III Marine Expeditionary Force

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

III Marine Expeditionary Force is a forward-deployed, Pacific-focused Marine Air-Ground Task Force responsible for rapid crisis response, deterrence, and combat operations in support of U.S. and allied interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Label Occurrences
III Marine Expeditionary Force canonical 52
III Marine Expeditionary Force units 5
III Marine Amphibious Force 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Marine Air-Ground Task Force ⓘ
U.S. Marine Corps formation ⓘ
abbreviation III MEF ⓘ
allianceSupport Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Korea
areaOfResponsibility East Asia ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: Western Pacific
characteristic forward-deployed ⓘ
commandStructure operational-level Marine Air-Ground Task Force ⓘ
component aviation combat element ⓘ
command element ⓘ
ground combat element ⓘ
logistics combat element ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doctrine amphibious warfare ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ
focus Pacific ⓘ
garrisonLocation Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ
surface form: Okinawa, Japan
headquarters Camp Courtney ⓘ
headquartersLocation Uruma, Okinawa, Japan ⓘ
mission conduct amphibious operations ⓘ
conduct disaster relief operations ⓘ
conduct expeditionary operations ⓘ
conduct humanitarian assistance operations ⓘ
support U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
support allied interests in the Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
nickname III MEF ⓘ
partOf Fleet Marine Force ⓘ
surface form: Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ
primaryCapability forward presence ⓘ
power projection ⓘ
rapid deployment ⓘ
role combat operations ⓘ
deterrence ⓘ
rapid crisis response ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
status active ⓘ
subordinateUnit 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ⓘ
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
3rd Marine Division ⓘ
3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade ⓘ
3rd Marine Logistics Group ⓘ
theater Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
type Marine expeditionary force ⓘ
surface form: Marine Expeditionary Force

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United States Marine Corps → hasComponent → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific → subordinateUnit → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Marine Division → higherFormation → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Marine Division → componentOf → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: III Marine Expeditionary Force ground combat element
Marine expeditionary force → hasExample → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Marine Corps Installations Pacific → supports → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
MARFORPAC → controls → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Camp Courtney → garrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Camp Courtney → garrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group
Operation Starlite → plannedBy → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: III Marine Amphibious Force
1st Marine Aircraft Wing → higherCommand → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Marine Logistics Group → higherFormation → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade → partOf → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit → partOf → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Fighting Third → partOf → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
subject surface form: 3rd Marine Division
Camp Foster → garrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Camp Schwab → garrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Camp Hansen → hasGarrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Futenma Air Station → garrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Marine Aircraft Group 11 → subordinateTo → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Marine Wing Support Group 37 → commandStructure → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Marine Air Control Group 38 → subordinateTo → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
MCIPAC → garrisonSupportFor → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler → garrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group → supports → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
4th Marine Regiment (reconstituted from Raider units) → operatesUnder → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Marine Regiment → affiliation → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Marine Aircraft Group 24 → operationalCommand → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Combat Logistics Battalion 3 → partOf → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Combat Logistics Battalion 3 → supportTo → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: III Marine Expeditionary Force units
1st Battalion 12th Marines → commandStructure → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan → garrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Camp Courtney
Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan → garrison → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Camp Courtney
this entity surface form: III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group
Operation Prairie → commandedBy → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: III Marine Amphibious Force
Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific → responsibleFor → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd MLG → partOf → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd MLG → supports → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3d MLG → higherFormation → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3d MLG → partOf → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Combat Logistics Regiment 3 → supports → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Combat Logistics Regiment 3 → higherCommand → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Medical Battalion → higherCommand → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Medical Battalion → providesSupportTo → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: III Marine Expeditionary Force units
9th Engineer Support Battalion → higherCommand → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Maintenance Battalion → higherCommand → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Marine Logistics Group Headquarters Regiment → parentFormation → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Marine Aircraft Group 12 → subordinateTo → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Combat Logistics Regiment 37 → subordinateTo → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Dental Battalion → subordinateTo → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
3rd Dental Battalion → supports → III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: III Marine Expeditionary Force units