Organization of the Marine Corps

The mission of the reserve is to ..

augment and reinforce Active Component Marine forces in time of war, national emergency, or contingency operations; provide personnel and operational tempo relief for the active forces in peacetime; and provide service to the community

The primary mission of Marine Corps __ is to participate as the air component of the MAGTF in the seizure and defense of advance naval bases and to conduct such land operations as may be essential for the prosecution of a naval campaign.

aviation

The MEB is normally commanded by a __

brigadier general

Each MEU consists of:

ce gce- infantry battalion reinforced ace- medium tiltrotor squadron lce- combat logistics battalion

A __ normally commands a MEF

lieutenant general

The most significant attribute of the MLG is that it is a ..

permanently organized command charged with the responsibility of providing all major tactical logistics functions for the MEF beyond the organic capabilities of the supported units/organizations.

There are seven standing MEU CEs:

the 11th, 13th, and 15th MEUs reside with I MEF; the 22nd, 24th, and 26th MEUs reside with II MEF; and the 31st MEU resides with III MEF

All MAGTFs are comprised of four core elements:

• A command element (CE). • A ground combat element (GCE). • An aviation combat element (ACE). • A logistics combat element (LCE)

The major commands that constitute the primary reservoir of combat capabilities that source a MAGTF are:

• A permanent Command Element (CE). • A GCE of one or more Marine Divisions (MARDIV). • An ACE of one or more Marine Aircraft Wings (MAW). • A LCE of one or more Marine Logistics Groups (MLG).

The three standing MEFS and their locations are:

• I MEF based in southern California and Arizona. • II MEF based in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. • III MEF based in Japan and Hawaii.

MAGTFs are generally categorized in four types:

• Marine expeditionary force. • Marine expeditionary brigade. • Marine expeditionary unit. • Special purpose Marine air-ground task force

Designation of an SPMAGTF is based on:

• The mission it is assigned ("Special Purpose MAGTF Hurricane Relief"). • The location in which it will operate ("Special Purpose MAGTF Somalia"). • The name of the exercise in which it will participate ("Special Purpose MAGTF Unitas"). • A SPMAGTF may be of any size—but normally no larger than a MEU

A Colonel commands a MEU and deploys with __ days of sustainment

15

The three standing MEBs are:

1st MEB located in Camp Pendleton, CA (I MEF) 2d MEB located in Camp Lejeune, NC is aligned to II MEF 3d MEB located in Okinawa, Japan is aligned to III MEF

where is 5th meb and what is it

5th MEB (not a standing MEB) located in Bahrain also serves as MARCENT (FWD) and is aligned to USCENTCOM (also known as Amphibious Task Force-51/5th MEB)

A MEF typically deploys by echelon with +++ days of sustainment

60

For any MAGTF, the ___ is composed of task-organized Marine aviation forces under a single commander

ACE

The ___ is task organized to conduct air operations, project combat power, and contribute to battlespace dominance in support of the MAGTF's mission by performing some or all of the six functions of Marine aviation

ACE

___is formed around an aviation headquarters with air control agencies, aircraft squadrons or groups, and combat service support units. It can vary in size and composition from an aviation detachment of specifically required aircraft to one or more Marine aircraft wings

ACE

The __ is the MAGTF headquarters

CE

__ is task organized to provide the command and control capabilities necessary for effective planning, execution, and assessment of operations across the warfighting functions

CE

A MEB notionally consists of the following elements:

CE GCE -infantry regiment reinforces ACE- marine aircraft group LCE- combat logistics regiment

HQ, GCE, ACE, and LCE locations of III MEF

Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan- hq 3rd Marine Division HQ Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan- gce 1st Marine Aircraft Wing HQ, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan- ace 3rd Marine Logistics Group HQ, Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan- lce

HQ, GCE, ACE, and LCE locations of II MEF

Camp Lejeune, NC- ce 2nd Marine Division HQ, Camp Lejeune, NC-gce 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing HQ, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC- ace 2nd Marine Logistics Group HQ, Camp Lejeune, NC- lce

HQ, GCE, ACE, and LCE locations of 1 MEF

Camp Pendleton, CA- hq 1st Marine Division HQ, Camp Pendleton, CA-gce 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing HQ, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, CA-ace 1st Marine Logistics Group HQ, Camp Pendleton, CA-lce

A __ commands a MEU

Colonel

The 7 Warfighting Functions

Command and Control , Maneuver, Fires, Intelligence, Logistics, Force Protection, Information.

