103 USMC Mission And Organization Fundamentals Flashcards
First Element of the Marine Corps mission
Provide Fleet Marine Forces with combined arms and supporting air components for service with the United States Fleet
Acronym for the seven Elements of the Marine Corps mission
P P D P D E P
Second Element of the Marine Corps mission
Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security detachment
Third Element of the Marine Corps mission
Develop, in coordination with the Army, Navy and Air Force, the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in amphibious operations
Fourth Element of the Marine Corps mission
Provide Marine forces to airborne operations, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, according to the doctrine established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Fifth Element of the Marine Corps mission
Develop in coordination with the Army,Navy and Air Force, the doctrine, procedures and equipment for airborne operations
Sixth Element of the Marine Corps mission
Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs according to the joint mobilization plans
Seventh Element of the Marine Corps mission
Perform such other duties as the President may direct
What are the two parallel chains of command?
The Service and Operational chain of commands
The Service Chain of command consists of?
President, through the Secretary of Defense, and continues to Secretary of the Navy and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
The Operational Chain of command consists of?
President, through the Secretary of Defense, directly to commanders of combatant commands for missions and forces assigned to their commands.
What do Marine Corps component commanders provide?
Operational forces to commanders of combatant commands and other operational commanders as required.
What are the three Marine Corps operating forces?
Marine Corps forces (MARFOR)
Marine Corps security forces (MCSF)
Marine Corps security guard detachments
The commanders for MARFOR Atlantic and Pacific serve as what?
The serve as Marine Corps component commanders to their respective combatant commanders. They may also serve as commanding generals of FMFs, Atlantic, Pacific and Europe.
How many marines are there in the Marine Corps security forces?
3,400
What does MCSF protect?
Key naval installations and facilities worldwide
What do the MCSF include?
Marine barracks and Marine security force companies in the continental US (CONUS) and abroad
How many posts are the Marine Security Guard assigned to?
121 Diplomatic Posts
How many countries are the Marine Security Guard in?
115 Countries
What does the Marine Security Guard provide and where are there detachments?
They provide forces to the Department of State for embassy security. There detachments are at embassies and consulates.
Headquarters, USMC, consists of?
The Commandant and those staff agencies that advise and assist the Commandant in discharging those responsibilities prescribed by law of higher authority.
Who is the Commandant directly responsible to?
The Secretary of the Navy
What are the responsibilities of the Commandant?
Administration Discipline Internal Organization Training Requirements Efficiency Readiness of the Marine Corps
What does MAGTF stand for?
Marine Air Ground Task Force
The Marine Corps principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range of military operations is a?
MAGTF
MAGTFs are balanced with what organic forces?
Ground, Air, Sustainment
What do the ground, aviation and sustainment elements do?
They are flexible, task-organized forces that can respond rapidly to contingency anywhere in the world and are able to conduct a variety of missions.
What is a MAGTF capable of?
Capable of responding to a broad range of crisis conflict situations.
Where can the MAGTFs perform their missions?
Missions ranging from humanitarian assistance, to peacekeeping to intense combat. They can be sea or shore based and can be joint or multinational major operations or campaigns.
What does the MAGTF provide the Joint Forces Command?
The capability of reconstitution, which is the ability of an expeditionary force to regenerate, reorganize, replenish, and reorient itself for a new mission without having to return to its home base.
What is the MAGTF headquarters?
Command Element (CE)
What is the mission of the MEF Command Element?
Responsible for the command, control, direction, planning and coordination of corps-level air, ground, and logical operations of assigned forces. Usually consisting of one or more divisions, Marine aircraft wings, and force service support groups.
What does the MEF CE consists of?
- G-1 Division -G-2 Division -G-3 Division
- G-4 Division -G-5 Division -G-6 Division
- Comptroller Division -Command Section
- Public Affairs Office Branch
- Staff Judge Advocate Branch
- Special Operations Training Group
- Communication Security Management Office
What is the G-1 Division in charge of?
Personnel and Administration
What is the G-2 Division in charge of?
Intelligence and Counterintelligence
What is the G-3 Division in charge of?
Operations and Training
What is the G-4 Division in charge of?
Logistics
What is the G-5 Division in charge of?
Plans
What is the G-6 Division in charge of?
Communications and Information Systems
What does MHG stand for?
Marine Expeditionary Force(MEF) Headquarters Group(MHG)
What does MHG provide?
