I Marine Expeditionary Force
I MEF Insignia
Active:	November 8, 1969
Country:	United States
Allegiance:
Branch:	USMC
Type:	Marine Air-Ground Task Force
Role:	Expeditionary combat forces
Size:
Command structure:	Marine Forces Pacific
Current commander:
Garrison/HQ:	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Ceremonial chief:
Colonel of the Regiment:
Nickname:
Patron:
Motto:
Colors:
Identification symbol:	{{{identification_symbol}}}
March:
Mascot:
Notable battles or wars:	Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Vigilant Resolve Operation Phantom Fury
Notable commanders:	{{{notable_commanders}}}
Anniversaries:
Decorations:
Battle honours:

United States Marine Corps Portal

The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) of the United States Marine Corps primarily composed of the 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. Among Marines, it is common to pronounce I MEF as "eye mef", "first mef", or "one mef". Image File history File linksMetadata IMEFlogo. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... The Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) is a term used by the United States Marine Corps to describe the principal organization for all missions across the range of military operations. ... The edge of Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is located in southern California between the towns of Oceanside and San Clemente. ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders George H. W. Bush, Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan Al-Majid, Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 ~545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also Persian... Combatants United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Afghan Northern Alliance al-Qaeda, Taliban regime of Afghanistan Commanders General Tommy Franks Osama bin Laden Mohammed Omar Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is the official name used by the US government for its military response to the September 11... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq arguably without the explicit backing of the... Operation Vigilant Resolve, sometimes referred to as the First Battle of/for Fallujah was an abortive US operation to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah during the 2003 occupation of Iraq. ... Combatants United States Military Iraqi Security Forces Iraqi insurgents Commanders Maj. ... A battle honour is an official acknowledgement to recognize a military units achievements in specific wars or operations. ... Source: http://www. ... The Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) is a term used by the United States Marine Corps to describe the principal organization for all missions across the range of military operations. ... United States Marine Corps seal The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military, which along with the U.S. Navy, is under the United States Department of the Navy. ... The 1st Marine Division is the oldest, largest (active duty), and most decorated division-sized unit in the United States Marine Corps representing a combat-ready force of more than 19,000 men and women. ... Official force name Third Marine Aircraft Wing Other names 3 MAW The Wing Branch United States Marine Corps Chain of Command I MEF Description Combat ready expeditionary aviation forces. ... 1st Marine Logistics Group is located aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California. ...

Mission

Deploy and employ expeditionary ready, air-ground task forces in response to Component Commander taskings to operate in Joint/Combined Operations, to conduct small scale contingencies and win in combat.

Lineage

• Activated November 8th, 1969 at Okinawa, Japan as the "I Marine Expeditionary Force"
• Redesignated August 18th, 1970 as the "I Marine Amphibious Force"
• Relocated in April 1971 to Camp Pendleton, California
• Redesignated February 5th, 1988 as the "I Marine Expeditionary Force"

This article is about the prefecture. ... Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is near Oceanside, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ...

Recent Service

• Operation Desert Shield - Southwest Asia - August 1990 - April 1991
• Operation Desert Storm - Southwest Asia - August 1990 - April 1991
• Operation Restore Hope- December 1992 - May 1993
• Operation Southern Watch - Iraq - January 1998 - February 1998
• Operation Desert Thunder - Iraq - February 1998 - June 1998
• Operation Enduring Freedom - Kuwait, Afghanistan - November 2002
• Operation Iraqi Freedom - Iraq - March 2003 - present, as of 2006

See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders George H. W. Bush, Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan Al-Majid, Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 ~545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also Persian... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Operation Southern Watch was a operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace south of the 33rd Parallel in Iraq, following the 1991 Gulf War up until the March, 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Operation Desert Thunder was a response to threats by Iraqs president Sadam Hussein to shoot down U-2 spy planes, and violate the no-fly zone set up over his country. ... Combatants United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Afghan Northern Alliance al-Qaeda, Taliban regime of Afghanistan Commanders General Tommy Franks Osama bin Laden Mohammed Omar Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is the official name used by the US government for its military response to the September 11... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq arguably without the explicit backing of the... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable Members

• LtGen James Conway - former Commanding General of I MEF
• LtGen James Mattis - former Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division.
• General Anthony Zinni - former Commanding General of I MEF
• General Michael Hagee - former Commanding General of I MEF

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... James Terry Conway is a Lieutenant General in the United States Marine Corps. ... James N. Mattis is an United States Marine, a Lieutenant General currently serving as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, VA and Deputy Commandant for Combat Development, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. ... Anthony Charles Zinni (born September 17, 1943) is a retired general in the United States Marine Corps and a former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command. ... Michael W. Hagee General Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. ...

External links

• I MEF official website