MCTP 3-03A governs MAGTF civil-military operations planning and execution across the competition continuum.
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It covers civil operating environment analysis, civil environment modeling, civil actions, MCPP steps, targeting, and assessment. It describes CMO planning products, Annex G development, transition activities, and integration of the civil dimension into MAGTF operations.
Applies to: This publication's key audience is the MAGTF commander and staff ranging from the Marine expeditionary force to the Marine expeditionary unit, as well as infantry regiments and battalions.
The six steps in the MCPP are: 1. Problem framing. 2. COA development. 3. COA wargaming. 4. COA comparison and decision. 5. Orders development. 6. Transition. (paragraph 4)
Like the IPB, the CPB is an iterative process that precedes an OPT and should be a key inject into the first step in MCPP. (paragraph 4)
Civil-military operations planning are those actions that provide analysis, insight, and planning support products – including the Annex G – related to the civil dimension of the OE to OPTs and staffs to support the commander’s decision-making process. (paragraph 6)
The Civil Environment Model provides a framework for COA development informed by civil considerations. (paragraph 6)
The G-9 or CMO planner is responsible for producing the Annex G. (paragraph 3)