102 USMC Mission and Organization Flashcards
MAGTF Concept formalized with …
- MAGTF concept formalized with the National Security Act of 1947, amended in 1952 (even though FMF created in 1933). Act also prevented Marines Corps from being folded into the Army.
- USMC changes (to current structure) completed in 1958.
- Department of Defense created in 1947, utilizing lessons learned from WWII.
Roles and Functions of Marines Corps
Roles and Functions of Marines Corps
- Provide Fleet Marine Forces - (combined arms & air support for seizure and defense of advanced naval bases, and land operations necessary for execution of naval campaign)
- Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy, and security detachments for Navy property at stations and bases.
- Develop doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment for amphibious operations
- Develop and provide Marine forces for airborne operations
- Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs
- Perform other duties as the president may direct
MAGTF – Marine Air-Ground Task Force
MAGTF – Marine Air-Ground Task Force
- Balanced, air-ground, combined arms formations under a single commander.
- Principal organization for all Marine Corps Missions across the range of military operations.
- Expeditionary by nature
- Vary in size and capability according to their mission
CE – Command Element
GCE – Ground Combat Element
ACE – Air Combat Element
LCE – Logistics combat element
- MAGTF may have attached forces from other Services and nations, such as naval construction battalions or infantry/armor brigades.
- Can be expanded as needed.
Command Element
Command Element
-MAGTF Headquarters
-Provides Command & Control capabilities necessary for effective planning, execution, and assessment of operations.
-Command element may include additional C2 and intelligence capabilities from national and theater assets, force reconnaissance assets, signals intelligence capabilities from the radio battalion, and a force fires coordination center.
Ground Combat Element
Ground Combat Element
- GCE task-organizes to conduct ground operations in support of the MAGTF’s mission
- Formed around an infantry organization reinforced with artillery, reconnaissance, light armored reconnaissance, assault amphibian, tank, and engineer forces.
- Can be as small as a rifle platoon, or as big as a DIV.
- Only MAGTF element that can seize and occupy terrain.
Aviation Combat Element
Aviation Combat Element
- ACE task-organizes 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 following 6 functions of Marine Aviation:
1. ) Anti-Air Warfare
2. ) Assault Support
3. ) Electronic Warfare
4. ) Offensive Air Support
5. ) Air Reconnaissance
6. ) Control of aircraft and missiles
Logistics Combat Element
Logistics Combat Element
- LCE task-organizes to provide all functions of tactical logistics necessary to support the continued readiness and sustainability of the MAGTF.
- 6 functions: Supply, Maintenance, Transportation, Engineering, Health Services, Other Services (legal, exchange, food, postal, religious, mortuary, recreation).
Special Purpose MAGTF (SP-MAGTF)
Special Purpose MAGTF (SP-MAGTF)
- Any size, but normally no bigger than MEU
- Tailored capabilities required to accomplish a particular mission
- CE is usually Regimental-level headquarters… even though it’s no bigger than a MEU…
- Often used for sea-based security or for sea-based foreign Humanitarian Assistance
MAGTF SIZE (from large to small)
& corresponding element…
MEU – Marine Expeditionary Unit
MEU – Marine Expeditionary Unit
- Commanded by Colonel
- Usually embarked aboard Navy Amphibious Ready Groups (ARGs)
- 2,200 Marines and Sailors
-Continuous forward naval presence in key regions to conduct steady-state security cooperation, military engagement, and deterrence, as well as immediate response to crises and contingencies
CE – May include additional Command & Control or signals intelligence assets
GCE – Infantry Battalion Landing Team, reinforced with attachments as required (artillery, recon, engineer, tanks, LAR units, Assault Amphibian unites, others…)
ACE – Helicopter squadron
LCE – Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) – capable of all 6 logistics functions
11th, 13th, & 15th MEU = MARFORPAC, I MEF, West Coast based
22nd, 24th, & 26th MEU = MARFORCOM, II MEF, East Coast based
31st MEU = MARFORPAC, III MEF, part of the forward-deployed naval force in the pacific.
- Forces on a MEU usually train together for several months before deploying for 6 months.
- Carries enough supplies for MEU to conduct operations ashore for 15 days
MEB - Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MEB - Marine Expeditionary Brigade
- Commanded by Brigadier General
- Mid-sized MAGTF
- 16,000 Marines and Sailors
- Lead echelon of the MEF
- 30 days of sustainment
-Major security cooperation operations, respond to larger crises or contingencies, and participate in major operations and campaigns
- Provide “building blocks” for forcible entry and other operations, providing the landing forces for amphibious assault and the fly-in echelons that “marry-up” with equipment and supplies delivered by maritime prepositioning ships.
- Smallest MAGTF capable of performing all 6 functions of Marine aviation.
GCE = Regiment
ACE = MAG
LCE = Combat Logistics Regiment (CLR)
MEF - Marine Expeditionary Force
MEF - Marine Expeditionary Force
-Commanded by Lieutenant General
-Principal warfighting organization of the Marine Corps
- Capable of conducting and sustaining expeditionary operations in any geographic environment
- 40,000 Marines and Sailors
- 60 days of sustainment
- A deployed MEF can command units from other MEFs, the Reserves, and forces from other services or nations
- Can have multiple GCEs (Example: I MEF in Desert Storm, which had both 1st & 2D MARDIVs as well as an Army brigade).
- Usually only one ACE though, but ACE can be augmented
Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)
Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)
- Consists of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Assistant Commandant, Deputy Commandants, and other executive staff…
- Function of HQMC is to assist the Secretary of the Navy in carrying out his responsibilities.
- Recruits, organizes, supplies, equips, trains, services, mobilizes, demobilizes, and maintains the Marine Corps.
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC)
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC)
- Run by Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration (CD&I)
- He^ is tasked to develop fully integrated Marine Corps warfighting capabilities, including doctrine, organization, training and education, material, leadership, personnel, and facilities to enable the Marine Corps to field combat-ready forces.
Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM)
Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM)
Commandant’s principal agent for equipping the operating forces to accomplish their warfighting mission. Maintains expeditionary and crisis-response capabilities.
