MCWP 3-1, MARINE CORP WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION: GROUND COMBAT OPERATIONS (04 APR 1995)

MCWP 3-1, MARINE CORP WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION: GROUND COMBAT OPERATIONS (04 APR 1995)., Marine Corps Warfighting Pulication (MCWP 3-I), Ground Combat Operations,provides the doctrinal basis for the planning and execution of ground combat operations for ground forces within the Marine air- ground task force (MAGTF). It establishes a common reference for operational and tactical operations routinely conducted by the ground combat element of the MAGTF. MCWP 3-1 is the keystone manual for all subsequent ground combat- oriented manuals and is not intended to .provide -detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures for specific ground combat organiza- tions. It provides the link between the tactics, techniques, and pro- cedures provided in dseries manuals and FMFM 1, Warfighting; FMFM 1-1, Campaigning; FMFM 1-2, The Role of the Marine Corps in the National Defense; and FMFM 1-3, Tactics.