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1. Provide... |
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| ...Fleet Marine Forces with combind arms and supporting air components for service with the USfleet in the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essental to the execution of a naval campaign. |
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2. Provide... |
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| ...detachments and orbanizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security detachments for the protection of naval property at naval stations and bases. |
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3. Develop... |
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| ...in coordination with the Rmy, Navy and Airforce the Doctrine, tactics, techniques and equipment employed by landing forces in amphibious operations. |
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4. Provide... |
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| ...Marine forces for airborn operations, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, according to the doctrine established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
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5. Develop... |
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| ...in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, procedures, and equipment for airborne opperations. |
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| ...peacetime components to meet wartime needs according to the joint mobilization plans. |
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7. Perform... |
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| ...other duties the President may direct. |
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| two parallel chains of command |
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President
Sec. of Defence
Sec. of the Navy
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
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President
Sec. of Defence
Commanders of Combatant commands |
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| Three marine Corps Operating Forces |
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Marine Corps Forces (MARFOR)
Marine Corps Security Forces (MCSF)
Marine security guard detachments |
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| Marine Corps Forces (MARFOR) |
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Organized as MAGTAF's.
Run by commanding generals.
split between atlantic, pacific, and europe. |
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| Marine Corps Security Forces (MCSF) |
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at key naval installations
3400 marines who protect key naval installations and facilities worldwide. |
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| Marine Security detachements |
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at embassies and comnsulates arround the globe.
Dept. of State for embassy security.
121 diplomatic posts in 115 countries throughout the world. |
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| Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) |
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Commandant of the MC. and thoes that advise and assist in discharging thoes responsibilites perscribed by law and higher authority.
Directly responsible to the Sec. of the Navy for admin, discipline, internal organization, training, requirements, efficiency, and readiness of marine corps. |
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| Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) |
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is the Marince Corps Principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range of military operations. Flexible, task organized forces that can respond rapidly. Trainded for missions ranging from humanitarian assistance to peacekeeping.
shore or sea-based. |
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| Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) elements |
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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 Serviece Support Element (CSSE) |
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MAGTAF Headquarters.
provde command and control to the MEF.
Command Section
G-1 = personnel and admin
G-2 = intell and counter intell
G-3 = operations and training
G-4 = logistics
G-5 = plans
G-6 = comm and information systems
Comptroller
Communication Security Management Office
Special Operations Traing Group
Staff Judge Advocate Branch
Public Affairs Office Branch |
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| task organized to support the MAGTF mission by performing some or all of the six functions of Marine aviation. |
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| Ground Combat Element (GCE) |
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| task organized to conduct ground operations in support of the MAGTF mission. Formed around infantry organization and reinforce with artillery, recon, armor and engineer forces. |
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| Combat Service Support Element (CSSE) |
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| full range of CSS functions and capabilites needed to support the continued readiness and sustainability of the MAGTF as a whole. |
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I MEF - Cali and Arizona
II MEF - North and South Carolina
III MEF - Japan and Hawaii |
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| Permanent CE, and one Wing, Div, and Group. |
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| Marine Expeditionary Brigates (MEB) |
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MAGTF built around a reinforced infantry regiment, and aircraft group and a Brigade Service Support Group (BSSG).
Brigadier Gen. normally commands MEB. |
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Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB)
CE, ACE, GCE, and CSSE |
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CE - exerciese command and control, commanded by a general and contains a SRIG detachment
ACE - marine aircraft group
GCE - reinforced infantry regiment
CSSE - Brigade Service Support Group (BSSG) |
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| Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) |
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| Standard forward-deployed marine expeditionary organization. Self-contained operating force capable of missions of limited scope and duration and as a forward-deployed extension of the marine expeditionary force. |
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| MEU's special operations are... |
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| ... recon and surveillance; specialized demolitions; tactical recovery or aircraft and personnel (TRAP); seizure/recovery of offshore energy facilites; seziure/recovery of selected personnel or materiel; visit, board, search, and seizure of vessels; in-extremis hostage recovery. |
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| MEU's CE, ACE, GCE, and CSSE |
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CE - a standing CE. provde command and control to the MEU. Contains S-1 through s-6 sections.
ACE - reinforced helicopter squadron with transoprt utility and attack helicopters, a detack of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) fixed wing attack aircraft and others.
GCE - infantry battalion reinforced with artillery, recon, engineer, armor, assult, and others.
CSSE - task organized CSSE |
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I MEF - 11th, 13th, 15th (odd/CA&AZ)
II MEF - 22nd, 24th, 26th (even/NC&SC)
III MEF - 31st (only one/HI&JP) |
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| Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Elements (SPMAGTF) |
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| 4th type of MAGTF. special purpose (ex. humanatarian, disaster...) wherever one of the other three are innapropriate. contains CE, ACE, GCE, and CSSE, all task organized to do their specific job. |
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