Proknow Marine Corps

Being a marine is a what?

state of mind

What is an MOS?

military occupational specialty

The eagle, globe and anchor grow _____ and more ______

defined, intense

We need to understand what three things about war to understand its impacts?

Moral, mental, physical characteristics and demands

A what contributes to a cohesive doctrine of marines?

common view on war

What does our approach to the conduct of war stem from?

understanding of the nature of war

War is a ______ _____ of _____ between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military force.

violent clash. interests

The essence of war is what?

a violent struggle between two hostile, independent, and irreconcilable wills.

What are the essential principles of war?

friction, uncertainty, fluidity, disorder, and danger

War remains _____ ______

fundamentally unpredictable

True or false: minor accidents or mistakes can have a grave outcome?

True

The conduct of war is fundamentally a ________ process of _______ ______ requiring both the knowledge of _______ and the creativity of art, but (finish the rest)

dynamic, human competition, science,

driven ultimately by the power of human will

A challenge in war is to develop a concept of war fighting that is what?

Consistent with our understanding of nature and theory of war

and the realities of the battlefield.

What three concepts are ideal for warfighting?

Helps us function effectively in an uncertain, chaotic, and fluid environment

Can sense and use time-competitive rhythm of war to generate an exploit a superior tempo

Consistently effective across the full spectrum of conflict.

What are three additional concepts of warfighting?

One of which you can recognize and exploit fleeting opportunities to naturally occur in war

Succeed against a numerically superior foe

Win quickly against a larger foe on his home soil with minimal casualties and limited external support

The Marine Corps concept for winning is based on what three things?

rapid

flexible

opportunistic maneuver

What is the essence of maneuver?

Taking action to generate and exploit some kind of advantage over the enemy as a means of accomplishing our objectives as effectively as possible7:00pm

What are examples of these kinds of advantages?

Psychological

Technological

Temporal

What is maneuver warfare (the italicized/bolded)

Warfighting philosophy that seeks to shatter the enemy's cohesion through a variety of rapid, focused, and unexpected actions which create a turbulent and rapidly deteriorating situation with which the enemy cannot cope

What are the three important functions of the nation?

Make Marines

Win Battles

Return Quality Citizens.

What is fundamental to the Marine Corps Character?

the nation's force-in-readiness

What are the five areas in which war will occur (2 new ones)

sea

air

land

cyber

space

Operations will include the _________ __________

Electromagnetic Spectrum

What will constantly changing and evolving technologies do?

It will force us to be more agile, flexible, and adaptable

War will require marines who are what (5)

smart

fit

disciplined

resilient

ready to adapt to uncertainty and to the unknown

Who laid out these requirements for marines?

Robert Neller, 37th commandant of the marine corps

The Marine Corps is a ____-_____, ____-_____ military organization

task-organized, multi-capable

What two forces does the Marine Corps lie between

Special Operations and the heavier Army units

As a result, it is _______ and ______

scalable

adaptive

Through what medium does the Marine Corps scale its force?

Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)

What does a MAGTF do to help a combat commander?

gives them a scalable, versatile expeditionary force able to respond to a broad range of contingency, crisis, and conflict situations

What four elements is the MAGTF comprised of?

Ground Combat Element ( GCE)

Aviation Combat Element (ACE)

Logistics Combat Element (LCE)

Command Element (CE)

Describe the Ground Combat Element?

Infantry battalion

Augmented with artillery

Light Armored Reconnnaissance

Amphibious Assault Vehicles

Combat Engineers

Describe the Aviation Combat Element

Has aircraft to support tactics

Tactical Helicopters for close air support

Describe the Logistics Combat Element

Provides necessary logistical support to the MAGTF:

Transportation

Engineering

Embarkation

Medical/Dental

Headquarters and Service

Describe the Command Element

Administration

Intelligence

Operations

Logistics

Communications

Medical, legal, chaplain, etc.

What are the four types of MAGTF?

Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)

M.E. Brigade (MEB)

M.E. Unit (MEU)

Special Purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF)

Describe the MEF

The largest principal warfighting element in the structure of the Marine Corps

Commanded by a Lieutenant General

Size varies depending on the mission

Has one to three MEU assigned to it.

