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The Cheat Sheet
Here is the master list of references I've compiled, including doctrinal publications, Marine Corps Orders, SECNAVINSTs, OPNAVINSTs, and more. This list is continuously updated as I come across additional relevant information. If you have suggestions for items to include, feel free to let me know.
Force Development
The Marine Corps Force Development System plans, designs, and implements the transition of strategic priorities into manned, trained, and equipped Marine Corps organizations able to provide capabilities to Combatant Commanders. Force Development involves integrating future capability requirements with current operational needs and consists of all activities "from guidance to Program Objective Memorandum (POM)" that integrate materiel and non-materiel elements to produce USMC capabilities for Force Generation and Force Employment. The reader is encouraged to first read the Marine Corps Force Development User Guide. This reference serves as an excellent introduction into concepts such as the Marine Corps Capabilities Based Assessment, PPB&E, Total Force Structure Process, Marine Corps Task Lists (MCTL), and many other force development processes.
| Reference | Link |
|---|---|
| Marine Corps Force Development System | Force Development System User Guide |
| Campaign of Learning | MCCDC/CD&I Force Development Strategic Plan |
| Marine Corps Capabilities Based Assessment | MCO 3900.20 |
| Total Force Structure Process | MCO 5311.1E |
| Marine Corps Task List (MCTL), Mission Essential Tasks (MET), and Mission Essential Task List Process (METL) | MCO 3500.110 |
| MCTL / MET / METL Lifecycle Management | TFSD Presentation |
| Marine Corps Doctrinal Publications System | MCO 5600.20S |
| Urgent Needs Process and Deliberate Universal Needs Statement Process | MCO 3900.17 |
| Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office | MCCDC/MCSC Charter & CDCBul 5400 |
Acquisitions
| Reference | Link |
|---|---|
| Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System | CJCSI 5123.01I |
| Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System | DoDD 7045.14 |
| Defense Acquisition System | DoDD 5000.01 |
| DON Implemenation of the Defense Acquisition System | SECNAVINST 5000.2G |
Doctrine & Training Publications
| Reference | Link |
|---|---|
| Maritime Prepositioning Force Operations | MCTP 13-10D |
| Aviation Operations | MCWP 3-20 |
| Aviation Logistics | MCTP 3-20A |
| Marine Corps Planning Process | MCWP 5-10 |
| Operational-Level Logistics | MCTP 3-40C |
| Tactical-Level Logistics | MCTP 3-40B |
| Unit Embarkation Handbook | MCTP 13-10C |
| MAGTF Supply Operations | MCTP 3-40H |
| Distribution and Transportation Operations | MCTP 3-40F |
| Aviation Ground Support | MCTP 3-20B |
| Seabasing | NWP 3-62M |
| Naval Logistics | NWP 4-0 |
| Tentative Manual for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations | TM EABO |
Force Design
| Reference | Link |
|---|---|
| Force Design: A Snapshot, May 2024 | Link |
| Force Design 2030: Annual Update, June 2023 | Link |
| Installations and Logistics 2030, February 2023 | Link |
| Force Design 2030: Annual Update, May 2022 | Link |
| A Concept for Stand-in Forces, December 2021 | Link |
| Force Design 2030: Annual Update, April 2021 | Link |
| Force Design 2030, March 2020 | Link |
Suggested Articles
| Reference | Link |
|---|---|
| "Failure is not Fatal, but Failure to Change Might Be": Operational-Level Logistics the Critical Vulnerability for the Marine Corps | Link |
| Sustaining Stand-in Forces | Link |
| Rescuing the Unreachable: Personnel Recovery and Resupply in a Contested A2/AD Environment | Link |
| Bringing Clarity to Stand-in Forces | Link |