The Marine division is employed as the __ of the MEF or may provide task-organized forces for smaller MAGTFs.

GCE

The __ is task organized to conduct ground operations, project combat power, and contribute to battlespace dominance in support of the MAGTF's mission.

GCE

___is formed around an infantry organization reinforced with artillery, reconnaissance, amphibious assault, and engineer forces.

GCE

The __ is formed around a combat service support HQ and may vary in size and composition from a support detachment to one or more Marine logistics groups.

LCE

The __ is task organized to provide all functions of tactical logistics necessary to support the continued readiness and sustainability of the MAGTF

LCE

The ___ is the smallest unit with the inherent capability of performing all six functions of Marine aviation.

MAW

The notional __ is task organized to provide a flexible and balanced aviation organization that is capable of providing the full range of aviation operations in a variety of areas without the requirement for prepositioned support, control, and logistical facilities

MAW

___ is a crisis response force capable of forcible entry and enabling the introduction of follow-on forces. It can serve as part of a joint or multinational force and its standing CE can serve as the nucleus of a MAGTF

MEB

__is unique in that it is the smallest MAGTF with a fully capable aviation element that performs all six functions of Marine aviation and is self-sustaining for 30 days.

MEB

The MEB is not a standing organization but rather imbedded within the __

MEF

The __ is the standard forward-deployed Marine expeditionary organization

MEU

Each MEF has one __

MIG

The __ provides direct support (DS) to the MEF and sustained tactical logistics to each element in the MEF in the functional areas of logistics beyond the organic capabilities of supported units

MLG

A __mission is to provide forces for amphibious assaults or to execute other operations as may be directed. It must be able to provide the ground amphibious forcible-entry capability to an amphibious task force (ATF) and conduct subsequent land operations in any operational environment.

Marine Division's

MEF

Marine Expeditionary Force

Each MEF deploys a __ on a continuous basis to provide forward presence and crisis response capabilities to the combatant commanders.

Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

The ___ is the middle weight MAGTF

Marine expeditionary brigade (MEB)

The Marine Corps Reserve Component is made up of the

Ready Reserve, the Standby Reserve, and the Retired Reserve

Selected Reserve

SELRES is that part of the Ready Reserve consisting of members of Selected Marine Corps Reserve units, individual mobilization augmentees, and members serving on the Active Reserve Program

__ form to conduct a specific mission for which a standing MAGTF or other force is either inappropriate or unavailable. they are organized, trained, and equipped to conduct a wide variety of missions that include crisis response, regionally-focused training exercises, and peacetime missions

SPMAGTFs

The standby reserve is comprised of two categories:

Standby Reserve-Active Status List and Standby Reserve-Inactive Status List

individual ready reserve

The IRR is a CMC manpower pool principally consisting of individuals who are available for mobilization, have had training, have previously served in the Active Component or in the SELRES, and who are in one of the following categories: • Have not completed their military service obligation • Have completed their service obligation and are in the Ready Reserve by voluntary agreement. • Have not completed their military service obligation and are mandatory participants, but are authorized to transfer to the IRR.

The __ is the Marine Corps' principal warfighting organization.

The MEF is the Marine Corps' principal warfighting organization.

MEF Information Group (MIG) consists of

The MIG consists of a HQ company and special staff necessary to provide administrative and logistical support to a MEF CE and MEB CE and to subordinate battalions

Ready Reserve

The Ready Reserve consists of Reserve units and individual members who are liable for immediate active duty during war or national emergency. The Ready Reserve includes the Selected Reserve (SELRES) and the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR

retired reserve

The Retired Reserve consists of Marines who have requested and have been approved for retirement. Members of this category may be recalled to active duty under Title 10, USC, Section 688

standby reserve

The Standby Reserve consists of Marines who are unable to meet participation requirements of the Ready Reserve and desire to maintain their affiliation, are bound by contractual obligation, or are officers who have failed to resign their commission. The standby reserve is comprised of two categories: Standby Reserve-Active Status List and Standby Reserve-Inactive Status List. These individuals are not required to train and are not members of units; however, they may be mobilized as needed to fill manpower requirements for specific skills.