USMC Mission & Organization

Question 0

Element #2

Answer 0

PROVIDE detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy.

Question 1

1

Seven elements of marine corps mission

Answer 1

PROVIDE FMF with combined arms and supporting air components for service in the United States Fleet.

Question 2

Element #3

Answer 2

DEVELOP with the Army, Navy, and Air Force doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in amphib ops.

Question 3

Element #4

Answer 3

PROVIDE marine forces for airborne ops, in coordination with US forces according to doctrine established by joint chiefs of staff

Question 4

Element #5

Answer 4

DEVELOP with US forces doctrine, equipment, and procedures for airborne ops.

Question 5

Element #6

Answer 5

EXPAND peace time components to meet wartime needs

Question 6

Element #7

Answer 6

PERFORM duties as the president may direct.

Question 7

2 parallel chains of command

Answer 7

Service chain: president, secretary of defense, SECNAV, commandant.

Operational chain: president, secretary of defense, commanders of combatant commands.

Question 8

Marine corps forces (MARFOR)

Answer 8

1: organized as MAGTFs
2: part of naval expeditionary forces or larger joint combined forces
3: MARFORCOM (Virginia)
4: MARFORPAC (Hawaii)

Question 9

Marine Corps Security Forces

Answer 9

1: 3400 marines
2: protect key naval installations
3: not assigned to combatant commands
4: serve in marine barracks, security force companies CONUS and afloat

Question 10

Marine Security Guard

Answer 10

1: detachments at embassies, and consulates around world.
2: 121 diplomatic posts
3: 115 countries

Question 11

What is headquarters marine corps?

Answer 11

Commandant and staff agencies that advise & assist the commandant in discharging responsibilities prescribed by law and higher authority.

Question 12

Commandant; responsible to and for?

Answer 12

Responsible to SECNAV for the total performance of USMC.

Question 13

MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force)

Answer 13

1: Like a big QRF unit
2: conduct missions across the full range of military operations
3: respond rapidly with organic air, ground, and sustainment elements.

Question 14

MEF HQ Group (MHG)

MEF Organization

Answer 14

1: provides command and support
2: provides admin and logistical for MEF command
Main units: ANGLICO, comms bat., Intel bat., radio bat., & MP support Co.

Question 15

Marine Aircraft Wing, Air Combat Element (ACE)

MEF Organization

Answer 15

1: support the MAGTF mission
2: perform all 6 functions of marine corps aviation.
3: operate effectively from ships, expeditionary airfields, or austere forward operating sites

Question 16

Marine Division, Ground Combat Element (GCE)

MEF Organization

Answer 16

1: conduct ground ops in support of MAGTF
2: formed around infantry, reinforced by requisite artillery, recon, armor, and engineer forces.

Question 17

Marine Logistics Group (MLG)
Logistics Combat Element (LCE)

MEF Organization

Answer 17

1: provide full range of combat service support

Question 18

Location of 1 MEF

Answer 18

Southern California & Arizona

Question 19

Location of 2 MEF

Answer 19

North and South Carolina

Question 20

Location of 3 MEF

Answer 20

Japan and Hawaii

Question 21

Marine Expeditionary Brigade

MEB

Answer 21

1: built around reinforced infantry regiment, aircraft group, & logistics combat element
2: normally commanded by brigadier general.
3: made up of command element, ACE, GCE, and LCE

Question 22

Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

Answer 22

1: standard forward deployed Marine expeditionary organization
2: Mission is to provide forward deployed, sea based, rapid crisis response
3: capable of full range of military ops

Question 23

MEU maritime special ops capabilities

Answer 23

Recon & surveillance
Specialized demo
Tactical recovery of aircraft & person
VBSS
In extremis hostage recovery
Seizure/recovery of offshore energy facilities and selected person or material

Question 24

7 Standing MEUs

Answer 24

1 MEF: 11th, 13th, & 15th MEUs
2 MEF: 22nd, 24th, & 26th MEUs
3 MEF: 31st MEU