103 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MISSION AND ORGANIZATION FUNDAMENTALS

Question 1

What are the 7 elements of the Marine Corps?

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

Who makes up the Service COC?

Answer 2

POTUS, SECDEF, SECNAV, Commandant

Question 3

Who makes up the operational COC?

Answer 3

POTUS, SECDEF, Commanders of combatant commands

Question 4

What are the 3 Marine Corps operating forces?

Answer 4

MARFOR, MCSF, Security guard detachments

Question 5

Commanders of MARFOR Atlantic and Pacific serve as what?

Answer 5

Component commanders

Question 6

Commanders of MARFOR Atlantic and Pacific serve with what status?

Answer 6

Naval Type Commander

Question 7

MCSF is composed of how many Marines?

Answer 7

3400

Question 8

MCSF protect what?

Answer 8

Key Naval installations and facilities worldwide

Question 9

Marine Security guard detachments provide forces to what?

Answer 9

Department of State for embassy security

Question 10

What is the Marine Security guard detachments current assignment?

Answer 10

121 diplomatic posts in 115 countries

Question 11

The internal organization of Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps is described in what manual?

Answer 11

Headquarters Marine Corps Organizational Manual

Question 12

Who makes up HQMC?

Answer 12

Commandant and staff agencies that advise and assist discharge of responsibilities

Question 13

The Commandant is responsible to who?

Answer 13

SECNAV - for the total performance of the Corps

Question 14

What is a MAGTF?

Answer 14

(Marine air-ground task force) Principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range of military ops.

Question 15

What is the Command Element (CE)?

Answer 15

MAGTF headquarters, task organized to provide command & control capabilities

Question 16

What does the CE consist of?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What is the mission of the CE?

Answer 17

Provide command/control of the MEF, responsible for direction, planning, coordination of air, ground & logistical ops

Question 18

Marine Headquarters Group (MHG) provides what?

Answer 18

Admin, training & logistical support to MEF and MEB command elements

Question 19

Marine Headquarters Group (MHG) functions as what?

Answer 19

Higher headquarters for the 4 major subordinate elements

Question 20

What is the mission of the Marine Forces Reserve (MFR)?

Answer 20

Augment and reinforce active Marine forces in time of war, national emergency or contingency ops

Question 21

What is the purpose of the ACE?

Answer 21

Task organized to support the MAGTF mission by performing up to 6 functions of Marine aviation

Question 22

What is the size of an ACE?

Answer 22

Can vary from an aviation detachment to multiple MAWs

Question 23

How is a GCE formed?

Answer 23

Formed around an infantry organization reinforced with artillery, recon, armor and engineer forces

Question 24

What size is a LCE?

Answer 24

May vary from support detachment to multiple MLGs

Question 25

How many standing MEFs exist?

Answer 25

3

Question 26

Where is I MEF located?

Answer 26

SOCAL, Arizona

Question 27

Where is II MEF located?

Answer 27

North & South Carolina

Question 28

Where is III MEF located?

Answer 28

Japan & Hawaii

Question 29

What does each standing MEF consist of?

Answer 29

Permanent CE and one MARDIV, MAW, FSSG

Question 30

What is a MEB built around?

Answer 30

Reinforced infantry regiment, aircraft group and a Brigade Service Support Group (BSSG)

Question 31

What rank normally commands a MEB?

Answer 31

(O-7) Brigadier General

Question 32

What is the ACE within a MEB?

Answer 32

MAG

Question 33

What is the GCE within a MEB?

Answer 33

MARREG (reinforced infantry regiment)

Question 34

What is the LCE within a MEB?

Answer 34

BSSG (Brigade Service Support Group)

Question 35

What reinforcements does the ACE provide to a MEU?

Answer 35

CH-46, CH-53, Cobras, UH-1N, and Harriers

Question 36

What specialized operations is a MEU capable of?

Answer 36

Reconnaissance and surveillance, specialized demolitions, TRAP, seizure/recovery of offshore facilities, seizure/recovery of personnel/materiel, VBSS, in-extremis hostage recovery

Question 37

A MEU Command Element (CE) consists of what sections?

Answer 37

Command Section, Chaplain, HQ commandant, Public Affairs, S1-S6

Question 38

What is V/STOL?

Answer 38

Vertical/short takeoff and landing

Question 39

What is formed when an infantry battalion is combined with support and CSS units?

Answer 39

BLT (Battalion Landing Team)

Question 40

What is an LCE within a MEU?

Answer 40

Combat Logistics Battalion

Question 41

How many standing MEU CEs exist?

Answer 41

7

Question 42

What MEUs reside in I MEF?

Answer 42

11, 13, 15

Question 43

What MEUs reside in II MEF?

Answer 43

22, 24, 26

Question 44

What MEU resides in III MEF?

Answer 44

31

Question 45

What instances would a SPMAGTF be utilized?

Answer 45

Disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, noncombatant evac ops, security ops or unique instances

Question 46

What is the ACE of a SPMAGTF?

Answer 46

Task organized detachment of aircraft

Question 47

What is the GCE of a SPMAGTF?

Answer 47

Composed of a platoon sized element

Question 48

Describe an LCE of a SPMAGTF

Answer 48

Task organized to meet the specific service support requirements