MCWP 5-1 (W/ CHANGE 1), MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION: MARINE CORP PLANNING PROCESS (24 SEP 2001)

MCWP 5-1 (W/ CHANGE 1), MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION: MARINE CORP PLANNING PROCESS (24 SEP 2001)., Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process, describes a planning process that supports decision-making by the commander. It is also a vehicle that conveys the commander’s decisions to his subordinates. It is applicable to all echelons of command and across all ranges of military operations. The Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) complements joint deliberate and crisis action planning and the naval planning process. It is a responsive and flexible process that can adapt to the needs of any size unit and adjust to any timetable. The Marine Corps planning process embodies our maneuver warfare doctrine with its tenets of top-down planning, single-battle concept, and integrated planning in order to generate and maintain tempo. This publication links to higher-level Marine Corps doctrine by describing how different echelons of command can adapt the planning process to their needs and illustrating a variety of planning tools (i.e., matrices, worksheets, formats, and examples). Although the publication is written for planning at the Marine Corps component, Marine expeditionary force (MEF), and major subordinate command (MSC) levels, the planning process is easily scalable to the regiment, group, battalion, or squadron levels. MCWP 5-1 replaces the planning process and orders portions of Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 3-1, Command and Staff Action, dated 21 May 1979.