Administrative, training, and logistical support while in CONUS and forward deployed to the MEF and MEB Command Elements.
What is MARCENT designated as?
The Marine Corps service component for the US Central Command
What is MARCENT responsible for?
All MC forces in CENTCOM
What is MFR?
Marine. forces Reserve
What is the mission of MFR?
To augment and reinforce active marine forces in time of war, national emergency or contingency operations, provide personnel and operation tempo relief for the active forces in peacetime, and provide service to the community (i.e. Toys for Tots)
What does ACE stand for?
Air Combat Element
ACE is….
A task-organized to support the MAGTF mission by performing some or all of the six functions of Marine aviation.
Where can the ACE operate?
Effectively from ships, expeditionary airfields or austere forward operating sites and can readily and routinely transition between sea bases and expeditionary airfield without loss of capability.
ACE is built around what?
An aviation organization that is augmented with air command and control, combat, combat support and CSS units.
What is the size of a ACE unit?
It can vary from an aviation detachments to one or more MAWs.
What does GCE stand for?
Ground Combat Element
GCE is…
Task organized to conduct ground operations in support of the MAGTF mission.
What is GCE formed around?
An infantry organization reinforced with requisite artillery, recon, armor, and engineer forces.
What is the size of a GCE unit?
It can vary from a rifle platoon to one or more MARDIVs
What does LCE stand for?
Logistical Combat Element
LCE is…
Task organized to provide the full range of CSS functions and capabilities needed to support the continued readiness and sustainability of the MAGTF as a whole.
What is the LCE formed around?
A CSS Headquarters
What is the size of a LCE unit?
It can vary from a support detachment to one or more MLGs
Where is I MEF located?
Southern California and Arizona
Where is II MEF located?
North and South Carolina
Where is III MEF located?
Japan and Hawaii
What does each standing MEF consist of?
One CE
One MAW
One Marine Division
One FSSG
What is the MEB built around?
A reinforced infantry regiment, an aircraft group, and a Brigade Service Support Group.
Who command a MEB?
A Brigadier General
What is a MEB capable of?
Rapid deployment and employment via amphibious shipping, strategic airlift, marrying with Maritime prepositioned Force(MPF) assets, or any combination thereof.
The standard forward-deployed Marine expeditionary organization is?
The Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU (SOC))
Where does MCF maintain forward deployed MEUs?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Western Pacific
The Indian Ocean or Arabian Gulf region
The MEU (SOC) can be thought of as what two things?
A self-contained operating force capable of missions of limited scope and duration
And
As a forward-deployed extension of the Marine expeditionary force
The MEU (SOC) mission is?
To provide the NCA and the combatant commanders with forward deployed, sea-based, rapid crisis response capability to execute a full range of military operations.
What special maritime operations can the MEU (SOC) conduct?
Recon and Surveillance
Specialized Demolitions
Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP)
Seizure/recovery of offshore energy facilities
Seizure/recovery of selected personnel or material
Visit, board, search and seizure of vessels
In-extreme hostage recovery
What does the MEU (SOC) with Re-enforcements include?
ACE = CH-46, CH-53, Cobra’s, UH-1EN, and Harriers
GCE = Infantry BN, CEB, Artillery, Recon, Tanks, LAR and AAV
LCE = Supply, Motor T, Medical, Dental, COMM, NBC etc….
The mission of the MEU (SOC) CE is…
To provide command and control to the MEU
The MEU (SOC) CE contains what sections?
Command Section Chaplain Section S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4 and S-6 Sections HQ Commandant Public Affairs Section
What is the MEU (SOC) ACE element?
A reinforced helicopter squadron
What is the MEU (SOC) GCE element?
An infantry battalion
What is the MEU (SOC) LCE element?
A Combat Logistics Battalion
What MEUs are in I MEF?
11th, 13th and 15th
What MEUs are in II MEF?
22nd, 24th and 26th
What MEUs are in III MEF?
31st
What does SPMAGTF stand for?
Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force
What would you use a SPMAGTF for?
Special Purpose (Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Assistance, Noncombatant Evacuation Operation,Security Operations) Or Unique Instances (Exxon Valdez oil spill containment)
What is the ACE element of a SPMAGTF?
A task-organized detachment of aircraft
What is the LCE element of a SPMAGTF?
Is task-organized to meet the specific service support requirements of the SPMAGTF
What is the GCE element of a SPMAGTF?
A platoon-sized element
