"The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all duties to which its officers and men may be assigned; second, promptly bringing the efficiency to the attention of the proper officials…Archive106 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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
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 Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-34.1, Military Police in Support of the MAGTF, provides the doctrinal basis for employment of military police in support of Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) operations. This publication…Archive69 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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
"Know the enemy, know yourself; Your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; Your victory will then be total." — Sun Tzu, The Art of WarArchive125 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Since the tasks to be performed in any riverine operation are functionally the same, this doctrine is applicable to all riverine operations. However, it is recognized that in unusual cir- cumstances the unified/joint commander may…Archive91 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
FM 90-3 of water, heat, and wind to give deserts their characteristic barren appearance. The bedrock may be covered by a flat layer of sand, or gravel, or may have been exposed by erosion. Other common features are sand dunes, escarpments,…Archive223 pagesFieldcraft Survival
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-37, MAGTF Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Operations, addresses the planning and execution of NBC defense operations within the Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF). It sets forth the…Archive116 pagesCBRN
FM 3-5 integrates the nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) fundamentals published in FM 3-100 and implements Standardized North Atlantic Treaty Organization Agreement (STANAG) 2426. The extent and timing of decon depends on the tactical…Archive249 pagesCBRN
1. Scope a. This publication provides multiservice tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) for planning and conducting nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) reconnaissance operations to detect, define the limits of, mark, sample, and…Archive366 pagesCBRN
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-40.8, Componency, addresses the fundamental principles of Marine Corps componency. It deals with the Marine Corps component under a combatant command; the role of the Marine Corps component…Archive106 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-40.5, Electronic Warfare, provides doctrine for the employment and use of electronic warfare in support of the Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF). Electronic warfare doctrine provides a basis…Archive73 pagesComms Signal
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-41.1, Rear Area Operations, describes the Marine Corps' approach to rear area operations. It provides general doctrinal guidance for the Marine Corps component and the Marine air-ground task…Archive95 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 7-32, Raid Operations, explains doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures (DTTP) for raid operations conducted by Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs). It highlights the advantages, disadvantages, and…Archive169 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
1. PURPOSE Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 4-1, Logistics Operations, expands on the themes developed in Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 4, Logistics, and provides essential information needed to understand the…Archive90 pagesSustainment
1. PURPOSE Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 4-11, Tactical-Level Logistics, provides the doctrinal basis for the planning and execution of ground and aviation logistic support for Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) operations…Archive153 pagesSustainment
Logistics, indicates that "the complexity of the tasks involved in supporting a high technology force also increases as the sophistication of its weapons and equipment increases."2 Quite simply, the more advanced the equipment, the harder…Archive78 pagesSustainment
Bulk fuel support is a joint venture. While bulk fuel management for joint operations is the ultimate responsibility of the joint force commander (JFC), each Service is responsible for support of its forces and any other missions assigned…Archive74 pagesSustainment
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 4-11.8, Services in an Expeditionary Environment, provides the doctrinal basis for the planning and execution of services at the operational and tactical levels of war. It establishes terms of…Archive84 pagesSustainment
"Corpsman Up!" has echoed across numerous battlefields in America's history. To answer this cry, medical personnel assigned to Marine Corps forces (MARFOR) must be knowledgeable, prepared, and able to provide responsive health service…Archive97 pagesSustainment
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 4-11.3, Transportation Operations, addresses the fundamental principles required for the planning and execution of Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) transportation operations. This manual…Archive99 pagesSustainment
1. PURPOSE Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 4-6, MAGTF Supply Operations, provides guidance governing the principles and concepts of supply and the organization, planning, and execution of supply support for a MAGTF in an…Archive68 pagesSustainment
The Marine Corps Warfighting Publication 5-1(MCWP 5-1) was published in January 2000. MCWP 5-1, The Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP), replaced in part the Fleet Marine Force Manual 3-1(FMFM 3-1) that was last updated in 1979. MCWP 5-1…Archive107 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Intent. The purpose of this master's project was to write the coordinating draft for Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 5-4 on Small Wars or, as the Joint community refers to them, Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). To do…Archive170 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The most important responsibility in our Corps is leading Marines. If we expect Marines to lead and if we expect Marines to follow, we must provide the education of the heart and of the mind to win on the battlefield and in the barracks,…Archive127 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
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