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A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is the smallest Marine Air-Ground Task Force in the United States Marine Corps. 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 United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ...
The Marine Expeditionary Unit is normally built around a reinforced Marine infantry battalion, a composite helicopter squadron, a logistics combat element, and a command element. Troop strength is about 2,200, and it is commanded by a colonel. Occasionally a MEU-like unit is built around a regiment and is called a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and is commanded by a Brigadier General. Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, bicycles, or other means. ...
Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ...
A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors consisting of two or more rotor blades. ...
A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ...
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British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ...
A Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) is a unit of the United States Marine Corps, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) constructed around a reinforced infantry regiment, a composite Marine aircraft group, and a brigade service support group. ...
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Attributes
The MEU is unique in that its air and ground combat elements are combined with a logistics combat element under one commander; other services do not unite the command of air and ground forces until much higher command levels (typically theater commands, with a full general in command). Also, the ground combat element combines artillery and light armor at a much lower level than is common in the U.S. Army. In warfare, a theater or theatre is normally used to define a specific geographic area within which armed conflict occurs. ...
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Artillery with Gabion fortification Cannons on display at Fort Point Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Firing of an 18-pound gun, Louis-Philippe Crepin, (1772 – 1851) A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. ...
LAV-25, also known as Bison, is said to be an 8 wheeled vehicle that has been used to destroy non-biological land-mines while safely carring 6 people. ...
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This air-ground task force concept is designed to thoroughly exploit the combat power inherent in air and ground assets by closely integrating them into a single force. The MEU brings all the supplies it needs to sustain itself for quick mission accomplishment or to pave the way for any follow-up forces. A task force (TF) is a temporary unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity. ...
Elements
Ground Combat Element The Ground Combat Element (GCE) is the battalion landing team, an infantry battalion reinforced with an artillery battery, Amphibious Assault Vehicles, light armored reconnaissance assets, and other units as the mission and circumstances require. Remains of a battery of English cannon from Youghal, County Cork. ...
The Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV)—official designation AAV-7A1 (formerly known as LVT-7) is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps and is also operated by other forces. ...
Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ...
Aviation Combat Element The Aviation Combat Element (ACE) is a Marine Composite Squadron (Reinforced) composed of a Medium/Heavy Helicopter Squadron augmented with three other types of helicopters and one detachment of amphibious flight-deck-capable jets. These units include the following aircraft: - CH-53E Super Stallion
- CH-46 Sea Knight (soon to be replaced by MV-22 Osprey)
- UH-1N Huey
- AH-1W Cobra
- AV-8B Harrier II
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (Sikorsky S-80E), is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. ...
April 1, 2004: Sailors from USS Saipan (LHA-2) rush out to unchain a CH-46 Sea Knight. ...
The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multi-mission aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. ...
UH-1N on the ground at Camp Fallujah, Iraq in July of 2004 The Bell UH-1N Twin Huey is a medium military helicopter that first flew in 1968. ...
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is an attack helicopter. ...
April 7th 2003: an AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet takes off from the assault ship USS Nassau, to engage targets over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom The Harrier II is a family of second generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft of the late 20th...
Combat Service Support Element The Combat Service Support Element (CSSE) contains all the logistics specialists necessary to operate independently. It includes medical, dental, maintenance, engineering, and other technical experts. This element is now referred to as the MEU Service Support Group (MSSG). Look up Logistics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Command Element The Command Element (CE)—the MEU commander and his supporting staff—provides command and control of the other three elements. It also includes specialized detachments for naval gunfire, reconnaissance, surveillance, specialized communications, and electronic warfare, and public affairs missions. In the military: The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. ...
Surveillance cameras An helicopter flying over Lille, France, watching for possible rioting after the 2007 presidential election Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior. ...
The term communications is used in a number of disciplines: Communications, also known as communication studies is the academic discipline which studies communication, generally seen as a mixture between media studies and linguistics. ...
Radio Battalions are tactical electronic warfare units of the United States Marine Corps. ...
Expeditionary Strike Group Recently, a MEU has been deployed within an Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) in the Mediterranean, the Western Pacific, and periodically, the Atlantic and Indian Oceans for roughly six months; unless in a time of crisis and war. An ESG is typically composed of three amphibious ships that embark the necessary troops and equipment and are escorted by a guided missile cruiser (CG) and guided missile destroyers (DDG) and submarine (SSN) support. The Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), also known as an Expeditionary Strike Force, is a military concept which was introduced in the U.S. military in the early 1990s and is based on the Naval Expeditionary Task Force. ...
The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...
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The Atlantic Ocean forms a component of the all-encompassing World Ocean and is directly linked to the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. ...
This article is about a military strategy involving land troops dispatched from naval ships. ...
A guided missile is a military rocket that can be directed in flight to change its flight path. ...
USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser (really an uprated guided missile destroyer), launched in 1992. ...
USS McFaul underway in the Atlantic Ocean. ...
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SSN is the United States Navy Hull classification symbol for a general-purpose fast attack submarine. ...
Before the ESG MEUs were typically deployed as part of an Amphibious Readyness Group.
The MEU Cycle Interim / Build-Up Period: Upon completion of a deployment, the Marine Expeditionary Unit remains "Special Operations Capable" for approximately one month, prepared to respond to events around the world. The MEU then releases its major subordinate elements (MSEs), retaining only its command element. This period provides the command element a chance to rotate select personnel and begin planning for the addition of newly assigned MSEs and “work-up” training. When the MSEs are received, the MEU begins six months of intense pre-deployment training.
Work-Up Period: Training during the six month work-up period is often referred to as "crawl, walk, run". The Marines and sailors progress through curriculum and exercises that teach individual, small unit, and unit tactics while integrating the separate MEU elements into a cohesive, flexible and powerful force. The work-up period includes training in the following areas: Urban Sniper, Mechanized and Motorized Raids, Noncombatant Evacuation Operations, Humanitarian Assistance, Mass Casualty, Scout Swimmer, and Mountain Warfare. Exercises conducted during the work-up period include: Amphibious Squadron—MEU Integration Training (PMINT), Training in an Urban Environment Exercise (TRUEX), Expeditionary Strike Group Exercise (ESGEX), and the Special Operations Capable Certification Exercise (CERTEX or SOCCEX). Prior to deployment, the MEU receives certification as Special Operations Capable and then referred to as a "MEU (SOC)".
Deployment: Following the work-up, the MEU deploys for six months in support of geographic combatant commanders. During this time, the MEU is a forward-deployed, self-sustaining force that combatant commanders can direct to accomplish a variety of special operations and conventional missions. The missions may include: Conventional Operations (Amphibious Assaults and Raids); Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP); Humanitarian Assistance Operations (HAO); Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO); and Security Operations.
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