103 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MISSION AND ORGANIZATION FUNDAMENTALS Flashcards
What are the 7 elements of the Marine Corps?
Provide Fleet Marine Forces for naval campaigns, provide detachments for Navy vessels and security, develop amphibious doctrine with other services, provide forces for airborne ops, develop airborne doctrine, expand peacetime components for wartime, perform duties as directed by the President.
Who makes up the Service COC?
POTUS, SECDEF, SECNAV, Commandant
Who makes up the operational COC?
POTUS, SECDEF, Commanders of combatant commands
What are the 3 Marine Corps operating forces?
MARFOR, MCSF, Security guard detachments
Commanders of MARFOR Atlantic and Pacific serve as what?
Component commanders
Commanders of MARFOR Atlantic and Pacific serve with what status?
Naval Type Commander
MCSF is composed of how many Marines?
3400
MCSF protect what?
Key Naval installations and facilities worldwide
Marine Security guard detachments provide forces to what?
Department of State for embassy security
What is the Marine Security guard detachments current assignment?
121 diplomatic posts in 115 countries
The internal organization of Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps is described in what manual?
Headquarters Marine Corps Organizational Manual
Who makes up HQMC?
Commandant and staff agencies that advise and assist discharge of responsibilities
The Commandant is responsible to who and to what?
SECNAV - total performance of the Corps
What is a MAGTF?
Principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range of military ops.
What is the Command Element (CE)?
MAGTF headquarters, task organized to provide command & control capabilities
What does the CE consist of?
Command Section, G-1 (personnel/admin), G-2 (intel/counterintel), G-3 (ops/training), G-4 (logistics), G-5 (plans), G-6 (comm/info systems), Comptroller, Comm Security Mgmt Office, Special Ops Training Group, Staff Judge Advocate, Public Affairs
What is the mission of the CE?
Provide command/control of the MEF, responsible for direction, planning, coordination of air, ground & logistical ops
Marine Headquarters Group (MHG) provides what?
Admin, training & logistical support to MEF and MEB command elements
Marine Headquarters Group (MHG) functions as what?
Higher headquarters for the 4 major subordinate elements
What is the mission of the Marine Forces Reserve (MFR)?
Augment and reinforce active Marine forces in time of war, national emergency or contingency ops
What is the purpose of the ACE?
Task organized to support the MAGTF mission by performing up to 6 functions of Marine aviation
What is the size of an ACE?
Can vary from an aviation detachment to multiple MAWs
How is a GCE formed?
Formed around an infantry organization reinforced with artillery, recon, armor and engineer forces
A Logistics Combat Element is formed around what?
CSS headquarters
What size is a LCE?
May vary from support detachment to multiple MLGs
How many standing MEFs exist?
3
Where is I MEF located?
SOCAL, Arizona
Where is II MEF located?
North & South Carolina
Where is III MEF located?
Japan & Hawaii
What does each standing MEF consist of?
Permanent CE and one MARDIV, MAW, FSSG
What is a MEB built around?
Reinforced infantry regiment, aircraft group and a Brigade Service Support Group (BSSG)
What rank normally commands a MEB?
(O-7) Brigadier General
What is the ACE within a MEB?
MAG
What is the GCE within a MEB?
MARREG (reinforced infantry regiment)
What is the LCE within a MEB?
BSSG (Brigade Service Support Group)
What reinforcements does the ACE provide to a MEU?
CH-46, CH-53, Cobras, UH-1N, and Harriers
What reinforcements does the GCE provide to a MEU?
Infantry battalion, CEB, Artillery, Recon, Tanks, LAR, and AAV
What reinforcements does the LCE provide to a MEU?
Supply, Motor T, Medical, Dental, COMM, NBC - with their own equipment
What specialized operations is a MEU capable of?
Reconnaissance and surveillance, specialized demolitions, TRAP, seizure/recovery of offshore facilities, seizure/recovery of personnel/materiel, VBSS, in-extremis hostage recovery
A MEU Command Element (CE) consists of what sections?
Command Section, Chaplain, HQ commandant, Public Affairs, S1-S6
What is V/STOL?
Vertical/short takeoff and landing
What is the GCE within a MEU?
BLT (Battalion Landing Team)
What is an LCE within a MEU?
Combat Logistics Battalion
How many standing MEU CEs exist?
7
What MEUs reside in I MEF?
11, 13, 15
What MEUs reside in II MEF?
22, 24, 26
What MEU resides in III MEF?
31
What instances would a SPMAGTF be utilized?
Disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, noncombatant evac ops, security ops or unique instances
What is the ACE of a SPMAGTF?
Task organized detachment of aircraft
What is the GCE of a SPMAGTF?
Composed of a platoon sized element
Describe an LCE of a SPMAGTF
Task organized to meet the specific service support requirements
