Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit Overview

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Recent Examples:• Afghanistan• Libya• Pakistan• Haiti• Indonesia• Lebanon• Kosovo• Liberia• Philippines• U.S. Gulf Coast• Japan• New York CityMEU MissionProvide a forward deployed, flexible sea-based MAGTF capableof conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limitedcontingency operations, to include enabling the introduction of follow onforces, and, designated special operations, in order to support the theaterrequirements of GCCs.4
MEU Mission Essential TasksAmphibious operations• Amphibious assault• Amphibious raid• Maritime interception Operations (MIO)/Visit, board, search, andseizure (VBSS)• Advance force operationsExpeditionary support to other operations/crises and limited contingencyoperations — operating across the Range of Military Operations• Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO)• Humanitarian assistance (HA)• Stability operations• Tactical Recovery of Aircraftand Personnel (TRAP)• Joint and combined operations• Aviation operations fromexpeditionary shore-based sites• Theater security cooperationactivities• Airfield/port seizureMEU CharacteristicsMost agile, standing Marine Air Ground TaskForce (MAGTF)• Expeditionary by nature• Sea-based, strategic reach with inherent force protection• Scalable levels of presence and visibility• Offers wide range of options for the national leadership• Rapid response: within 6 hours of notification• Self-sustaining: 15 days of organic, sea-based logistics• Task organized to operate across the Range Of Military Operations(ROMO)• Enables follow-on, joint, interagency, and coalition forces• Combined arms integration of credible combat power• Operates from over-the-horizon and out-of-sight• Operates independent of facilities ashore• Capable of integrating with special operations forces5
Page 3: Table of ContentsThe US Strategic C
Page 6 and 7: MAGTF DefinedThe Marine Air-Ground
Page 10 and 11: Navy-Marine Corps TeamAmphibious Re
Page 12 and 13: MEU Task OrganizationMEUCommand Ele
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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
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Page 30 and 31: Humanitarian AssistanceThe ARG/MEU
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