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The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is a 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". United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. ... 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. ...

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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  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ...

Recent Service

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. ... Southwest Asia (PDF) Southwest Asia (often confused with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia. ... 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. ... Southwest Asia (PDF) Southwest Asia (often confused with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia. ... Operation Southern Watch was an 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 start of the Second Gulf War in 2003. ... 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, Mujahdeen fighters of Afghanistan, other nations Taliban regime of Afghanistan Commanders General Tommy Franks Taliban military leaders Strength Casualties {{{notes}}} Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is the military response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States . ... 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... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable Members

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 1947) is a retired general in the United States Marine Corps and a former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command. ...

External links

  • I MEF official website

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I Marine Expeditionary Force (1127 words)
I MEF was activated on 8 November 1969 at Okinawa Japan as the I Marine Amphibious Force.
I MEF, base in southern California at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and III MEF, which is forward deployed on Okinawa, mainland Japan, and Hawaii, fall under the control of the Commander, Marine Forces, Pacific.
The I MEF was tasked to breach (clear openings in) two heavily defended minefield belts, advance past Ahmed Al Jaber air base taking key sites along the way, and converge on Kuwait City to liberate the capital.
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