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How are Marines trained, organized, and equipped?
for offensive amphibious employment and as a “force of readiness”
Name some of the mission requirements of the Marines (7)
1.Provide Fleet marine Forces with combined arms and supporting air components for service with the United States Fleet in the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the execution of a naval campaign.
2. 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.
3. Develop, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in amphibious operations.
4. 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.
5. Develop, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment for airborne operations. 
6. Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs according to the joint mobilization plans.
7.  Perform such other duties as the President may direct.
What does HQMC consist of?
Consist of the Commandant of the Marine Corps and staff Agencies
Who is CMC directly responsible to?
the Sec of the Navy
Where is HQMC located?
Location: Pentagon (Washington, DC) and Quantico, VA
What is the function of HQMC?
Function:
Administration.
Discipline
Internal Organization
Training
Requirements
Efficiency
Readiness of the Service
Material Support System
What is MARFOR?
Operating forces the heart of the Marine Corps – comprise the forward presence, crisis response, and fighting power that the Corps make available to US Unified COMBATANT Commanders.
Where is MARFORCOM and MARFORPAC assigned to and located?
The Commander, Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic, is assigned to the Commander, Joint Forces Command (Norfolk, VA)
Commander, Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, is assigned to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (Camp Smith, Hawaii)
Name the 2 combatant command level service component commands.
Marine Corps has established two combatant command level service component commands: Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic MARFORLANT and Marine Corps Forces, PACIFIC (MARFORPAC)
Name the Service Combat Commands (10)
Central Command (CENTCOM)
Pacific Command (PACCOM)
European Command EURCOM
US Northern Command USNORTHCOM
US Southeren Command USSOUTHCOM
US FORCES KOREA (USFK)
TRANSCOM
STRATCOM
SOCOM
AFRICOM
What is the purpose of MARFORCES?
Provide forces for Service Combat Commanders
Who is COMMARFORLANT assigned to?
USJFCOM (United States Joint Forces Command)
What is the purpose of MCCDC?
To Develop Marine Corps warfighting concepts;
To determine associated required capabilities in the areas of Doctrine, Organization, training and education, Equipment, and support facilities to enable the Marine Corps to field combat-ready forces.
People
Where is MCCDC located?
Quantico, Virginia
Under the Direction of the CMC MCCDC has what 3 things?
Expeditionary Forces Development Center
Training Education Command
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
What does MCCDC stand for?
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
What is the purpose of MARCORSYSCOM
To serve as the Commandant’s principal agent for equipping the Operating Forces to accomplish their warfighting mission
Information Systems and Infrastructure
Battle Space Management and Air Defense Systems
MAGTF C4ISR
What is MAGTF C4ISR?
Command, Control, Computers, Communication
Intelligences
Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Information
Where is MARCORSYSCOM located?
Quantico, VA
What are the 4 elements of a MAGTF?
CE, GCE, ACE, MLG
What is the concept of task organization with the MAGTF?
MAGTFs are 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.
The MAGTF CE is task organized for what?
to provide command and control capabilities (including intelligence and communications) necessary for effective planning, direction, and execution of all operations.
The MAGTF GCE is task organized for what?
to conduct ground operations in support of the MAGTF mission.
What is the GCE normally comprise of?
an infantry organization reinforced with requisite artillery, reconnaissance, armor, and engineer forces and can vary in size and composition from a rifle platoon to one or more Marine divisions.
The MAGTF ACE is task organized for what?
to support the MAGTF mission by performing some or all of the six functions of Marine aviation.
What is the MAGTF ACE comprised of?
an aviation organization that is augmented with appropriate air command and control, combat, combat support, and CSS units.
How is the MAGTF elements organized?
Task-organized
What is the MLG comprised of?
to provide the full range of CSS functions and capabilities needed to support the continued readiness and sustainability of the MAGTF as a whole.
How many days of supplies for a MEF?
60
How many days of supplies for a MEB?
30
How many days of supplies for a MEU?
15
What is the smallest MAGTF element that has all 6 functions of Naval Aviation?
MAW (because has MACG)
Who does the SRIG belong to?
To CE in MEF, and a detachment to the CE for MEU
What is the purpose of the MEF?
principal Marine Corps warfighting organization. It is capable of missions across the range of military operations, through amphibious assault and sustained operations ashore in any environment. With appropriate augmentation, the MEF CE is capable of performing as a JTF headquarters.
Who normally commands a MEB?
BGEN
What does the MEB provide?
Transitional capability between the forward deployed MEU and the MEF.
Supported combatant commanders with scalable, warfighting capability across the spectrum of military Ops
An Expeditionary force it is capable of rapid deployment and employment via amphibious shipping, strategic air, sealift, geographic or maritime propositioning forces assets.
What are the elements of a MEF?
CE, MAW, Division, MLG
What are the elements of the current MEB?
CE-5th battalion 10th Marines. Regimental COmbat Team 7, MAG 40, CLR-2
What are the elements of a MEU?
CE, V-22/H46 squadron reinforced, Infantry battalion reinforced, CLR
What is the GCE of a MEU comprised of?
An infantry battalion reinforced with artillery, reconnaissance, engineer, armor, assault amphibian units, and other detachments as required.
What is the ACE of a MEU comprised of?
A reinforced helicopter squadron with transport, utility, and attack helicopters, a detachment of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) fixed-wing attack aircraft, and other detachments as required.
What is a SPMAGTF?
Special Purpose MAGTF. A SPMAGTF is organized to accomplish missions for whom the MEF and MEU are not appropriate or too large to employ. It can be deployed by amphibious or commercial ships, tactical or strategic airlift, or organic Marine Corps Aviation.
How many Maritime prepositioning ships are especially configured to transport supplies for the U.S. Marine Corps?
16
How many Maritime Pre-positioning squadrons are there? and where are they located?
3. MPS Squadron One, usually located in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic; MPS Squadron Two, usually located at Diego Garcia; and MPS Squadron Three, normally in the Guam/Saipan area. In addition to Marine Corps designated ships, MPS squadron staffs also oversee all other prepositioning ships in their geographic operating areas.
How much supplies doe Maritime Pre-positioning ships have?
15,000 Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force personnel for up to 30 days
Where else is there pre-positioning forces located?
Icelandic caves still exist in Norway