I Marine Expeditionary Force

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

I Marine Expeditionary Force is a major U.S. Marine Corps warfighting organization based in California, capable of rapidly deploying large, combined-arms forces for global operations.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marine Air-Ground Task Force → U.S. Marine Corps unit → military formation →
abbreviation	I MEF →
basedIn	Southern California →
conflict	Gulf War → Iraq War → Operation Desert Shield → Operation Desert Storm → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Inherent Resolve → Operation Iraqi Freedom → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
country	United States of America →
garrison	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton →
hasMotto	America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness →
hasPart	1st Marine Division → 1st Marine Logistics Group → 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing → I MEF Headquarters Group → I MEF Information Group → I MEF Support Battalion →
headquartersLocation	Camp Pendleton, California →
higherFormation	United States Marine Corps Forces Command → United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	California →
militaryBranch	Marine Corps aviation combat element → Marine Corps ground combat element → Marine Corps logistics combat element →
militaryCapability	combined-arms operations → forward presence → joint and coalition operations → rapid deployment →
nickname	I MEF →
operatesIn	global →
partOf	U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command → U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific →
role	amphibious operations → disaster relief → expeditionary warfare → humanitarian assistance → major combat operations → rapid crisis response → theater security cooperation →
serviceBranch	United States Marine Corps →
size	corps-level formation →
theater	U.S. Central Command area of responsibility → U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility →
type	Marine Expeditionary Force →

Referenced by (47)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
11th Marine Regiment → 1st Battalion, 1st Marines → 1st CEB → 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion → 1st Marine Regiment → 1st Tank Battalion → 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines → 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines → 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing → 7th Marine Regiment →	higherFormation
1st Marine Division → 1st Marine Division (United States) → 1st Marine Logistics Group → I MEF Headquarters Group → I MEF Information Group → I MEF Support Battalion → Marine Corps Air Station Miramar →	partOf
1st Battalion, 7th Marines → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines → 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines → Marine Aircraft Group 39 →	higherCommand
1st Reconnaissance Battalion → Weapons Company, 7th Marines →	commandStructure
Camp Pendleton, California → Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton →	garrison
1st Marine Logistics Group → 5th Marine Regiment →	subordinateTo
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ("I Marine Expeditionary Force ground combat element") → I MEF Information Group →	supports
I MEF →	alternativeName
HQ Company, 1st Marines →	associatedWith
MARFORPAC →	controls
I MEF Support Battalion →	garrisonCommand
United States Marine Corps →	hasComponent
Marine expeditionary force →	hasExample
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines →	hasParentUnit
1st Combat Engineer Battalion →	higherUnit
Operation Phantom Fury →	involvedUnit
Marine Aircraft Group 39 →	isAviationElementFor
America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness →	isMottoOf
John F. Sattler ("Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)") →	positionHeld
1st Marine Logistics Group →	providesSupportTo
United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific →	subordinateUnit
I MEF Headquarters Group →	supportsUnit
Marine Corps Installations West →	supportsUnitType