Marine expeditionary force

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A Marine expeditionary force is a large, self-sustaining U.S. Marine Corps air-ground task force capable of conducting and supporting amphibious and expeditionary operations across a full spectrum of military missions.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Marine air-ground task force
U.S. Marine Corps formation
canInclude Marine expeditionary brigade
Marine expeditionary unit
country United States
doctrine Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication 3-40.7
hasAbbreviation MEF
hasCommandLevel three-star general command
hasComponent aviation combat element
command element
ground combat element
logistics combat element
hasExample I Marine Expeditionary Force
II Marine Expeditionary Force
III Marine Expeditionary Force
hasLogisticsCapability self-sustainment for 60 days or more
hasReadinessLevel high readiness
hasRole amphibious warfare
crisis response
expeditionary warfare
major combat operations
power projection
hasTypicalSize 20,000 to 90,000 Marines and sailors
isCapableOf amphibious operations
combined operations
expeditionary operations
independent operations
joint operations
sustained operations
isDesignedFor deterrence
forward presence
full spectrum military operations
rapid deployment
warfighting
isLargestTypeOf Marine air-ground task force
isTypeOf Marine air-ground task force
partOf United States Marine Corps
supports geographic combatant commanders
timePeriod Cold War to present
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
usedInOperation Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
I MEF ("Marine Expeditionary Force")
I Marine Expeditionary Force ("Marine Expeditionary Force")
II Marine Expeditionary Force
III Marine Expeditionary Force ("Marine Expeditionary Force")
type
America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness ("Marine Expeditionary Force")
associatedWithUnitType
MARCORLOGCOM ("Marine expeditionary forces")
customer
Marine Corps component commands
distinctFrom
II Marine Expeditionary Force ("Marine Expeditionary Units")
hasComponent
Marine Air-Ground Task Force ("Marine Expeditionary Force")
hasType
Marine Air-Ground Task Force ("Marine Expeditionary Force")
largestType
I MEF ("Marine Expeditionary Force")
size
Blount Island Command ("Marine Expeditionary Force")
supportsUnitType
Rikusentai ("Naval Landing Force")
translationOfName

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