Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Magtf) Fundamentals

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MEB (7)

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1. 3,000-22,000
2. Brigadier General
3. Formed from MEF
4. Lead echelon
5. MOOTW
6. GCE, ACE, CSSE commanded by COL
7. 30 days sustainment

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1. MEF I- 2. GCE 1st Marine Division HQ 3. ACE 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing HQ 4. CSSE 1st Marine Logistics Group

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1. Pendleton, CA 2. Camp Pendleton, CA 3. Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, CA 4. Camp Pendleton, CA

Front 3

1. MEF II Camp
2. GCE 2nd Marine Division HQ
3. ACE 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing HQ
4. CSSE 2nd Marine Logistics Group HQ

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1. Lejeune, NC
2. Camp Lejeune, NC
3. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC
4. Camp Lejeune, NC

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1. MEF III
2. GCE 3rd Marine Division HQ
3. ACE 1st Marine Aircraft Wing HQ
4. CSSE 3rd Marine Logistics Group HQ

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1. Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan
2. Okinawa, Japan
3. Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan
4. Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan

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Expeditionary Readiness

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institutional mindset that we are ready to deploy

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Command Element CE (6)

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1 Command and control.
2 Intelligence.
3 Maneuver.
4 Fires.
5 Logistics.
6 Force protection.

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Ground Combat Element (GCE)(2)

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1. task organized to conduct ground operations
2. core unit is infantry

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MEF

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Marine Expeditionary
Force

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Air Combat Element (ACE)

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-reinforced w/ internal patrol

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Combined arms operations

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win hearts and minds

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Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

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provide all functions of tactical logistics

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MEF (6)

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1. 50,000-100,000
2. Lt General
3. Marine Corps principal warfighting organization
4. Fights at tactical level
5. GCE, ACE, CSSE commanded by Major General
6. 60 days sustainment

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Seabased operations

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sea maneuver, involving Navy

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MEB

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Marine Expeditionary
Brigade

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MEU (5)

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1. 1700-2800
2. COL
3. MEF’s deploy MEU’s
4. GCE, ACE, CSSE Lt Col
5. 15 days sustainment

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Forcible entry from the sea

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uninterrupted movement

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MEU

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Marine Expeditionary
Unit

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Expeditionary operations

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one
that is constantly prepared for immediate deployment
overseas into austere operating environments

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Reserve Integration

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53 percent of the
selected Marine Corps reserve end strength was activated,
surpassing any other service reserve component
activations by more than a factor of two

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MAGTFs are generally categorized in 4 types:

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1 Marine expeditionary force.
2 Marine expeditionary brigade.
3 Marine expeditionary unit.
4 Special purpose Marine air-ground task force.