II Marine Expeditionary Force

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Marine air-ground task force U.S. Marine Corps formation

II Marine Expeditionary Force is a major U.S. Marine Corps warfighting organization based on the East Coast that provides rapidly deployable, air-ground-logistics forces for global operations.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
II MEF	2
Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force	1
II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marine air-ground task force ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps formation ⓘ
abbreviation	II Marine Expeditionary Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: II MEF
basedOnCoast	East Coast of the United States ⓘ
capability	air-ground task force operations ⓘ amphibious assault ⓘ command and control of large-scale operations ⓘ expeditionary logistics ⓘ sustained operations ashore ⓘ
componentOf	U.S. Fleet Forces Command ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
doctrine	Marine Corps expeditionary doctrine ⓘ
engagement	Global War on Terrorism ⓘ NATO and coalition operations ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom
garrison	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ
hasComponent	2nd Marine Aircraft Wing ⓘ 2nd Marine Division ⓘ 2nd Marine Logistics Group ⓘ II MEF Information Group ⓘ II MEF Support Battalion ⓘ Marine expeditionary force ⓘ surface form: Marine Expeditionary Units
hasMotto	Follow Me II MEF ⓘ
hasSubordinateUnit	22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ surface form: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
higherEchelon	U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command ⓘ
mission	maintain readiness to deploy on short notice ⓘ provide rapidly deployable, integrated air-ground-logistics forces for global operations ⓘ support joint and combined operations across the range of military operations ⓘ
nickname	II Marine Expeditionary Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: II MEF
partOf	Fleet Marine Force ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command ⓘ
primaryDomain	expeditionary and amphibious warfare ⓘ
role	amphibious operations ⓘ crisis response ⓘ expeditionary warfare ⓘ humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ⓘ major combat operations ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ power projection ⓘ theater security cooperation ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
size	tens of thousands of Marines and sailors ⓘ
supportsCommand	U.S. Africa Command ⓘ U.S. Central Command ⓘ United States European Command ⓘ surface form: U.S. European Command
theaterResponsibility	support to U.S. Africa Command ⓘ support to U.S. European Command ⓘ
type	Marine expeditionary force ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

II Marine Expeditionary Force → abbreviation → II Marine Expeditionary Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: II MEF

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit → commandStructure → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

United States Marine Corps → hasComponent → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

Marine expeditionary force → hasExample → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune → hasGarrison → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit → higherCommand → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

2nd Marine Tank Battalion → higherCommand → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit → higherFormation → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

2nd Marine Logistics Group → higherFormation → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

8th Marines → higherFormation → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

II MEF Support Battalion → isSubordinateTo → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters

II Marine Expeditionary Force → nickname → II Marine Expeditionary Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: II MEF

6th Marines → operatesUnder → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit → partOf → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing → partOf → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

2nd Marine Division → partOf → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

2nd Marine Logistics Group → partOf → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

II MEF Information Group → partOf → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

II MEF Support Battalion → partOf → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

2nd Marine Logistics Group → primaryCustomer → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

Marine Corps Air Station New River → serves → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

2nd Marine Logistics Group → subordinateTo → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force

2nd Marine Logistics Group → supports → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ

II MEF Support Battalion → supportsUnit → II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