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Marine Corps
Intelligence and Security Doctrine

The levels of doctrine are Marine Corps Doctrine Publications (MCDPs), Marine Corps Warfighting Publications (MCWPs), and Marine Corps Reference Publications (MCRPs).

Marine Corps Doctrine Publications (MCDPs)

Marine Corps Doctrine Publications (MCDPs) are higher order doctrine containing the philosophical underpinnings of the Marine Corps fundamental beliefs of warfighting will be published as MCDP's. When promulgated, MCDP's will supersede selected FMFM's.

MCDP 1-1 Strategy
MCDP 2 Intelligence
MCDP 6 Command and Control (PDF Version)

Marine Corps Warfighting Publications (MCWPs)

Publications promulgated as Marine Corps Warfighting Publications (MCWPs) contain the tactics, techniques, and procedures utilized by the Marine Corps in the prosecution of war or other assigned missions. When promulgated, MCWP's will supersede selected FMFM's and OH's.

MCWP 2-1 Intelligence Operations 10 September 2003 (1.9 MB)

MCWP 2-1.1 MAGTF Intelligence Operations
MCWP 2-1.2 Intelligence Battalion

MCRP 2-1A S-2 Officer Guide
MCRP 2-1B Tri-MEF Intelligence SOP
MCRP 2-1C Marine Air Ground Task Force Intelligence Dissemination 1 July 2003 (1.6 MB)

MCWP 2-2 Intelligence Collection
MCWP 2-3 Intelligence Analysis and Production
MCWP 2-4 Marine Air-Ground Task Force Intelligence Dissemination 13 July 2004

MCWP 2-12 MAGTF Intelligence Production and Analysis 27 September 2001 (6.7 MB)

MCWP 2-12.1 Geographic Intelligence 6 July 2000 2001 (2.3 MB)

MCWP 2-14 Counterintelligence 5 September 2000 (3.9 MB)
MCWP 2-15.1 Remote Sensor Operations 17 April 1997 (1.4 MB)
MCRP 2-15.3B Reconnaissance Reports Guide
MCWP 2-22 Signals Intelligence 13 July 2004

MCWP 3-42.1. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations, 14 August 2003

Marine Corps Reference Publications (MCRPs)

War Crimes, MCRP 4-11.8B, 6 September 2005

Other Publications

Marine Corps Midrange Threat Estimate: 2005-2015, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, July 1, 2005
Urban Generic Information Requirements Handbook (UGIRH) (Redacted Version), Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, MCIA-2700-002-03, June 2003
U.S. Marine Corps operations in Iraq, 2003-2006 by Kenneth W. Estes, U.S. Marine Corps History Division, 2009
U.S. Marines in battle: an-Najaf, August 2004, U.S. Marine Corps History Division, 2009
Marine History Operations in Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom I, USMC History and Museums Division, 2005
The Persian Gulf Region: A Climatological Study, Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication 0-54, 19 October 1990
Strategic Communication Plan July 2007
Countering Irregular Threats: A Comprehensive Approach, 14 June 2006 (3.2 MB PDF file)
Tentative Manual for Countering Irregular Threats: An Updated Approach to Counterinsurgency Operations, 7 June 2006
Iraq Culture Smart Card, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, May 2006 (22 MB)
1ST RADIO BATTALION MARINE FORCES PACIFIC STRATEGIC PLAN APRIL, 1996

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Updated May 11, 2010