US Marine Corps Organization

Question 1

SOB: Identify how the Marine Corps organizes for combat.

Answer 1

The Marine air ground task force MAGTF) is the Marine Corps’s principle organization for conducting missions across the spectrum of military operations

Question 2

SOB: Identify the four basic elements of a MAGTF.

Answer 2

A command element (CE)
A ground command element (GCE)
An Aviation command element (ACE)
A logistics combat element (LCE)

Question 3

SOB: Identify the different types of MAGTF.

Answer 3

Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)
Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)