Ground Combat Element
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The Ground Combat Element is the primary land-based fighting force within a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, responsible for conducting offensive, defensive, and stability operations on the ground.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MAGTF element
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military organization component ⓘ |
| canBeTaskOrganizedAs |
Marine expeditionary brigade
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surface form:
Marine Expeditionary Brigade GCE
Marine expeditionary force ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Expeditionary Force GCE
Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Expeditionary Unit GCE
Special Purpose MAGTF GCE ⓘ |
| commandedBy | ground combat commander ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force command element structure
|
| coordinatesWith |
Aviation Combat Element
ⓘ
Command Element ⓘ Marine logistics combat element ⓘ
surface form:
Logistics Combat Element
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| doctrineDefinedIn |
Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1
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surface form:
USMC MAGTF doctrine
|
| includesCapability |
armor forces
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artillery forces ⓘ assault amphibian units ⓘ close combat ⓘ combat engineers ⓘ fire support coordination ⓘ infantry forces ⓘ light armored reconnaissance units ⓘ reconnaissance forces ⓘ |
| mayBeBasedOn |
Marine battalion
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Marine division ⓘ Marine regiment ⓘ reinforced infantry battalion ⓘ |
| mission |
locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
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repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ |
| operatesIn | land domain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force
|
| primaryRole |
ground combat operations
ⓘ
land-based fighting force ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defensive operations
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limited humanitarian operations ⓘ offensive operations ⓘ security operations ⓘ stability operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| supports |
amphibious operations
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counterinsurgency operations ⓘ expeditionary operations ⓘ joint operations ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ security cooperation missions ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
amphibious assault operations
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combined arms operations ⓘ small unit tactics ⓘ urban operations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element
this entity surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element
subject surface form:
Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
this entity surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element (when task-organized)
subject surface form:
2nd Battalion 7th Marines
this entity surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element
this entity surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element (when assigned)