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The purpose of this order is to establish policy, prescribe procedures and assign responsibilities regarding the quality assurance of health care provided to the operating forces.

We offer this 2009 edition of Concepts and Programs as a current picture of the state of the Marine Corps. It reviews our current exercises and deployments and describes how we fight- our operating concepts and the organization of our forces. It contains our vision of the future and the strategic direction of the Marine Corps. It reflects current information on our programs of record and our major end item equipment. Finally, it includes our annual almanac, which contains a digest of facts and figures on our personnel and budget. We pride ourselves on being good stewards of the resources provided by Congress. That starts with taking care of Marines and their families-our number one priority. We offer the Nation's sons and daughters the opportunity to serve a cause greater than themselves. In the crucible of war, their performance has been magnificent. They have added new pages to the illustrious battle history of our Corps. Innovation and fiscal responsibility are hallmarks of the Corps. In our ground and aviation programs, we continue to test, develop, and pursue the procurement of dual-use equipment. We look for new ways to employ emerging technology. Our recent publication of Marine Corps Vision and Strategy 2025 describes a balanced, multicapable expeditionary force. To Marines, expeditionary means fast, austere, and lethal - with an emphasis on austere. We must be able to get out the door fast, deploy where there is no infrastructure, and operate with lethality. Our statutory responsibility is to be an air-ground force in readiness, capable of operating across the full range of military operations. Change is one thing that is certain about the future. Populations and demo- graphics in the world will shift, and peer competitors to the United States may rise. Threats to our way of life will remain. Our enemies will adapt their tactics and techniques.

As we continue to train the Iraqi and Afghan security forces for taking control in their respective countries, and in light of rising economic and energy concerns, the Marine Corps faces a number of challenges in 2010. Our standing pledge to Congress remains to exercise fiscal discipline and act as good stewards of the re- sources they provide while maintaining the capability to operate across the full range of military operations. As the Nation's premier expeditionary force in readiness, the Marine Corps must remain fast, austere, and lethal. In November 2009, we established the Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office to analyze, develop, and direct ways in which we can gain efficiencies on the battlefield in fuel and water consumption. Our national economy is unstable and institutionally, we also face significant fiscal challenges as we look to reset the Marine Corps from operations in Iraq, support the Presidents strategy in Afghanistan, and modernize our equipment to ensure its availability and capability to meet future requirements. This edition of Concepts and Programs offers a review of our operations in 2009, underscoring how engaged America's Marine Corps has been - not only in Iraq and Afghanistan but around the world, on training exercises and in support of the engagement strategies of our country's combatant commanders. For the Marine Corps in 2010, this volume provides a snapshot of how we have structured the force to support our roadmap for the future, Marine Corps Vision and Strategy 2025. We intend for Concepts and Programs to also be a concise, useful reference of all our major programs. Our greatest commitment is to our Marines and their families; and as the Marine Corps Almanac shows in the last chapter, appropriations for our personnel comprise more than half of our overall budget. Our forces in Afghanistan will grow during 2010, and the high operational tempo we have experienced over the last several years will continue. As a naval expeditionary force and an elite air-ground team, the Marine Corps is ready and willing to go into harm's way on a moment's notice and do what is necessary to make our country safer - this is what America expects of her Marines. In the complex and dangerous security environment of the future, the Marine Corps stands ready for the challenges ahead.

The United States Marine Corps continues to defend our Nation amidst a world of ever-increasing instability and conflict. In the rugged Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan, onboard naval amphibious ships and in countless other locations, Marines are fighting our enemies and assisting our friends. All the while, we remain poised to respond to crisis in any clime or place. As, America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness, we have a statutory responsibility to be prepared at a moment's notice to respond "as the President may direct" across the range of military operation from humanitarian assistance missions to major combat operations. Our notion of "Expeditionary" is more than a slogan. It is a state of mind that drives the way we organize our forces, how we train, and what kind of equipment we buy. This past fall, our Corps conducted a comprehensive force structure review to ensure we are optimally postured for the emerging and future security environment. The results of that detailed study will have bearing on the programs and equipment we procure, now and into the future. This edition of Concepts and Programs serves as an encyclopedic reference of all our major programs and operational concepts for 2011. This publication also includes a comprehensive Almanac, detailing demographics and other important statistics of our force.

