Source: MCDP 3 Expeditionary Operations

1. The Landscape: Chaos in the Littorals
   1. After the Cold War: The "New Anarchy"
   2. Crises: Disaster, Disruption, Dispute
   3. Fragmentation and Integration
   4. Major Regional Contingency
   5. Smaller-Scale Contingencies
   6. Non-state Actors
   7. The Developing World
   8. Population Factors
   9. Urbanized Terrain
   10. The Importance of the Sea and the Littoral Regions
   11. Weaponry
   12. Conclusion
2. The Nature of Expeditionary Operations
   1. National Interests, Crisis Prevention, and Crisis Response
   2. Expeditionary Operations Defined and Discussed
   3. Reasons for Conducting Expeditionary Operations
   4. Sequence in Projecting Expeditionary Forces
   5. Expeditionary Mindset
   6. Naval Character
   7. Strategic Mobility: Closure Rate and Global Reach
   8. Operational Mobility
   9. Operational and Tactical Competence
   10. Sustainability
   11. Adaptability
   12. Reconstitution
   13. Cost-effectiveness
   14. Conclusion
3. Expeditionary Organizations
   1. Naval Expeditionary Forces
   2. Marine Corps Forces Commands
   3. Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
   4. The Structure of the MAGTF
   5. The Marine Expeditionary Force
   6. The Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)
   7. The Special Purpose MAGTF
   8. Maritime Prepositioning Forces
   9. Air Contingency Forces
   10. Marine Component Commands
   11. Standing Task Force Headquarters
   12. Conclusion
4. Expeditionary Concepts
   1. Operational Maneuver from the Sea
   2. Case Study: The Marianas, 1944
   3. Sustained Operations Ashore
   4. Case Study: The Persian Gulf, 1990–1991
   5. Military Operations Other Than War
   6. Case Study: Mogadishu, Somalia, 1991
   7. Maritime Prepositioning Force Operations
   8. Case Study: Saudi Arabia, 1990
   9. Conclusion