Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit Overview

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Aviation FiresGun(s)RocketsAir-to-AirMissileAir-to-GroundMissilesGeneralPurposeBombsGuidanceKits forGP BombsAdditionalBombsAV-8B 25mm2.75 inch5.0 inchSidewinderAMRAAMMaverick500 lbs.1000 lbs.LaserGPSIncendiaryClusterMinesKC-130J(w/ HarvestHawk)HellfireGriffinHellfireGriffinAH-1Z 20mm 2.75 inch Sidewinder HellfireUH-1Y 7.62mm 2.75 inchARG ships carry 15 days of ammunition for embarked aircraft24
Ground FiresMEUs deploy with either: 6 x 155mm M777 howitzers or 6 x 120mm M327towed mortars or a combination of both6 x M777A2 Howitzer• 155 mm• Range: 30 km• Weight: 9,300 lbs6 x M327 Rifled Mortar• 120 mm• Range: 8.2 km• Weight: 1,800 lbs• (MV-22 internally transportable)8 x M252 Mortar• 81 mm• Range: 6.0 km• Weight: 91 lbs9 x M224 Mortar• 60 mm• Range: 3.5 km• Weight: 47 lbsTypes of Projectiles AvailableCaliber(mm)Range(km)Coverage(km2)HighExplosiveDualPurposeImproved(Cluster)MinefieldLaserGuidedGPSGuidedSmokeIlluminationGasM777 155 30 2,827 X X X X X X X XM327 120 8.2 211 X X XM252 81 6.0 113 X X X & IRM224 60 3.5 38 X X X & IRARG ships carry 15 days of ammunition for embarked weapons25
Page 3: Table of ContentsThe US Strategic C
Page 6 and 7: MAGTF DefinedThe Marine Air-Ground
Page 8 and 9: Recent Examples:• Afghanistan•
Page 10 and 11: Navy-Marine Corps TeamAmphibious Re
Page 12 and 13: MEU Task OrganizationMEUCommand Ele
Page 14 and 15: Ground Combat Element (GCE)The GCE
Page 16 and 17: Aviation Combat ElementThe ACE cond
Page 18 and 19: Logistics Combat Element (LCE)The L
Page 20 and 21: Amphibious Ready GroupThe Amphibiou
Page 24 and 25: Amphibious ShipsWasp ClassUSS Wasp
Page 26 and 27: ARG/MEU Combined CapabilitiesPlan a
Page 30 and 31: Humanitarian AssistanceThe ARG/MEU
Page 32 and 33: Sea-based, Scalable, Flexible Engag
Page 34 and 35: ARG/MEU EmploymentAn ARG/MEU is bes
Page 36: The risk incurred was specific to e

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