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Marine air–ground task force

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in an austere expeditionary environment. The MEU is based on a reinforced Marine infantry battalion, designated as a battalion landing team (BLT), supported by a medium tiltrotor squadron (VMM) (reinforced), containing both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft and aviation support detachments, and a
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The smallest type of MAGTF is the Marine expeditionary unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), designated as an MEU (SOC), commanded by a colonel. The MEU is capable of conducting limited, specialized, and selected special operations missions and to support and sustain itself for up to 15 days
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units (infantry battalions organized into battalion landing teams, regimental combat teams, and Marine divisions). These organizations contain a headquarters unit that provides command and control (management and planning for manpower, intelligence, operations and training, and logistics functions)
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The four core elements describe types of forces needed and not actual military units or commands. The basic structure of the MAGTF never varies, though the number, size, and type of Marine Corps units composing each of its four elements will always be mission dependent. The flexibility of the
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Since World War II, in many crises the United States Marine Corps has deployed projection forces, with the ability to move ashore with sufficient sustainability for prolonged operations. MAGTFs have long provided the United States with a broad spectrum of response options when U.S. and allied
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A Marine air–ground task force with separate air ground headquarters is normally formed for combat operations and training exercises in which substantial combat forces of both Marine aviation and Marine ground units are included in the task organization of participating Marine
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task organization of Marine Corps forces under a single commander that is structured to accomplish a specific mission. The MAGTF was formalized by the publishing of Marine Corps Order 3120.3 in December 1963, "The Marine Corps in the National Defense, MCDP 1-0". It stated:
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organized into a MAGTF (MEU, MEB, MEF) headquarters (HQ) group, that exercises command and control (management and planning for manpower, intelligence, operations and training, and logistics functions) over the other elements of the MAGTF. The HQ group consists of
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of air–ground units has, on many occasions, helped bring stability to a region and sent signals worldwide that the United States is willing to defend its interests, and is able to do so with a powerful force on short notice.
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The MEF, which varies in size, is capable of conducting missions across the full range of military operations and to support and sustain itself for up to 60 days in an austere expeditionary environment. For example, the
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units. At the division level, the GCE also contains limited organic combat service support, including a truck company, a military police/law enforcement company, and the division band.
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as well as considerable Marine air and support units. I MEF also deployed to Somalia in December 1992 for the humanitarian relief effort there as well as deploying to
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For comparison purposes, in relation to other U.S. ground and air combat forces, the MEF HQG may be considered as roughly analogous to a notional U.S. Army (USA)
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battalion has four companies of 42 AAVs each and is capable of transforming an entire Marine infantry regiment into an
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interests have been threatened and in non-combat situations which require critical response. Selective, timely and
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organizational structure allows for one or more subordinate MAGTFs to be assigned.
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Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command
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Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa
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are the USMC organizational and functional equivalents of a USA
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and dental units, along with certain specialized groups such as
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There are usually three MEUs assigned to each of the U.S. Navy
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The four core elements of a Marine air–ground task force are:
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Ad hoc units and formations of the United States Marine Corps
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division headquarters and headquarters battalion and others
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Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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than an ABCT, with 58 vice 90, respectively, the MARDIV
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A balanced air–ground, combined arms task organization
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assault amphibian, and light armored reconnaissance
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Index

Marine air-ground task force
United States Marine Corps
combined arms
credible commitment


command element
headquarters
unit
communications
ground combat element
infantry
sniper
aviation liaison/forward air controller
artillery
armor
tank
combat engineer
reconnaissance
aviation combat element
air power
fixed wing
helicopters
pilots
maintenance
logistics combat element
combat service support
motor transport
supply
medical

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