Our achievements since September 11, 2001 are testament to our long history of innovation. The dynamic nature of conflict and competition for technological advancement steels our resolve to ensure that Marines are armed with the necessary weaponry, doctrine and equipment necessary to maintain an operational advantage in any engagement. Our focus is not limited to equipment and weapons systems but reflects the development of new operational concepts and organizational realignments. Concepts and Programs 2013 is an excellent resource to better understand the Corps, our capabilities, and the course we have charted for the future. Optimizing the Marine Corps is a process, not an end-state, and spans years of investment and experimentation. The results of this continuous process will yield an increasingly lethal, diverse and versatile array of capabilities we consider vital to meet the demands of an uncertain security environment.

Our Nation faces challenges that are global in reach and scope. While today's Marines are performing superbly in every time and place, our institution must also devote attention to tomorrow's threats and opportunities. It is our obligation to subsequent generations of Marines, and to our Nation to always have an eye to the future -to prepare for tomorrow's challenges today. This Vision and Strategy document confirms who we are, what we believe, and what we do. It establishes the foundation for our operational concepts and identifies the critical steps needed to shape our Corps for an increasingly volatile an uncertain future. It is grounded firmly in our legislated role as the Nation's "force in readiness," and it will guide our Service so that we are properly organized, trained, equipped, and prepared for tomorrow's challenges. With little warning, our Nation calls its Corps of Marines front and center during its most challenging times. Responding rapidly to crisis and strategic surprise is an integral part of our history as a Corps. In the South Pacific after Pearl Harbor, in Korea after the communist invasion in1950, in the jungle outposts in Viet Nam, in the deserts of Southwest Asia, and in the mountains of Afghanistan-Marines have distinguished themselves as an expeditionary, multicapable force able to respond and win battles for our Nation. We have been prepared in the past because we understood that a force in readiness must be well-trained, broadly educated, and properly equipped for employment across all forms of warfare. We believe the individual Marine is the most formidable weapon on today's battlefield and will remain so tomorrow. Whatever the future holds, our emphasis on making Marines will not change. Expeditionary excellence requires Marines who are morally, physically, and mentally tough. Marines must be agile, capable of transitioning seamlessly between fighting, training, advising, and assisting-or performing all of these tasks simultaneously. Though our Corps has recently proven itself in "sustained operations ashore," future operational environments will place a premium on agile expeditionary forces, able to act with unprecedented speed and versatility in austere conditions against a wide range of adversaries. We must be a two fisted fighter-able to destroy enemy formations with our scalable air-ground-logistics teams in major contingencies, but equally able to employ our hard earned irregular warfare skills honed over decades of conflict. Our Corps must serve credibly as a persistently engaged and multicapable force, able to draw upon contributions from our Total Force, in order to address the full range of contingencies the future will undoubtedly present In short, we must be prepared to move with speed, "live hard," and accomplish any mission. The purpose of the vision and strategy document is to inform all Marines where we intend to take our Corps, to give combatant commanders a concept of how we might best be employed, and to provide our civilian leadership a reference point as to how we see Marine Corps contributions to national defense in the coming years and decades. This document is grounded in the Marine Corps' identity, ethos, values, and competencies. It serves as the principal strategic planning document for our Corps and reflects our legislated roles, functions, and composition. Derived from strategic guidance at the national and departmental levels, it illustrates our utility and value within the joint warfighting community.

The purpose of the order, management principles, and a clear delineation of responsibility for the execution of WSM within Marine Corps.

This order outlines the Commandant of the Marine Corps policy for implementing and maneging the TLCM framework for ground weapon systems, equipment and material.

To prescribe policies, procedures, and responsibilities for the administration of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program at naval installations and activities per references (a) through (n). This instruction is a substantial revision and should be read in its entirety.

