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7 Elements of the Marine Corps |
Provide Fleet Marine Forces with combined arms and supporting air components for service with the United States Fleet in the seizure of defense of advance naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the execution of a naval campaign. Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security detachments for the protection of naval property at naval stations and bases. Develop, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in amphibious operations. Provide Marine Forces for airborne operations, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, according to the doctrine established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Develop, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, procedures, and equipment for airborne operations. Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs according to the joint mobilization plans. Perform such other duties as the President May direct. |
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2 Parallel Chains of Commands |
Service Operational |
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Service |
President Secretary of Defense Secretary of the Navy Commandant of the Marine Corps |
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Operational |
President Secretary of Defense Commanders of Combatant Commands |
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3 Marine Corps Operating Forces |
Marine Corps Forces (MARFOR) Marine Corps Security Forces (MCSF) Marine Security Guard (MSG) |
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Marine Corps Forces (MARFOR) |
Are organized as MAGTF |
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Marine Corps Security Forces (MCSF) |
Include approximately 3,400 Marine who protect key naval installations and facilities worldwide. |
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Marine Security Guard (MSG) |
Detachments at embassies and consulates around the globe. Provides forces to the Department of State for embassy security. Are currently assigned to 171 post in 135 countries throughout the word. |
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Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) |
Consist of the Commandant of the Marine Corps and those staff agencies that advise and assist the Commandant. |
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Commandant of the Marine Corps |
Is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the administration, discipline, internal organization, training, requirements, efficiency, and readiness of the Marine Corps. |
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Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) |
Is the Marine Corps’ principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range of military operations. Are task-organized, combined-arms Forces with organic ground, aviation, and sustainment. Provides a combatant commander or other operational commander with a versatile expeditionary force that is capable of multinational major operations and/or campaigns. Are organized, trained, and equipped to perform shore-or sea-based missions ranging from humanitarian assistance to peacekeeping to intense combat and can operate in permissive, uncertain, and hostile environments. When deployed aboard amphibious shipping, maintain a continuous presence at strategic locations around the globe and can be rapidly moved to and indefinitely stationed at the scene of potential trouble. Provide the JFC with the capability of reconstruction, which is the ability of an expeditionary force to regenerate, reorganize, replenish, and reorient itself for new mission without having to return to its home base. |
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Command Element (CE) |
Is the MAGTF Headquarters. It is tasks organized to provide command and control capabilities (including intelligence and communications) necessary for effective planning, direction, and execution for all operations. |
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MEF CE |
Provide command, control, direction, planning and coordination of corps-level air, ground, and logistical operations of assigned forces, normally consisting of one or more Marine Divisions, Marine Aircraft Wings, and force service support groups, and other separate units. |
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Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Headquarters Group (MHG) |
Provides administrative, training, and logistical support while in CONUS and forward deployed to the MEF and MEB Command Elements. |
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Marine Air Wing, Air Combat Element (ACE) |
Task-organized to support the MAGTF mission by performing some or all of the six functions of Marine Aviation. |
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Marine Division, Ground Combat Element (GCE) |
Task-organized to conduct ground operations in support of the MAGTF mission. |
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Marine Logistics Group (MLG), Logistical Combat Element (LCE) |
Task-organized to provide the full range of CSS functions and capabilities needed to support the continued readiness and sustainability of the MAGTF as a whole. |
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3 Standing MEFs |
I MEF - Southern California and Arizona II MEF - North and South Carolina III MEF - Japan and Hawaii |
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Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB) |
Command Element (CE) ACE - Marine Aircraft Group GCE - Reinforced Infantry Regiment LCE - Combats Logistics Regiment (FWD) |
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Tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel. Reconnaissance and surveillance. In-extremis hostage recovery. Visit, board, search, and seizure of vessels. Specialized demolitions. Seizure/recovery of offshore energy facilities. Seizure/recovery of selected personnel or materiel. |
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Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) |
CE - MEU (SOC) CE ACE - Reinforced Helicopter Squadron GCE - Infantry Battalion LCE - Combat Logistics Battlalion |
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7 Standing MEU (SOC) CE’s |
I MEF - 11, 13, 15 II MEF - 22, 24, 26 III MEF - 31 |
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Special Purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF) |
CE ACE - Task-organized detachment of aircraft GCE - Platoon-sized Element LCE - Task-organized to meet the specific logistics support requirements |
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