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Marine Corps Mission and Organization Fundamentals Section 103
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12/11/2008

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Term
Seven Elements of the Marine Corps Mission
Definition

1.Provide Fleet Marine Force

2.Provide Detachments organizationfor armed vessels

3.Develop doctrin,tactics techniques for amphibious operations

4.Provide Airborne operations

5.Develop doctrine, procedures and equipment for airborne operations

6.Expand Peacetime componets to meet wartime needs

7.Perform such other duties as the president may direct  

 

 

Term
Two Parallel chains of command
Definition
Service & Operational
Term
The Service Chain of Command
Definition

President

Secretary of the Defence

Secretary of the Navy

Commandant of the Marine Corps

 

Term
Operational Chain of Command
Definition

President

Secretary of Defence

Secretary of the Navy

Commanders of Combatant Commands

Term
Three Marine Corps Opreating Forces
Definition

MARFOR- Marine Corps Forces

MCSF- Marine Corps Security Forces

MSG- Marine Corps Security Guard

 

Term
(MARFOR) Marine Corps Forces
Definition

Organized into MAGTF's

(Marine Air Ground Task Force)

 

Atlantic, Pacific, and Europe

Term

(MCSF) Marine Corps Security Forces  

Definition
3,400 Marines who protect Naval installations and facilities world wide
Term
(MSG) Marine Security Guard
Definition
Guard Embassies and Consulates in 115 countries  
Term

(MAGTf)

Marine Air Ground Task Force

Definition

The principal organization of the Marine Corps

Task Organized

Capability to conduct sustained Operations Ashore

Term
Command Element
Definition

MAGTF Headquarters

Task organized to perform Command and Control

 

 

Term
G-1
Definition
Personnel and Administration
Term
G-2
Definition
Intelligence and Counterintelligence
Term
G-3
Definition
Operations and training
Term
G-4
Definition
Logistics
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G-5
Definition
Plans
Term
G-6
Definition

Communications and Information systems

 

Term
Mission of the Command Element (CE)
Definition
To Provide Command and Control to the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
Term

Air Combat Elemnt (ACE)

Definition
Task Organized to support the  MAGTF in performing some or all SIX Functions of Marine Aviation
Term
Marine Division Ground Combat Element (GCE)
Definition

Task Organized to suport the MAGTF by performing Ground operations

 

Infantry

Artillery

Recon

Armor

Engineering

Term

Marine Logistics Group (MLG)

Logistics Combat Element (LCE)

Definition
Task Organized Group/Element Full range of LCE functions support readiness and sustainability of the MAGTF 
Term

1st Marine Exepeditionary Force

(I-MEF)

Definition
Southern California and Arizona
Term

2nd Marine Expeditionary Force

(II-MEF)

Definition
North and South Carolina
Term

3rd Marine Expeditionary Force

(III-MEF)

Definition
Japan and Hawaii
Term
MEF Consists of
Definition

Permanent (CE) Command Element

Marine Division

(MAW) Marine Air Wing

(FSSG) Force Service Support Group

Term
(MEB) Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Definition

Is a MAGTF built around a

(GCE) Ground Combat Element

a Reinfroced Infantry Regiment

(ACE) Air Combat Element

(CLR) Combat Logistic Regiment

 

Term

MEU(SOC)

Marine Expeditionary Unit Speical Operations Capable

Definition
The standard forward-deployed Marine expeditionary organization
Term

1st MEF MEU's

Definition

11th MEU

13th MEU

15th MEU

Term
2nd MEF MEU's
Definition

22nd MEU

24th MEU

26th MEU

Term

3rd MEF MEU

Definition
31st MEU
Term

(SPMAGTF)

Speical Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force

Definition

Disaster Relief

Humanitarian assistance

(NEO) Non combatant evacuation operation  

Security operations

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