Describe the MEB

The next largest MAGTF structure from the MEF

Does not have a permanent structure

Can be deployed as a smaller element of the MEF

Usually commanded by a Brigadier or Major General

Describe the MEU

The nation's self-contained, forward-deployed response force

Maintains a constant state of readiness

Can launch an attack within six hours

Describe the Special Purpose MAGTF

Conducts missions that are limited in scope, focus, and duration

Relatively small force (size of the MEU or smaller)

Narrowly focused capabilities chosen to accomplish a focused mission

What is the mission of the Marine Rifle Platoon?

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

What is the goal of Marine Corps Basic Training?

To make each Marine a competent element of a Rifle Platoon, both as a:

Platoon commander

Platoon member

Each platoon is comprised of ____ rifle squads

3

Each squad consists of _____ fire teams

3

The Rifle Squad is normally employed as part of the ____ _____ and will be assigned a mission as a _______ or as a _______

Rifle Platoon

Base Fire

Maneuver Element

A Fireteam is organized into what four roles

Rilfeman

Team Leader

Automatic Rifleman

Grenadier/Assistant Automatic Rifleman

Describe the role of a Rifleman

Acts as a scout for the fire team

Carries and employs the M16A4 Service Rifle

Describe the role of the Team Leader

Initiate the action directed by the squad leader

Acts a fighter-leaders, controlling their fireteams by example

Members base their actions on the leader

Carry and employ the M4 Carbine

Describe the role of the Automatic Rifleman

Carries the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle

Provides the bulk of the firepower from the fireteam

Serves as the Assistant Fire Team Leader

Describe the role of the Grenadier/Assistant Automatic Rifleman

Carries and employs the M203 40mm grenade launcher

Provides the fire team with an indirect fire asset to complement the rest of the team's direct fire weapons

Carries extra ammunition for the Automatic Rifleman

What are the three divisions within the Rifle Platoon?

Headquarters, Squad, Fire Team

Who is in charge of the Platoon Headquarters?

What is the designator for these people?

What is the rank for these people?

Platoon Commander (2ndLT) --> 0302

Platoon Sergeant (Staff Sgt) --> 0369

Who is in charge of the Rifle Squad?

The Squad Leader --> Sergent -> 0311

Who is in charge of the Fire Team?

The Fire Team Leader --> Corporal --> 0311

The fire team is the ______ and most ______ tactical element in the Marine Corps

Smallest, efficient

As a result, fireteams provides sufficient _____ and exceptional _______ on the battlefield

firepower, flexibility

Describe the birth of the Marine Corps

- Direct descendent of the British Royal Marines founded in 1664

- November 10,1775 --> the US Marine Corps official birthday

- Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania --> the birthplace of the marine corps

Who was the first commandant of the marine corps?

Samuel Nicholas

Quatrefoil

Enabled marines to distinguish between friend or enemy sailing ships.

Boarding parties atttached rope at the top of their covers

Today, the cross-shaped braid is worn on top of the officer's barracks cover

Leatherneck

Goes back to the leather collar or neckpiece, which was worn from 1775 to 1875

This made sure marines kept their heads erect, protect their heads from sword slashes.

The high collar on the dress uniform commemorates that today.

Rank of Sergeant Major

1798 --> rank of Sergeant Major established (by Congress)

Archibald Sommers --> first SGMAJ to hold the rank.

1957 --> General Pate established the SGMAJ of the marine corps to be the Commandant's senior enlisted advisor.

The first SGMAJ of the Marine Corps was Major Bestwick

Marine Corps Band

Established in 1798

Has played for every president except for George Washington

TJefferson gave the band the name "the president's own"

Mameluke Sword

1805 --> Ruler of Tripoli, Prince Hamet, presented the Mameluke Sword to First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon as a token of gratitude for the Marines' actions during the Barbary Pirate Wars.

The oldest weapon still in use today by any of the US Armed Forces.

The Blood Stripe

--> Trousers stripe first appeared in 1798

Reappeared in 1840 and 1859.

Came from the battle of Chapultepec, mexican war in 1847, 90% of the officers and enlisted were casualties.

Thirteen of the 23 marine officers were decorated for bravery.

Commemorates all of the officers and non-commissioned officers who died that day.

Grand old man of the Marine Corps

Archibald Henderson --> appointed the 5th commandant of the marine corps in 1820 --> remained commandant until 1859

This was a period of 38 years, which is why he is name the grand old man of the marine corps

Father of Marine Aviation

1912 --> Marine aviation began

Alfred Cunningham was the first Marine to earn naval aviation wings

Cunningham worked to establish Marines as aviators, giving him this nickname

Marine Corps Emblem

1868 --> Marine Corps emblem adopted

Consisted of an eagle with spread wings sitting on top of a globe of the Western Hemisphere, with an anchor in the background.

