MCTP 13-10D governs maritime prepositioning force operations, including planning and execution of MPF operations.
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It describes rapid deployment and assembly of a Marine air-ground task force in a secure area using intertheater airlift and forward-deployed maritime prepositioning ships. It covers the MPF mission, deployment flexibility, crisis response, reconstitution, logistics, and force protection.
Applies to: It is intended for Marine Corps and Navy commanders, their staffs, and other Service commanders and staffs.
The essential purpose of an MPF operation is to establish a MAGTF that is fully prepared to execute an employment mission.
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-32/Navy Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (NTTP) 3-02.3M, Maritime Prepositioning Force Operations, provides doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures to plan and execute an MPF operation.
A maritime prepositioning force (MPF) operation is the rapid deployment and assembly of a Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) in a secure area using intertheater airlift and forward-deployed maritime prepositioning ships.
ENSURE RESPONSE IN PARA 5.C. ABOVE INCLUDES LAST FOUR OF SSN, SECURITY CLEARANCE, DATE OF BIRTH, PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND AT/FP BRIEF COMPLETE. (paragraph 4)
INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL/DENTAL REQR IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPONENT COMMANDERS INSTRUCTIONS. (paragraph 6)