Marine Corps Reference Publication MCRP 3-31.2 (Formerly MCWP 3-22.2) Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) 2 May 2016) provides the
information needed by Marines to understand, plan, and execute SEAD missions in support of Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF), joint, and combined operations. This publication is for the MAGTF commander, his staff, and other personnel involved in planning and executing operations to understand the requirements to plan successful SEAD missions during an operation.
This publication:
Defines SEAD.
Assesses the threat.
Highlights capabilities and limitations of SEAD.
Discusses SEAD planning.
Discusses critical aspects of SEAD mission execution.
MCWP 3-22.2 supersedes Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 5-45, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, dated 30 September 1994.
information needed by Marines to understand, plan, and execute SEAD missions in support of Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF), joint, and combined operations. This publication is for the MAGTF commander, his staff, and other personnel involved in planning and executing operations to understand the requirements to plan successful SEAD missions during an operation.
This publication:
Defines SEAD.
Assesses the threat.
Highlights capabilities and limitations of SEAD.
Discusses SEAD planning.
Discusses critical aspects of SEAD mission execution.
MCWP 3-22.2 supersedes Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 5-45, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, dated 30 September 1994.