Eagle --> nation

Globe --> Worldwide service

Anchor --> Naval Tradition

Two Medal of Honor Recipients

GySgt Dan Daly,

Major Smedley Butler

The only two marines warded two medals of honor on two separate occassions.

Dan Daly --> Boxer Rebellion in China (1900), Banana Wars (1915)

Butler --> MOH for actions in Mexican War and Banana Wars

Modern Day MOH Recipients

Jason Dunham

Dakota Meyer

Kyle Carpenter

Corporal Dunham --> Iraq 2004

Corporal Meyer --> Afghanistan 2009

Lance corporal Carpenter --> Afghanistan 2010

All received the medal of honor for their sacrifice during the war on terrorism

During World War 2, marines served in _________ and operated _________

Office of Strategic Service

behind enemy lines in support of indigenous resistance to Axis occupation

In the Pacific Theater, Marine Raiders conducted _____ _____ and ________

Reconnaissance

Raids

Other special operations

What happened to the Marine Raider Regiment after WW2

Redesignated

When was the MARSOC Command established?

24 February 2006 --> establised bc of the Marine Corps aversion to having a special operations unit.

What happened on June 19,2015

It was renamed to the Marine Raider Regiment

The MARSOC command is a component of what?

USSOCOM, Special Operations Command

What is the primary role of the MARSOC command?

train, advise, and assist friendly host-nation forces to enable them to support their governments security and stability against internal and external threats.

What are the core values of the Commandant?

Force Design

Warfighting

Education and Training

Core Values

Command and Leadership

What is Force Design

The commandant's number one priority

Has closer naval integration listed as the most important aspect of the design restructure

Why is it imperative that the Marine Corps support Naval Forces?

As Naval Forces are vulnerable in confined waters where large naval platforms are susceptible to long-range precision enemy fire.

A Larger emphasis will be placed on what?

taking care of the individual marine and promoting based on merit.

The new manpower model will do what?

value talent and performance over time and experience

Fitness reports will be generated to do what?

accurately identify Marine's skills, performance, and future potential

What changes have been made to the leave?

Extended paternity and maternity leave

Warfighting

Increase efficiency and flexibility of USMC's command and control process

Work with the navy on Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (LOCE and EABO)

Project power by utilizing unmanned and minimally manned patforms to create low risk stand-in forces.

(Education and Training) what be integrated into curriculum? What will be emphasized?

naval based education, \

the important of Professional Military Education

(E + T) What will be used more?

Modeling and Simulation Training and Wargaming

They both incorporate realistic warfare simulations that can include computer-based exercises and artificial vehicles

(E + T) Training must focus on _____ and incorporate and wide variety of _____ and _____

winning in combat

Challenging conditions and operating environments

(Core Values) What will continue to be emphasized?

Reducing actions which go against the Marine Corps core values:

Sexual assault

Hazing

non-EAS attrition (drug and alcohol abuse)

(Command and Leadership) What two things are leadership expected to do?

Care for their Marine's well being while no dropping expectations or standards

Leadership is expected to meet and exceed this set standard and serve as an example for their subordinates to follow

What are the two primary missions of the Marine Corps?

Crisis Response and Deterrence

Because our adversaries possess highly advanced technology, the USMC is prioritizing _____ _____

distributed operations

What does distributed operations do?

Creates virtues of mass without the vulnerabilities of concentration

Because units operate within the range of enemy weapons, it is important for them to remain ______ and _______

Discrete

Unpredictable

What does spreading our capabilities across the Area of Responsibility do?

Forces the enemy to guess which capabilities are where and in what quantities

Distributed operations require ____ ____

seamless naval integration

The Marine Corps will need to rely on the Navy for _______ ______ and _______

transport, resupply, and fire support

What will happen to the MAGTF

It will remain the Marine Corps primary warfighting organization, but the composition of it will adapt to the necessary situation and will remain a powerful tool

What is the name of the new MAGTF and what is its new focus?

Marine Littoral Regiment

focuses on deterrence by sea denial.

What is sea denial

overwhelming and unpredictable presence of friendly forces that doesn't allow the enemy to know our capabilities