Marine Corps Mission

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Discuss the seven elements of the Marine Corps Mission.

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Provide Fleet Marine Forces for service with the United States Fleet in the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases. Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security detachments for the protection of naval property. Develop the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in amphibious operations. Provide Marine forces for airborne operations. Develop the doctrine, procedures, and equipment for airborne operations. Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs . Perform such other duties as the President may direct

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Two parallel chains of command

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Service and Operational

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Service chain

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President, through the Secretary of Defense, and continues through the Secretary of the Navy and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

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Operational chain

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President, through the Secretary of Defense, directly to commanders of combatant commands for missions and forces assigned to their commands.

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The Marine Corps’ operating forces consist of:

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Marine Corps forces (MARFOR), Marine Corps security forces (MCSF) at naval installations, Marine security guard detachments at embassies and consulates around the globe.

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Marine Corps forces (MARFOR)

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organized as MAGTFsand are either employed as part of naval expeditionary forces or separately as part of larger joint or combined forces.

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Marine Corps security forces (MCSF)

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The MCSF include approximately 3,400 Marines who protect key naval installations and facilities worldwide.
These security forces include
Marine barracks and Marine security force companies in the continental United States (CONUS) and abroad,
as well as Marine detachments afloat.

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Marine security guard detachments

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The Marine security guard battalion provides forces to the Department of State for embassy security.

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Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

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consists of the Commandant of the Marine Corps and those staff agencies that advise and assist the Commandant.
The internal organization of Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps is described in the Headquarters Marine Corps Organization Manual.

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Commandant of the Marine Corps

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directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the administration, discipline, internal organization, training, requirements, efficiency, and readiness of the Marine Corps; the operation of the Marine Corps materiel support system; and the total performance of the Marine Corps.

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Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF).

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The MAGTF is the Marine Corps’ principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range of military operations.

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Describe a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF).

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MAGTFs are organized, trained, and equipped to perform missions ranging from humanitarian assistance to peacekeeping to intense combat and can operate in permissive, uncertain, and hostile environments.
They may be shore- or sea-based in support of joint and multinational major operations and/or campaigns.
MAGTFs deploy as amphibious, air-contingency, or maritime prepositioning forces (MPFs), either as part of a naval expeditionary force or via strategic lift.
They can present a minimal or a highly visible presence and are able to project combat power ashore in measured degrees or can provide secure staging areas ashore for follow-on forces.
MAGTFs are prepared for immediate deployment overseas into austere operating environments, bringing all means necessary to accomplish the mission.

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Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) elements and their components

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The MEF CE consists of—
(a) Command Section.
(b) G-1 Division (personnel and administration).
(c) G-2 Division (intelligence and counterintelligence).
(d) G-3 Division (operations and training).
(e) G-4 Division (logistics).
(f) G-5 Division (plans).
(g) G-6 Division (communications and information systems).
(h) Comptroller Division.
(i) Communication Security Management Office.
(j) Special Operations Training Group.
(k) Staff Judge Advocate Branch.
(l)  Public Affairs Office Branch.

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Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) (Special Operations Capable (SOC)) elements and their components.

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a. Command Element - A standing CE. The mission of the MEU (SOC) CE is to provide command and control to the MEU (SOC).
A MEU (SOC) CE contains the following sections:
Command section.
Chaplain section.
S-1 section.
S-2 section.
S-3 section.
S-4 section.
S-6 section.
Headquarters commandant.
Public affairs section.

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Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) elements and their components.

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Although not a basic MAGTF, a fourth type of MAGTF organization shall be designated as a Special Purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF). It is normally used for a special purpose (e.g., disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, noncombatant evacuation operation, or security operations) or in unique instances (e.g., Exxon Valdez oil spill containment) where employment of one of the three basic MAGTFs would be inappropriate.