MCDP 6 governs Marine Corps command and control through a broad framework for decisions, actions, leadership, and support.
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MCDP 6 covers the nature and theory of command and control, including leadership, information management, communications, planning, and decisionmaking. It provides broad guidance and authority for developing doctrine, education, training, equipment, facilities, procedures, and organization, while requiring judgment in application.
Applies to: This doctrinal publication applies across the full range of military actions from humanitarian assistance on one extreme to general war on the other.
A main point of this doctrinal publication is that command and control is not the exclusive province of senior commanders and staffs: effective command and control is the responsibility of all Marines. (paragraph 2)
Since we recognize that equipment is but a means to an end and not the end itself, our doctrine is independent of any particular technology. (paragraph 2)
Since we recognize the turbulent nature of war, our doctrine provides for fast, flexible, and decisive action in a complex environment characterized by friction, uncertainty, fluidity, and rapid change. (paragraph 2)