FMF 115 GCE Infantry Fundamentals

Question 1

115.1 Mission of Marine Division

Answer 1

To execute amphibious assault operations and such other operations as may be directed.

Question 2

115.1 Organization of Marine Division

Answer 2

Consists of: 3 Infantry Regiments, Artillery Regiment, HQ Battalion, Tank Battalion, Assault Amphibian Battalion, Combat Engineer Battalion, & Light Armored Recon Battalion.

Question 3

115.2 Mission of HQ Battalion of a Marine Division

Answer 3

To exercise, command, control, & administration of the Marine Division.

Question 4

115.2 Organization of HQ Battalion of Marine Division

Answer 4

H&S Company, division HQ w/ H&S Company, recon company, special security communications team, comms company, MP company, division band, & truck company.

Question 5

115.2 H&S Company
(HQ BTN MARDIV)

Answer 5

Provides command, admin, & security functions as well as organic supply for HQ Battalion.

Question 6

115.2 The Recon Company
(HQ BTN MARDIV)

Answer 6

Provides ground recon and surveillance in support of the division.

Consists of a company HQ section & 6 recon platoons.

Employment of the company emphasizes directed recon rather than passive surveillance.

Question 7

115.2 The MP Company
(HQ BTN MARDIV)

Answer 7

Provides route recon, evacuation & control of enemy POW, beach and perimeter defense, area security, crowd control, & investigative services.

Question 8

115.2 The Communications Company
(HQ BTN MARDIV)

Answer 8

Installs, operates, and maintains communications facilities for the division HQ, including multi-channel radio, wire, and communications center facilities.

Question 9

115.2 The Truck Company
9HQ BTN MARDIV)

Answer 9

Provides general support motor transport.

Question 10

115.3 Mission of Marine Corps Infantry Regiment

Answer 10

To locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.

Question 11

115.3 Organization of Marine Corps Infantry Regiment

Answer 11

Consists of a HQ company and 2 or more infantry battalions.

-When combined with other combat support and CSS units, it will form a Regimental Landing Team.

-Regiment medical platoon provides preventive medicine, tx for minor illnesses and injuries, and emergency lifesaving for battle and nonbattle casualties.

Question 12

115.4 Organization of HQ Company, Infantry Regiment

Answer 12

Contains a regimental headquarters and a reconnaissance platoon.

Question 13

115.5 Mission of Marine Corps Infantry Battalion, Infantry Regiment

Answer 13

To locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.

Question 14

115.5 Organization of Marine Corps Infantry Battalion, Infantry Regiment

Answer 14

Consists of an H&S company, a weapons company, and 3 rifle companies.

Question 15

115.6 Organization of H&S Company, Infantry Battalion

Answer 15

-Company HQ, BLT HQ, Communications Platoon, Service Platoon, Medical Platoon, & a Chaplain Section.

-Medical PLT: 2 MO & 65 HMs’

-Chaplain PLT: 1 Chaplain & 1 RP

Question 16

115.7 Organization of Weapons Company, Infantry Battalion

Answer 16

-Consists of Company HQ, Mortar Platoon, an Anti-Armor Platoon, & a Heavy Machine Gun Platoon.

-Weapons Company Mortar Platoon: 8 M252 81-mm mortars, antiarmor plt has 12 M47 Dragons, & its tube-launched, optically tracked, wire command link guided missile section has 8 TOWs.

–Heavy Machine Gun PLT: 6 each of M2 .50 cal machine guns & MK19 40mm grenade machine guns.

Question 17

115.8 Organization of Rifle Company, Infantry Battalion

Answer 17

-Company HQ, Weapons Platoon, & 3 Rifle Platoons.

-Weapons Platoon consists of: mortar section, assault section, & a machine gun section.

-Each Rifle Platoon consists of 3 squads composed of 3 four-man fire teams.

Question 18

115.9 Weapons distribution within a rifle company

Answer 18

Fire team leader = M16A2 rifle & M203 grenade launcher

Squad automatic rifleman = M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW)

All other rifleman = M16A2

Squad leaders, officers, & enlisted = M16A2 rifles

Weapons platoon machine gun section = 6 M240G machine guns.

Mortar section = 2 M224 60mm mortars

Assault section = 6 MK153 83mm shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapons (SMAWS)

Question 19

115.10 Mission of a rifle squad

Answer 19

To locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fore and maneuver, or repel the enemy’s assault by fire and close combat.