Narrator: The Marine Corps Planning Process is an internal planning process used by Marine Corps operating forces. It is congruous with the joint contingency and crisis action planning processes found in Joint Pub 5-0. In this course you will focus on learning how to plan MEF level operation, performing as a member of an Operational Planning Team, while focusing on the injects, activities, and results of the Marine Corps Planning Process. Since most Marine Corps operations in the future, will be conducted in a joint context, you will also learn how the Marine Corps Planning Process integrates into joint planning.