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 3-20C ·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 3-30F ·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 3-40B ·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 6-10A ·Marine Corps ·2024 Sustaining the Transformation
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,…
MCTP 7-20A ·Marine Corps ·2023 Unit Training Guide
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…
MCTP 8-10B ·Marine Corps ·2018 How to Conduct 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…
MCWP 11-10 ·Marine Corps ·2025 Marine Corps Legal Support
CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTALS Within the Marine Corps, having Marine judge advocates serve as unrestricted line officers, expected to maintain themselves as well-rounded MAGTF officers, makes for not only a better Marine officer, but also a more…
MCWP 2-10 ·Marine Corps ·2021 Intelligence Operations
MCWP 2-10 Intelligence Operations 1-2 Intelligence has two basic complementary objectives. First, intelligence provides accurate, timely, and relevant knowledge about the enemy (or potential enemy) and the surrounding environment. In other…
MCWP 3-01 ·Marine Corps ·2025 Offesive and Defensive Tactics
Marine Corps warfighting publication on offensive and defensive tactics: common tactical concepts and control measures, movement to contact, attack, exploitation, pursuit, and defensive operations (2025).
MCWP 3-02 ·Marine Corps ·2014 Insurgencies and Countering Insurgencies
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.…
MCWP 3-03 ·Marine Corps ·2025 Stabilization Activities
MCWP 3-03, Stabilization Activities 1-2 Core Responsibility One The DoD designs, implements, monitors, and evaluates stabilization actions based on conflict assessments, operational requirements, and complementary foreign assistance. For…
MCWP 3-05 ·Marine Corps ·2025 Marine Corps Special Operations
CHAPTER 1. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FUNDAMENTALS Marine Special Operations Forces (SOF) conduct the full range of assigned special operations in any environment, focusing on sustainable expeditionary special operations that support the combatant…
MCWP 3-10 ·Marine Corps ·2018 Ground Combat Operations
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'…
MCWP 3-31 ·Marine Corps ·2024