MCTP 3-03B ·Marine Corps ·2019 MTTP for Peace Operations
2 May 2019 ATP 3-07.31/MCTP 3-03B/AFTTP 3-2.40 i PREFACE 1. Purpose This multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication for Peace Operations (PO) is a single source, descriptive reference guide to aid planning and…
MCTP 3-03C ·Marine Corps ·2015 MAGTF Interorganizational Coordination
CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW Purpose In The United States Marine Corps: America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness, the Commandant of the Marine Corps states that the role of the Marine Corps is to be "responsive and scalable," teaming "with other…
MCTP 3-03D ·Marine Corps ·2025 Security Cooperation
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…
MCTP 3-10C ·Marine Corps ·2023 Employment of Assault Amphibious Vehicles
Summary of Changes • All changes are consistent with Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) and Training and Education Command (TECOM) direction and guidance following the 30 July 2020 Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) mishap to ensure…
MCTP 3-10D ·Marine Corps ·2023 Employment of Light Armored Reconnaissance Units
Light armored reconnaissance (LAR) is the only ground combat element (GCE) reconnaissance maneuver force designed, organized, and equipped to fight for information that is critical to the commander. Light armored reconnaissance is not only…
MCTP 3-10E ·Marine Corps ·2018 Artillery Operations
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-16.1, Artillery Operations, provides an overview of fundamentals, organization, support requirements, and tactical considerations used by Marine artillery regiments, battalions, and batteries…
MCTP 3-10F ·Marine Corps ·2018 Fire Support Coordination in the Ground Combat Element
Fire support is fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and operational objectives (JP 1-02). Fire support…
MCTP 3-20A ·Marine Corps ·2020 Aviation Logistics
MCTP 3-20A Aviation Logistics 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS Within the United States Marine Corps, the Deputy Commandant for Aviation is responsible for planning and coordinating staff activities for all matters relative to organization,…
MCTP 3-20B ·Marine Corps ·2021 Aviation Ground Support
As the Nation's force in readiness, the Marine Corps provides great versatility and flexibility to deal with situations across the spectrum of warfare. Fighting as an integrated multi-domain team, the Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF)…
MCTP 3-20C ·Marine Corps ·2021 Antiair Warfare
1 Antiair Warfare Chapter 1 FUNDAMENTALS Anti-air warfare is a U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps term used to indicate that action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat. (Joint Publication 1-02,…
MCTP 3-20D ·Marine Corps ·2018 Offensive Air Support
of the EA-6A Prowler, A6-A Intruder, and precision-guided weapons. The Prowlers became vital to OAS missions by suppressing new threat systems like the SA-2 to provide suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) for the strike packages. The…
MCTP 3-20G ·Marine Corps ·2018 Air Reconnaissance
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Headquarters United States Marine Corps Washington, D.C. 20350-3000 4 April 2018 CHANGE 1 to MCTP 3-20G Air Reconnaissance 1. This publication has been edited to ensure gender neutrality of all applicable and…
MCTP 3-30A ·Marine Corps ·2020 Command and Staff Action
MCTP 3-30A MAGTF Command and Staff Action 1-1 CHAPTER 1. COMMAND AND STAFF ORGANIZATION Ever since armies became too large for one person to easily lead, the art of command and control (C2) provided a key component of military…
MCTP 3-30B ·Marine Corps ·2018 Information Management
TO INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Foundation Information management by itself is an enabler of command and control rather than a discrete element of it. The pillars of command and control are people; information; and the command and control (C2)…
MCTP 3-30D ·Marine Corps ·2023 Religious Ministry in the United States Marine Corps
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…
MCTP 3-30E ·Marine Corps ·2016 Combat and Operational Stress Control
Leaders at all levels are responsible for preserving the psychological health of their Marines, Sailors, and family members, just as they are responsible for preserving their physical health. This responsibility applies to every link in…
MCTP 3-30F ·Marine Corps ·2018 Marine Corps Public Affairs
The three most important things the Marine Corps does for the Nation are make Marines, win battles, and return quality citizens. Public affairs (PA) is an integral part of warfighting and solidifies the existing, indispensable bond between…
MCTP 3-30G ·Marine Corps ·2020 Marine Corps Manpower and Personnel Administration
Chapter 1 Fundamentals People are the Marine Corps' greatest asset. Personnel administration's focus on the individual Marine and Sailor, the civilian workforce, and their families ensures units are trained and ready to serve and fight at…
MCTP 3-31B ·Marine Corps ·2025 Marine Air-Ground Task Force Targeting
Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) fires and effects is the coordinated and collective employment of fires, information capabilities, and systems to create desired effects throughout the battlespace to achieve objectives. Under the…
MCTP 3-32A ·Marine Corps ·2018 Marine Air Ground Task Force Combat Camera
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-33.7, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Combat Camera, informs the Marine airground task force (MAGTF) commander and staff planners on combat camera (COMCAM) capabilities. Combat camera is an…
MCTP 3-32B ·Marine Corps ·2017 Operations Security (OPSEC)
Navy and Marine Corps operations security (OPSEC): identifying critical information, analyzing threats and vulnerabilities, and applying countermeasures in planning and operations.
MCTP 3-32F ·Marine Corps ·2024 Deception
Deception is a deliberate distortion of reality imposed on another where the deceiver gains an advantage. Military, deception refers to "actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary military, paramilitary, or violent extremist…
MCTP 3-40A ·Marine Corps ·2025 Health Service Support
into the operating area, rapid movement, formation, deployment, and redeployment in forward areas. Casualty Receiving and Treatment Ships. Large-deck amphibious ships are designated for use as CRTSs. This capability is distinguished by a…
MCTP 3-40B ·Marine Corps ·2025 Tactical Logistics
Logistics is defined as, "Planning and executing the movement and support of forces" (DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, hereafter referred to as DoD Dictionary). Logistics, as one of the Marine Corps' seven warfighting…
MCTP 3-40C ·Marine Corps ·2018 Operational-Level Logistics
MCWP 4-12 Operational-Level Logistics 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS LEVELS OF LOGISTICS Logistics, broadly defined as planning and executing the movement and support of forces (Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of…
MCTP 3-40D ·Marine Corps ·2023 General Engineering
ATP 3-34.40/MCTP 3-40D provides doctrine for the conduct of general engineering support by the Army and Marine Corps. It emphasizes the general engineering unity of effort by providing a common philosophy, language, and purpose. General…
MCTP 3-40E ·Marine Corps ·2020 Maintenance Operations
MCTP 3-40E Maintenance Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 MAINTENANCE FUNDAMENTALS Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 4, Logistics, indicates that "the complexity of the tasks involved in supporting a high technology force also increases as…
MCTP 3-40F ·Marine Corps ·2020 Distribution and Transportation Operations
MCTP 3-40F Distribution and Transportation Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS The Marine Corps organizes tactical-level logistics into six functions of combat service support (CSS). One of those functions is transportation; however, the…
MCTP 3-40H ·Marine Corps ·2019 MAGTF Supply Operations
MCTP 3-40H MAGTF Supply Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW The Marine Corps task organizes across the range of military operations in accordance with its statutory mandate to provide forces by forming integrated combined arms Marine…
MCTP 6-10A ·Marine Corps ·2024