Chapter 7: USMC

ProKnow Spring 2024-2025

The Marine Corps, within the Department of the Navy, shall be so organized as to include not less than ____ combat divisions and ____ air wings, and such other land combat, aviation, and other services as may be organic therein.

three; three

The Marine Corps shall develop, in coordination with the ____ and the ____, those phases of amphibious operations that pertain to the tactics, technique, and equipment used by landing forces.

Army; Air Force

“We are warfighters within a warfighting organization. Our Corps performs three important functions for our Nation - we ____ and we ____ and we _____.”

Make Marines; Win Battles; Return Quality Citizens

Fundamental to our character as a Marine Corps is our role as the ____

Nation’s force-in-readiness

MAGTF

Marine Air-Ground Task Forces

GCE

Ground Combat Element

GCE

Infantry (battalion, regiment, or division) augmented with artillery, Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), combat engineers, and reconnaissance assets.

ACE

Aviation Combat Element

ACE

Contains aircraft to support the tactical situation. Tactical helicopters with fixed wing assets for close air support

LCE

Logistics Combat Element

LCE

Provides all necessary logistical support to the MAGTF including Transportation, Engineering, Embarkation, Medical/Dental, and Headquarters and Service.

CE

Command Element

CE

Administration, intelligence, operations, logistics, communications, medical, legal, chaplain, etc.

Marine Expeditionary Unit (~2.2K)

Infantry Battalion Reinforced

Composite Squadron Reinforced

(Task-Organized Logistics Combat Element)

2

Marine Expeditionary Force (~40K to ~80K)

Marine Division(s)

Marine Aircraft Wing

Marine Logistics Group

5

Special Purpose MAGTFs

Advisors/Training Teams

(Mission Dependent)

1

Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) (~16.5K to ~ 40K)

Marine Division

Marine Aircraft Wing

Marine Logistics Group

4

Marine Expeditionary Brigade (~14K to ~ 17K)

Infantry Regiment Reinforced

Marine Aircraft Group

Combat Logistics Regiment

3

Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)

The MEF is the largest principal warfighting element in the active force structure of the Marine Corps…

The MEF is commanded by a…

Lieutenant Colonel

Each MEF has one to ___ Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) assigned to it that deploy throughout the globe.

three

Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)

The MEB is the next largest MAGTF structure the Marine Corps employs.

Why is the MEB not a permanent structure?

The MEB is typically stood up for specific theaters and engagements, such as MEB Afghanistan (MEB A)

The MEF is typically commanded by a…

Brigadier or Major General

Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

In combat and non-combat situations alike, the Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is our nation’s self-contained, forward-deployed response force.

Which may embark aboard amphibious assault ships?

MEU

Special Purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF)

May be formed to conduct a specific mission that is limited in scope and focus and often in duration.

Which is a relatively small force—the size of a MEU or smaller?

SPMAGTF

The United States Marine Corps is a direct descendent of the _______, who were founded in ____.

British Royal Marines; 1664

The Continental Marine Act of ____, Congress decreed, “That __ battalions of Marines be raised...that particular care be taken that no persons be appointed to offices, or enlisted into said battalions, but such as are good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve for and during the present war with Great Britain and the Colonies”

1775; two