MCWP 3-03 governs Marine Corps stabilization activities, including missions, tasks, planning considerations, and operations across the competition continuum.
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MCWP 3-03 codifies eleven common stabilization missions, nine associated Marine Corps tasks, and eleven supporting stabilization activities with associated tasks. It addresses operational environments, host-nation capacity, human security, governance, economic and infrastructure development, and integrated military and civilian efforts.
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication 3-03, Stabilization Activities, codifies the eleven common stabilization missions, the nine associated Marine Corps tasks (MCTs), and the eleven supporting stabilization activities and associated MCTs, in addition to other planning considerations for the Fleet Marine Forces when conducting stabilization activities.
Stabilization activities occur throughout the competition continuum.
Whether Marines are conducting foreign humanitarian assistance missions, peace operations, or working concurrently with offensive and defensive operations during an armed conflict, they cannot ignore the presence of the population and its needs.