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Seven elements of the Marine Corps mssion
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Provide FMF to the fleet
Provide security detachments at naval stations and bases Provide for airborne operations in coordination with the triservice according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff Develop x2 in coordination with the triservice the doctrine, tactics, techniques/procedures and equipment for amphibious and airborne operations Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs Perform duties as the President may direct |
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Two Parallel Chains of Command
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Service chain begins with the President, through Secretary of Defense and continues through Secretary of the Navy and Commandant of the Marine Corps
Operational chain runs from the President, through the Secretary of Defense, directly to commanders of combatant commands |
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Three Marine Corps operating forces
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Marine Corps forces (MARFOR) employed as part of Naval expeditionary forces with Commander US Atlantic, Pacific Fleet and Commander Naval Forces Europe
Marine Corps security forces (MCSF) 3400 Marines who protect key naval installations and facilities worldwide. Marine security guard detachments at embassies and consulates assigned to 121 diplomatic posts in 115 countries |
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Purpose of Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)
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Consists of the Commandant of the Marines Corps and those staff agencies that advise and assist him in discharging those responsibilities. The Commandant is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the administration, discipline, internal organization, training requirements, efficiency and readiness.
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Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF)
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Balanced, combined-arms forces with organic ground, aviation, and sustainment elements. They are flexible, task-organized forces that can respond rapidly to a contingency anywhere in the world and are able to conduct a variety of missions
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Marine Expenditionary Forces (MEF)elements and components
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Command Element (CE)
Marine Air Wing, Air combat Element (ACE) Marine Division, Ground Combat Element (GCE) Force Service Support Group (FSSG, combat Service Support Group (CSSE) |
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Command Element (CE)
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Headquarters, task organized to provide command and control capabilities. Consists of Command section, G-1 Division (personnel and administration) G-2 (intelligence and counterintelligence) G-3 (operations and training) G-4 (logistics) G-5 (plans) G-6 (communications and information systems) Comptroller divsion, communication Security Management Office, Special operations Training Group, Staff Judge Advocate Branch, Public Affairs Office Branch
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Location of the three standing MEFs
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I MEF southern California and Arizona
II MEF North and South Carolina III MEF Japan and Hawaii |
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Mission of Marine Expeditionary Brigades
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Commanded by Brigadier General
Rapid deployment and employment via amphibious shipping, stategic airlift, marrying with Maritime prepositioned Force (MPF) assests or any combination |
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Elements of a MEB
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CE
ACE - Marine aircraft group GCE - reinforced infantry regiment CSSE - Brigade Service Support Group (BSSG) |
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Mission of Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU)
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Self sustaining with rapid crisis response capability to execute a full range of military operations including: Reconnaissance and surveillance; specialized demolitions; tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP); seizure/recovery of offshore energy facilities; seizure/recovery of selected personnel or material; visit, board, search and sezuire vessels, in extremis hostage recovery.
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Elements of MEU
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CE
ACE - reinforced helicopter squadron GCE - infantry battalion reinforced with artillery CSSE - task organized CSSE |
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Location of seven standing MEUs
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I MEF - 11th, 13th, 15th MEU
II MEF - 22nd, 24th, 26th MEU III MEF - 31st MEU |
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Mission of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Elements (SPMAGTF)
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Used for special purposes - disater relief, humanitarian assistance, noncombatant evacuation operations, or sercurity operations or in unique instaces such as Exxon Valdez oil spill containment
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Elements of (SPMAGTF)
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CE
ACE - task organized detachment of aircraft GCE - a platoon size element CSSE - task organized fpr specific requirments |
