert to seize and exploit every opportunity to assist the forward movement of the rifle units, without waiting for specific orders to engage a particular targe or…Archive406 pagesMarksmanship Weapons
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
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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
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…Archive145 pagesNewer: 2018Doctrine Philosophy
The beginning of the 21St century has been a time of instability and military conflict. Marines and Sailors are deployed around the world in harm's way. More than ever, they need chaplains and Religious Program Specialists operating as…Archive184 pagesLeadership Training
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
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
The Commander's Handbook for Religious Ministry Support is a guide for all Marine commanders, especially those with chaplains assigned to their units. Navy chaplains have been directly assigned to Marine units since World War I, and have…Archive65 pagesLeadership Training
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
The purpose of this publication is to assist individual service members, unit commanders, unit leaders, and field sanitation teams (FSTs) in preventing disease and nonbattle injury (DNBI). The publication provides information on preventive…Archive161 pagesMedical TCCC
1. PURPOSE This publication, PMFM 8-2, Counterinsurgency Operations, presents the doctrine, tactics, and techniques used by Marine Corps landing forces in counterinsurgency operations, including counterguerrilla operations. 2. SCOPE This…Archive155 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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
CHAPTER 1 Civil Disturbances Civil disturbances arise from acts of civil disobedience. They occur most often when participants in mass acts of civil disobedience become antagonistic toward authority, and authorities must struggle to wrest…Archive161 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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
As Lieutenant General Flynn has noted in his foreword, this publication describes the Chaplain Corps' philosophy for delivering religious ministry to the Marine Corps. This ministry is made possible by the partnership formed between the…Archive85 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
How-to-train reference (with FM 6-50) presenting tactics, techniques, and procedures for field artillery cannon gunnery at the cannon battery level, covering duties of key personnel, gunnery doctrine, and standardized procedures for…Archive361 pagesFires
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
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…Archive286 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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
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 MOUT within the…Archive368 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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