UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
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Purpose To provide the attendee with a basic
introduction to the U.S. Marine Corps
organization, mission, and capabilities.
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Why a Marine Corps?

• Sea-Based Amphibious Capability
• Air/Ground Structure
• Expeditionary Nature
• Ethos Duty, Honor, Country

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AMERICA LOVES HER MARINE CORPS!!
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Overview of the History of the Marine
Corps Revolutionary WarMarines in the Frigate
Navy 1794-1812War of 1812Civil War1866-1897
Spanish-American War 1898 Marine Expeditions,
1899-1920 Advanced Base and Expeditionary Era,
1916-1941 World War I World War II Korean War
Vietnam War, 1954 1975 Persian Gulf Operations
other than War - 1990s Enduring Freedom - War on
Terrorism, 2001 - ?
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Enlisted Rank Structure
E-1 Private E-2 Private First Class E-3
Lance Corporal E-4 Corporal E-5 Sergeant E-6
Staff Sergeant E-7 Gunnery Sergeant
E-8 Master Sergeant First
Sergeant E-9 Master Gunnery Sergeant
Sergeant Major Sergeant Major of the
Marine Corps
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Warrant Officer Rank Structure
WO-1 CWO-2 CWO-3 CWO-4 CWO-5
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Commissioned OfficerRank Insignia
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Major Military Occupational Specialties (MOSs)
01XX Personnel Admin 02XX Intelligence 03XX
Infantry 04XX Logistics 06XX C2
Systems 08XX Field Artillery 11XX
Utilities 13XX Engineer 18XX Tanks/AAVs 21XX
Ordnance 25XX Operational Comm
28XX Data/Comm Maint 30XX Supply 33XX Food
Service 35XX Motor Transport 57XX - NBC 58XX
Military Police 59XX Electronics
Maintenance 60XX Aircraft Maintenance 65XX
Aviation Ordnance 72XX Air Control/Support 75XX
- Pilot
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CONUS Map
MCLB, Barstow
MCB, Quantico MCCDC MCSC HMX-1
MCAGCC
HQMC
Camp Pendleton I MEF 1st MarDiv 1st FSSG
MCAS, Miramar
MCAS, Beaufort
MCRD, SD
MCAS, Yuma
MarCent MarSouth MPF, BIC
MarForRes
MatCom MCLB,Albany
MarForPac 1st MEB
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FORCE LAYDOWN EXAMPLE (MARFORPAC)
III MEF
OPERATING FORCES III MEF 3d Marine Division 1st
Marine Air Wing 3d Force Service Support Group
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC)
6,800 III MEF Marines Sailors in Hawaii
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BASES AND STATIONS (PACIFIC)
MARINE CORPS BASES PACIFIC
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Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)
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ORGANIZATION OF THEMARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE
COMMAND ELEMENT
AVIATION COMBAT ELEMENT
GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT
Bases and Stations - The Fifth Element
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TAILORING THE FORCESMARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCES
MEF MEB MEU (SOC) Special Purpose MAGTF
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MEU (SOC)
Mission To provide the geographic combatant
commanders a forward-deployed, rapid crisis
response capability by conducting conventional
amphibious and selected maritime special
operations under the following conditions at
night under adverse weather conditions from
over the horizon under emissions control from
the sea, by surface and/or air.
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MEU (SOC) Capabilities

• Amphibious operations
• Amphibious assault
• Amphibious Raid
• Amphibious demonstration
• Amphibious withdrawal
• Direct action operations
• In-extremis hostage recovery
• Seizure/recovery offshore

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MEU (SOC) Capabilities cont.

• Direct action operations cont.
• VBSS ops
• Specialized demo ops
• TRAP
• Seizure/recovery select personnel
• Counterproliferation of WMD

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MEU (SOC) Capabilities cont.

• Military Ops Other than War
• Peace operations
• Peacekeeping
• Peace enforcement
• Security Operations
• Non-combatant Evac Ops
• Reinforcement Ops
• Joint/Comb Training/Inst Team
• Humanitarian Asst/Disaster Relief

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MEU (SOC) Capabilities cont.

• Supporting Operations
• Tactical Deception Ops
• Fire Support Planning, Coord, Control
• SIGINT/EW
• MOUT
• Recon Surveillance
• Initial Terminal Guidance

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MEU (SOC) Capabilities cont.

• Supporting Operations cont.
• Limited Expeditionary Airfield Ops
• Counter-Intel ops
• Airfield/Port seizure
• Show of Force Ops
• JTF Enabling Ops
• Sniping Operations

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MEU(SOC) Task Organization
COMMAND ELEMENT

• Det, Force Reconnaissance Co
• Det, Radio Battalion
• Det, Comm Battalion
• Det, Intel Co
• Det, Intel Translator Team
• Det, Force Imagery Intrpr Unit
• Det, CI Team
• Det, Topo Team

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MEU(SOC) Task Organization
GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT

• CO, XO, Staff
• HS Company
• STA Platoon
• Rifle Company x (3)
• Weapons Company
• Artillery Battery
• Det, LAR

• AAV Platoon
• Cbt Engr Platoon
• Recon Platoon
• TOW Platoon
• SFCP
• Tank Platoon (when required)

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MEU(SOC) Task Organization
AVIATION COMBAT ELEMENT

• CO, XO, and Staff
• Det, HMM (12) CH-46
• Det, HMH (4) CH-53E
• Det, HMLA (4) AH-1W,
• (3) UH-1N

• Det, VMA (6) AV-8B
• Det, VMGR (2) KC-130
• MACG
• Det, MASS
• LAAD Battery

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MEU(SOC) Task Organization
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT

• MSSG CO, XO, Staff
• HS Platoon
• ISMO (ADP)
• Disbursing
• Postal
• Supply Detachment
• Comm Detachment

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MEU(SOC) Task Organization
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT
Cont.

• Det, Engr Spt Bn
• Det, LSB
• Det MT Bn
• Det, Maint Bn
• Det, Health Services

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OMFTS CONCEPT
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MOBILITY PROGRAMS
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Strategic Resources
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FIREPOWER
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MARITIME PREPOSITIONING SHIPPING(PACIFIC)
CSS Equipment, Food, Water, Spare Parts
Fuel, Ammo, Tanks, Artillery
14,500 Marines/Sailors for 30 Days Combat
13 Days To Korea
7 Days To Persian Gulf
2 Diego Garcia
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European Waters (without a home port)
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Last Note During the course of your career,
youll work on a lot of different projects, with
many different people civilian and military.
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Dont lose sight
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of whom you really
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work for.
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