I. Marine Expeditionary Force

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crest of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

The I. Marine Expeditionary Force ( I MEF ) is a large unit of the US Marine Corps within the Marine-Air-Ground-Task-Force-Concept (MAGTF). This association is primarily composed of the 1st US Marine Division , the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and the 1st Marine Logistics Group. Usually the association is spelled like this: "Eye MEF" (because of the pronunciation of the I in English), "First MEF" or "ONE MEF". As an association at corps level, the I MEF is commanded by a Lieutenant General . The current commander is General Thomas D. Waldhauser , who is also the commander of the Marine Corps Forces Central of the US Central Command .

Emergence

The association was set up on November 8, 1969 in Okinawa ( Japan ) as the I. Marine Expeditionary Force . The association was renamed I. Marine Amphibious Force on August 18, 1970 and relocated to Camp Pendleton in April 1971 . On February 5, 1988 it was renamed the I. Marine Expeditionary Force .

General

Mission groups according to the MAGTF concept basically contain four basic components: a staff component ( Command Element ), a ground combat component ( Ground Combat Element ), an air combat component ( Aviation Combat Element ) and a supply component ( Combat Service Support Element ).

The three Marine Expeditionary Forces make up the Fleet Marine Force , a global crisis reaction force that operates from the five US Navy fleets. The I MEF and III MEF are deployed in the Pacific and the II MEF in the Atlantic.

The headquarters of the I MEF is Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , California . She is regionally responsible for the west coast of the United States . You are subordinate to the following units within the framework of the MAGTF concept:

Structure of the I MEF
  • Ground combat component: 1st U.S. Marine Division
  • Air combat component: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
  • Supply component: 1. Marine Logistics Group
  • Staff component: I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group
    • 1st Intelligence Battalion
    • 9th Communication Battalion
    • 1st Radio Battalion
    • 1. Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
  • 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade
  • 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
  • 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
  • 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

The mission of the I MEF is the deployment on the front line or the high command of mixed units of the US Marines and paramedics of the US Navy.

Calls

The I MEF was part of the following U.S. Forces operations :

List of commanders

LtGen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. , commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (2009-2010)
Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
Thomas D. Waldhauser 2010 ---
Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. 2009 2010
Samuel T. Helland 2007 2009
James N. Mattis 2006 2007
John F. Sattler 2004 2006
James T. Conway 2002 2004
Michael W. Hagee 2000 2002
...
Anthony Zinni 1994 1996
...

Web links