The MCSS provides studies and analyses to ensure Marine Corps has a greater understanding of issues.

In accordance with the reference, publish revised standards and regulation regarding the training of FA-18 aircrew per enclosure.

The Marine Corps establishes this Order which provides direction and guidance on administration, safety, standardization, investigation, and management of MCFOP in order to assist in the recruitment of highly qualified applicants for Marine Corps Aviation.

This publication provides techniques and procedures for requesting, adjusting, and controlling mortars, artillery, naval gunfire, and close air support. It is intended as a field reference for supporting arms observers (mortar and artillery forward observers, naval gunfire spotters, and forward air controllers) and as a study guide and field reference for personnel seeking information on supporting arms procedures.

Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) intelligence provides decision-makers with an understanding of the battlespace. This understanding encompasses a sophisticated knowledge of the threat and the physical, political, economical, and cultural environment in the area of operations.

This order promulgates policy and procedural guidance for the management and administration of the RC within a Total Force construct. The policy and procedures contained in enclosure guide how to administer and manage the RC in order to maximize training and mobilization readiness, while reducing of administrative burdens to the greatest extent possible.

This order promulgates policy and procedural guidance for accession in the program, the methodology of personnel accession into the program, the methodology of personnel assignments, the considerations associated with a separate/retirement considerations of Reserve Component personnel who provide full-time, active duty support to the RC within the Total Force Marine Corps as outlined in reference (a) to (z)

The mission of this is to provide a forward deployed, flexible sea-based, Marine Air Ground Task Force capable of conducting Amphibious Operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations.

The reference establishes MCCRES for implementation within the Marine Corps. The enclosure, supported by the policies and procedures set fourth in the reference provide the MPS's for use in evaluation of the combat readiness of unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadrone.

The reference establishes for implementation within the Marine Corps. The enclosure, supported by the policies and procedures set forth in the reference, provide the MPS's for use in evaluation of the combat readiness of Marine Wing Support Group units to perform combat operations.

This Order provides the standardized procedures and policy for Aviation Logistics Information Management and Support Department operations.

The Single Marine Program contributes to the improvement of total force readiness, job performance, and retention by supporting the enhancement of Quality of Life for all singles Marines, included unaccomplished Marines.

The purpose of this Order is to amplify policy and procedural guidance of reference through in administering the NATOPS program within Marine Corps Aviation and set forth the NATOPS policy, organization, and requirements of the Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps.

This order establishes policies and procedures governing Reserve Component member performance of active duty beyond 16 years of cumulative active duty service.

This T&R Manual establishes required training standards, regulations, and practices regarding Security Cooperation activities that advise, train and assist foreign security forces within partner nations.

The purpose of this book is to promulgate information and instructions concerning Marine Corps marksmanship competitions and participation in interservice, national and international marksmanship competitions in amplification of reference.

This Order announces the creation of the Marine Corps Communications Awards Program (MCCAP). It consolidates several previously existing individual awards for excellence under one program, administered by the Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) Department. It also includes information on new awards that recognize contributions by enlisted Marines to the Marine Corps' mission. Enclosures (1) through (3) describe each award, including history, eligibility, award criteria, nomination dates, and the selection process. Enclosures (4) through (6) present the biographies of the awards' namesakes.

The purpose of this order is to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures concerning authorized DoD Appropriated Fund newspapers and magazines, and civilian enterprise newspapers, magazines, guides, and installation maps in support of DoD International Information Program.

The purpose of this is to revise Department of the Navy policy, procedures, and guidelines for implementation of the RAICUZ Program.

For the reference, this Order provides policy and guidance for the standardized implementation and maintenance of the UPFRP to ensure each unit, regardless of type component, deployment status or operational temp, maintains optimum unit and personal effectiveness, thereby enhancing operational readiness.

The mission of Aviation Training System is to develop a completely integrated training system across Marine aviation that links training cost with readiness in order to provide the Marine Air Ground Tast Force commander with combat-ready units.