NWP 1-14M/MCWP 5-12.1/COMDTPUB P5800.7A
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVY WARFARE DEVELOPMENT COMMANDNEWPORT RI 02841-1207MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMANDQUANTICO VA 22134-5001
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
COMMANDANT, UNITED STATES COAST GUARDWASHINGTON, DC 20593-0001
June 2007LETTER OF PROMULGATION1. NWP 1-14M/MCWP 5-12.1/COMDTPUB P5800.7A, THE COMMANDER’S HANDBOOK ONTHE LAW OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, is UNCLASSIFIED. Handle in accordance with theadministrative procedures contained in NTTP 1-01.2. NWP 1-14M/MCWP 5-12.1/COMDTPUB P5800.7A is effective upon receipt and supersedesNWP 1-14M/MCWP 5-2.1/COMDTPUB P5800.7 dated October 1995. Destroy superseded materialwithout report.3. NWP 1-14M/MCWP 5-12.1/COMDTPUB P5800.7A is intended for use by operational commandersand supporting staff elements at all levels of command. It is designed to provide officers in commandand their staffs with an overview of the rules of law governing naval operations in peacetime and duringarmed conflict.4. NWP 1-14M/MCWP 5-12.1/COMDTPUB P5800.7A is approved for public release; distribution isunlimited.
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