26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
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The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is a rapid-response, sea-based U.S. Marine Corps air-ground task force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency missions worldwide.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 26th MEU | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marine expeditionary unit
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U.S. Marine Corps unit ⓘ |
| alternateName |
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
ⓘ
surface form:
26th MEU
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| branch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| capability |
air assault operations
ⓘ
amphibious operations ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ maritime interdiction operations ⓘ noncombatant evacuation operations ⓘ security cooperation ⓘ tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Colonel ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Corps Forces Command
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| component |
aviation combat element
ⓘ
command element ⓘ ground combat element ⓘ logistics combat element ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentPattern | rotational deployments with U.S. Navy amphibious ready groups ⓘ |
| doctrine | Marine Air-Ground Task Force concept ⓘ |
| established | 1980s ⓘ |
| garrison |
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ |
| higherFormation | II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| mission | provide forward-deployed, sea-based, rapid-response capability ⓘ |
| motto | Ready and Forward ⓘ |
| nickname | The Iron Fist ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Haiti earthquake relief 2010
ⓘ
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Allied Force
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Operation Odyssey Dawn ⓘ noncombatant evacuation operations in Lebanon 2006 ⓘ |
| operatesWith |
Expeditionary Strike Groups
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy Amphibious Ready Group
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| partOf | II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| role |
amphibious assault
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crisis response ⓘ limited contingency operations ⓘ rapid-response force ⓘ |
| size | approximately 2,200 Marines and Sailors ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| theater | worldwide ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
amphibious warfare
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expeditionary operations ⓘ urban operations ⓘ |
| type |
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
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surface form:
Marine air-ground task force
|
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this entity surface form:
26th MEU