Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

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Marine Air-Ground Task Force U.S. Marine Corps unit

A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a forward-deployed, rapid-response U.S. Marine Corps task force typically built around a reinforced infantry battalion, aviation squadron, and logistics element for amphibious and crisis-response operations.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Marine Expeditionary Unit 8
Marine expeditionary unit 7
Marine Expeditionary Units 4

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Marine Air-Ground Task Force ⓘ
U.S. Marine Corps unit ⓘ
abbreviation MEU ⓘ
builtAround combat logistics battalion ⓘ
composite aviation squadron ⓘ
reinforced infantry battalion ⓘ
canOperate from austere shore bases ⓘ
from the sea ⓘ
in littoral environments ⓘ
capability self-sustained for 15 to 30 days ⓘ
classification combined-arms task force ⓘ
commandedBy colonel, U.S. Marine Corps ⓘ
component aviation combat element ⓘ
command element ⓘ
ground combat element ⓘ
logistics combat element ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doctrine amphibious operations ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ
hasNotableUnit 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
13th Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
mission amphibious assault ⓘ
disaster relief ⓘ
enabling follow-on joint forces ⓘ
humanitarian assistance ⓘ
limited objective raids ⓘ
noncombatant evacuation operations ⓘ
security operations ⓘ
tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel ⓘ
theater security cooperation ⓘ
operationalControl fleet marine force component commander ⓘ
parentConcept Marine expeditionary force ⓘ
surface form: Marine Expeditionary Force
partOf United States Marine Corps ⓘ
readinessLevel special operations capable (historical designation) ⓘ
role amphibious assault force ⓘ
crisis-response force ⓘ
forward-deployed force ⓘ
rapid-response force ⓘ
subordinateTo Marine expeditionary force ⓘ
surface form: Marine Expeditionary Force
timePeriod Cold War to present ⓘ
trainingRequirement certification exercise ⓘ
predeployment training program ⓘ
typicalDeploymentDuration about 6 to 7 months ⓘ
typicalDeploymentPlatform Amphibious ready groups ⓘ
surface form: Amphibious Ready Group

U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship ⓘ
typicalStrength about 2200 Marines and sailors ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

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Expeditionary Strike Groups → typicalEmbarkedForce → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
subject surface form: Expeditionary Strike Group
Marine expeditionary force → canInclude → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary unit
II MEF Information Group → providesTo → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Units of II MEF
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces → hasType → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
subject surface form: Marine Air-Ground Task Force
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces → smallestStandingType → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
subject surface form: Marine Air-Ground Task Force
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marine Corps component commands → distinctFrom → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary unit
Marine logistics combat element → typicalHigherUnit → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary unit
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion → providesSupportTo → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary units
Marine Aircraft Group 11 → supports → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Units
Marine expeditionary brigade → largerThan → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary unit
Ground Combat Element → canBeTaskOrganizedAs → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit GCE
Marine Aircraft Group 24 → supportTo → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Units
1st Force Service Support Group → providedSupportTo → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary units
Marine Logistics Group → supportsFormation → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit
Ready and Forward → associatedUnitType → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit
9th Engineer Support Battalion → supportsFormationType → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary unit
3rd Transportation Support Battalion → providesSupportTo → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Units
Amphibious Ready Groups deployed to the Fifth Fleet area → includesUnitType → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort → supportsOperationsOf → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Units
Marine Aircraft Group → canSupport → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron → supports → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit
Amphibious ready groups → transports → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
subject surface form: Amphibious ready group
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary unit
Amphibious ready groups → supportsOperationOf → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
subject surface form: Amphibious ready group
this entity surface form: Marine expeditionary unit
Marine Air Control Squadron → providesTo → Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit