2. U. S. Marine Corps Forces Command 20 January 2010

3. COMMARFORCOM
COMMARFORCOM, as the US Marine Corps component to Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (CDR USJFCOM), coordinates USMC support to CDR USJFCOM development of joint training, integration, readiness, joint concept development and experimentation efforts, executes global force management to synchronize the generation and provision of mission-ready, joint-capable USMC forces for present and future joint force requirements in order to support combatant commanders’ global execution of the National Military Strategy.
Also serves as Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Bases, Atlantic
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4. COMMARFORCOM Organization
Commandant of the
Marine Corps
Commander U.S.
Joint Forces Command
Commander
U.S Marine Corps
Bases Atlantic
Commander
U.S. Marine Corps Forces
Command
Commanding General
Marine Corps
Installations
East
Commanding General
II Marine Expeditionary
Force
MCB CAMP LEJEUNE 2d
Marine
Division 2d
Marine
Aircraft Wing
2d Marine Logistics Group
2d MEB
Terms:
Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSF REGT)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The organizational structure on the left depicts all USMC East Coast bases and installations assigned by CMC to COMMARCORBASESLANT and under the command of a subordinate regional installation command
On the right is a visual representation that reinforces the actual assignment of Marine Corps forces per SecDef’s “Forces For” Memorandum.
2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) is not normally a standing organization but was formed under II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) to deploy as the C2 HQs for OEF.
Marine Corps Security Forces (MCFS), per the “Forces For” is assigned to CDR USJFCOM and commanded by Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM) through CG II MEF.
MCAS NEW RIVER
MCAS CHERRY POINT
MCSF REGT
Marine
Expeditionary
Unit
CBIRF
MCAS BEAUFORT
Marine
Expeditionary
Unit
Marine
Expeditionary
Unit
MCAF QUANTICO
MCLB ALBANY
MCSF BLOUNT ISLAND
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5. COMMARFORBASELANT COMMANDER, U.S. MARINE CORPS BASES, ATLANTIC
(COMMARCORBASESLANT), Commands those U.S Marine Corps bases and stations where operating forces assigned to COMMARFORLANT are based; provides staff oversight for base operations and functions; and performs financial management for O&MN and MILCON funds associated with normal base/station functions.
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6. Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF)
Command
Element
Marine
Expeditionary
Force (MEF)
50,000
Ground
Combat
Element
Aviation
Combat
Element
Logistics Combat Element
Marine
Expeditionary
Brigade (MEB)
8, ,000
The Corps employs integrated combined arms across the range of military operations, and can operate as part of a joint or multinational force.
Our MAGTFs blend the art and science of executing combined arms operations from air, land, and sea. Marine employment and integration of air and ground-based capabilities reflects our innovative approach to war fighting.
History has shown that this approach can be applied with effect in missions that range from security cooperation to major combat operations.
Although we have been engaged in irregular conflicts the MAGTF construct continues to allow us to project rapid force but remain flexible and agile.
Our MAGTFs are task-organized for each mission and can be employed independently, or as part of a joint or multinational force.
Marine
Expeditionary
Unit (MEU)
1, ,800
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7. USMC Today and Tomorrow
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USMC Today and Tomorrow
Transition from Iraq to Afghanistan
202K – Key Capabilities, Reduces
Stress on the Force, & Facilitates Full
Spectrum Training
3 Geographically Based MEFs
Building Security Cooperation
Current MEU / ARG Presence is 3.0
CCDR requirement is 6.5
2xMEB Forcible Entry Capability :
38 Amphib Req Amphib Current
Inventory
Equipment Reset & Modernization
Across the Full Range of Military
Operations
USMC + USMCR = Total Force
Maritime Prepositioned Force Globally Positioned for Crisis Response
Joint Seabasing
Expeditionary
Fast + Austere + Lethal
SC MAGTF
Win the War
in Afghanistan
Global Engagement
Full Spectrum Ops
Joint Forcible
Entry
Operations
From the Sea
Focused on
Current Fight in
OIF & OEF
Build on COIN
Successes
Purpose of this Slide: To depict / describe the current start point for the Marine Corps in terms of key capabilities in order to provide the foundation from which the following capability development plan begins.
Suggested Bullets / Comments:
BLUF: Before we look ahead to the future, let’s take a quick look at what the Corps looks like today in terms of capabilities and capacities. Starting with the 2009 stoplights on the left, we see in the central arrow that the Marine Corps’ current energy in terms of operational forces is focused on the current fight in OIF, the impending transition of forces to OEF in Afghanistan, and the consolidation and ongoing adaptation to COIN successes.
As you look down through the banner summaries on the right you will see, in part, that:
We have not yet reached the needed 1:2 minimum deployment-to-dwell necessary for full spectrum training, adequate re-set and re-fit, etc
While we have 3 geographically based MEFs, we do not yet have the institutional capacity to source 3 balanced MEFs
We have not yet consolidated and institutionalized the needed manning, training, and equipping for excellence in the Security Force Assistance realm
While Combatant Commanders demand signals for MEUs exceed 3.0, we are currently only able to source approximately 2.0 MEUs on an ongoing basis
We have significantly less amphibs in the total inventory than are required to meet all the operational demands
While we have a very promising Joint Seabasing vision, we cannot yet “close, assemble, employ, sustain, and redeploy” significant forces at and from the sea.
The significant operational tempo of the past 7-8 years has put our equipment inventory in a very degraded state
Commandant’s Priorities:
Achieve victory in the Long War.
Right – size our Corps to achieve 1:2 deployment to dwell ratio.
Provide our Nation a naval force that is fully prepared for employment as a MAGTF across the spectrum of conflict.
Reset and modernize to “be most ready when the Nation is least ready.”
Improve quality of life for our Marines and our families.
Rededicate ourselves to our Core Values and warrior ethos.
Posture the Marine Corps for the future.
Core Competencies
Regionally Focused
Persistent Engagement without Permanent Presence
Enhanced Company Ops
Irregular
Warfare &
Stability ops

8. “Every Marine a Rifleman”
Core Competencies
-Conduct persistent forward naval engagement and remain prepared to respond as the Nation’s force in readiness.
-Employ integrated combined arms across the range of military operations, and operate as part of a joint or multinational force.
-Provide forces and specialized detachments for service aboard naval ships, on stations, and for operations ashore.
-Conduct joint forcible entry operations from the sea and develops amphibious landing force capabilities and doctrine.
-Conduct complex expeditionary operations in the urban littorals and other challenging environments.
-Lead joint and multinational operations and enable interagency activities.
This is our enduring principle. Every Marine — regardless of military occupational specialty — is first and foremost a disciplined warrior.
The individual Marine remains the most important war fighting asset.
The recruitment, training, professional education, and retention of high-quality, disciplined warriors imbued with our core values is paramount to our mission.
As we will exploit technology to enhance the performance of the individual warrior, and rededicate ourselves to our Core Values and the Warrior Ethos, we build a Marine Corps unmatched by any foe.
“Every Marine a Rifleman”

9. Achieve victory in the current fights
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Counterinsurgency
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iraq
OIF Photos (top left, bottom right), reflect the non-kinetic fight and demonstrate our partnering efforts w/ Iraqi Security Forces.
OEF Photos (bottom left, top right) reflect the kinetic fight
TSC mission (mid right) 22 MEU Marines with Marines from Pakistan and Kuwait, exercise Bright Star 2009 in Egypt Oct. 12, 2009.
The Marine Corps’ unique contribution to national defense is its role as the Nation’s force in readiness, able to respond rapidly and decisively to crises anywhere in the world. The Corps will continue to fulfill that role – while improving its combat capability to prevail against emerging threats in complex environments.
Achieve victory in the current fights
Iraq
Afghanistan

10. Reset / Modernize UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
We must reset and modernize the force to “be the most ready when the Nation is the least ready.”
Ground mobility is always a key concern. As Marines, we are always aware of the size and weight limits to remain both operationally deployable by sea and tactically effective ashore. Our goal is to provide a mix of survivable tactical vehicles that are compatible with expeditionary and amphibious deployment means
Recent combat has confirmed the need to improve the essential fires and maneuver capabilities of Marine ground forces, especially within complex urban terrain. Schemes of maneuver in future operations will often necessitate coordinated, precise fires from ground, air, and naval surface fire support platforms.
Marine aviation is in the midst of a significant modernization effort that will replace every major aircraft type in our inventory with next-generation capabilities. The MV-22, Tilt-rotor and Joint Strike Fighter, short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) capabilities bring revolutionary enhancements to the battlefield. The greater range, speed, and agility that tilt-rotor technology brings are driving new concepts of operation to the MAGTF. Enhanced STOVL capabilities will enable flexible distributed shipboard and expeditionary airfield basing, rapid response to crises, high sortie generation rates, a small footprint, and improved survivability.
The EFV represents the "forcible entry capability" for the Nation and the cornerstone for the Marine Corps. The EFV is the Nation’s only sea-based, surface-oriented vehicle that projects combat power from a sea base to an objective . EFV type of capability is not limited to the high end of the spectrum of conflict; there are many applications from disaster relief to counter piracy to actions against terrorist cells.
Forward Naval Presence, Security Force Assistance (SFA) and the ability to maintain global access require that we have an amphibious ship inventory of 38 amphibious ships to meet Combatant Commander demands for 3.0 Amphibious Ready Group-Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG – MEU) forward naval presence plus selected global fleet stations for naval engagement.
Additionally, as we Reset and Modernize expeditionary energy consumption and increase naval war fighter energy independence is interwoven throughout the R&D and Acquisition process.

11. 202K Grow the Force UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
We have reached our goal of 202K in fact we stand at 204K and have done it in about half the time.
We achieved rapid growth by putting additional recruiters in the field, having some great advertisements that target the correct mix of young Americans.
The DoD standard for high-school graduates is 90 percent; the Marine Corps standard is 95 percent. We’re bringing them in at 96.3 percent high-school graduates; so there’s been no drop in quality along the way.
Moreover we give credit to this generation; when they witnessed the assault on our soil on 9/11, they sensed the country was in jeopardy and they just want to be Marines; they wanted to go fight for their country.
With the numbers attained we continue to refine the structure of the force, ensuring we have the correct mix of Marines in the right jobs and grades.

12. Full Spectrum Operations
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Full Spectrum Operations
Dwell Time
Without sacrificing its conventional capabilities, the Corps will prepare to conduct operations against hybrid threats in complex environments; such as urbanized littorals, mountainous terrain, and dense jungles.
Marines are prepared to “live hard” in uncertain, chaotic, and austere environments
We see the future imposing significant expectations for a broadening set of missions. Security cooperation efforts, training and advising foreign military forces, deterring aggression, defeating hybrid threats, and preparing for large-scale conventional wars pose a wide range of requirements. This will result in a greater premium for multi-capable forces that successfully perform various missions in more than one domain.
The goal is to achieve a Dwell ratio of at least 2 months to 1.
Land Acquisitions for range space at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twenty-nine palms, CA, could provide sufficient training area to meet current weapons’ ranges and tactics requirements as well as securing lands for foreseeable future requirements.
A continuous pursuit of professional knowledge is central to the Marine Corps’ and its fighting force. As such the Marine Corps University faces significant funding facility and Technology deficiencies that must be addressed to ensure we attain and maintain a world class educational resource.

13. GLOBAL FORCE DISPOSITION
(AS OF 14 JAN 10)
Active Duty
204,118 +
Active Reserve
2,253 +
Activated Reservists
6,747 =
Total
213,118
IRAQ: ~3,800
AFGHANISTAN: ~14,300
OTHER CENTCOM: ~2,600
PACOM: ~2,300
GEORGIA DEPLM PROGRAM-ISAF
USEUCOM
II MEF (FWD)
VMAQ-3
IRAQ
JTF-N:
INTEL MISSION
MOJAVE VIPER
USNORTHCOM
MEB-A
VMAQ-1
ANA ETTs
MSOCs
AFGHANISTAN
ONWARD LIBERTY
USAFRICOM
31ST MEU
USPACOM
11TH MEU
USCENTCOM
HAITI HA/DR
USSOUTHCOM
SECFOR
OEF-P
HEAVY HELO DET
USAFRICOM
MSOT
USSOUTHCOM
BALIKATAN
JPAC LAOS
LEADERSHIP DEV PROGRAM
USPACOM
FAST PLTS
USEUCOM
USCENTCOM
USPACOM
USSOUTHCOM
OEF / OIF / COMBAT
EMBARKED WITH USN
SOUTHCOM: ~100
EUCOM: ~100
CONUS: ~2,000
NORTHCOM: ~2
AFRICOM: ~100
USMC DEPLOYMENTS 13 13 13

14. JTF Haiti – 22 MEU CONOPS BLZ New Mission Compound HLZ UN Compound BAT
UNCLASSIFIED
VERSION 6
Updated ZJAN10
1600 EST Local
JTF Haiti – 22 MEU CONOPS
TASK: Safely, efficiently establish HA distro site IVO Leogane on 19 Jan.
PURPOSE: Support the ongoing disaster relief efforts in Haiti.
METHOD: Phased approach with Security, Command and Control and organization established first. Orderly and efficient distribution to commence thereafter.
END STATE: Mission success will be: site organized, HA supplies delivered/distributed, and site considered viable as a spoke for continued support to the relief effort.
BAT
ARG
I I I 22
MEU
Phase I Initial Build-up 19 JAN – TBD
Heliborne forces IVO UN Compound to coordinate and provide temporary distribution
Surface forces Land BLZ to establish lodgment
Phase II Site Establishment 20 JAN - TBD
- Forces improve beach and build logistics
- Forces locate forward distribution point(s)
Forces prepared to support temporary point distribution from New Mission Compound
Phase III HA Relief Operations 21 JAN
CA assessment enabled by mobility assets for additional relief
Mission Compound site established for distribution hub and surface/aviation logistics
- Forward fixed-site distribution point(s) established to distribute Aviation/Surface delivered logistics
Phase IV Reposition of HA Forces: HA operations stabilized and forces redeploy to new site or home station
BLZ
New Mission Compound
HLZ
UN Compound

15. Maint, Medical, TS Plt, MP Det USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44)
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY
UNCLASSIFIED
22D MEU Capabilities
USS Bataan (LHD-5)
Equipment
22D MEU CE
BLT 3/2 CE, Wpns Co, L Co
HMH-461
CLB-22 EOD/Dental
3 x LCAC
66 x HMMWVs
8 xCH-53E
8 x MTVR
4 x UH-1N
8 x LAV
Note: 22 MEU returned to CONUS 8 Dec 09
3/2 next scheduled as part of OEF 11.1 (Jan-Jun 11)
HMH-461: HOA/26 MEU Composites March
2,031 personnel
USS Carter Hall (LSD-50)
CLB-22 HQ
Maint, Medical, TS Plt, MP Det
BLT 3/2 K Co
14 x MTVR
1 x LCU
10 x HMMWVs
USS Ft McHenry (LSD-43)
1 x LCU/2XLCM8/BMU
2 x MTVR
CLB-22 Maint, Shore Party
BLT 3/2 I Co, CEB Plt
5 x HMMWVs
Sir, this is a quick snap shot of embarked forces to give you an idea of where the MUE’s capabilities are with-in the AOR. The BOXER has the air mobility force, the NEW ORLEANS has the mechanized force, and the COMSTOCK is combat support and boat units. Construction and other support assets are resident throughout the ARG.
USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44)
Gunston Hall originally scheduled APS-10 (CDRUSAFRICOM)
MARFORCOM MOD 1 to 22 MEU Haiti DEPORD ZJAN10
/CO 22 MEU /EMB/HAITI
/COMDR SCMAGTF APS-10 /EMB/HAITI
/COMDR FAST PLT/HAITI/DS AMEMBASSY RSO//
10 x AAV
2 x MTVR
6 x HMMWVs
VERSION 6
Updated ZJAN10
1600 EST Local
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY

16. USN (BMU), USMC (Shore Party) Maint, Medical, TS Plt, MP Det
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY
UNCLASSIFIED
24th MEU Capabilities
USS Nassau (LHA-4)
1 x LCAC
Equipment
24th MEU CE
BLT 1/9 CE
Wpns Co
A Co (Heliborne)
VMM-162 (REIN)
CLB-22 EOD/Dental
USN (BMU), USMC (Shore Party)
2 x LCU
70 x HMMWVs
6 xAV-8B
15 x MTVR
4 xCH-53E
8 x LAV
Note: Expected arrival MODLOC IVO Haiti Saturday ZJAN10
12 xMV-22
USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19)
2 x LCAC
CLB-24 HQ
Maint, Medical, TS Plt, MP Det
BLT 1/9 B Co (Motorized)
Det, VMM-162 (SKIDS)
15 x MTVR
4 x AH-1W
30 x HMMWVs
3 x UH-1N
Note: Bulk water storage capacity
36,000 Gal static storage (12X3K bags)
5400 mobile distro 6X900 Gal sixcon
8400 air deliverable 6x500 Gal blivets
2,318 personnel
USS Ashland (LSD-48)
Sir, this is a quick snap shot of embarked forces to give you an idea of where the MUE’s capabilities are with-in the AOR. The BOXER has the air mobility force, the NEW ORLEANS has the mechanized force, and the COMSTOCK is combat support and boat units. Construction and other support assets are resident throughout the ARG.
5 x MTVR
BLT 1/9 C Co, (Mechanized)
Det, 2d AA Bn
Det, 2d Tank Bn
Det, CEB Plt
2 x LCAC
22 x HMMWVs
14 x AAV and R7 Retriever
4 x M1A1 and M-88 Retriever
VERSION 6
Updated ZJAN10
1600 EST Local
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY

17. USNS Lummus: MPSRON-3: Singapore
UNCLASSIFIED
USNS LUMMUS
MPSRON-3
Flag Configured, AMSEA Class
“Old” Navy Literage, Not INLS
Bulk Water
99 K Gallons Capacity
36 K / day water production
Bulk Fuel
39 K Barrels Capacity
8 K Gallons MOGOS (containerized)
Amphibious Bulk Liquid Transfer System
10 K ft hose, 720K gallon / day capacity
Equipment Sets:
MEU Equipment Set
EAF
Water: Pumps, Hoses, Bladders
Habitability: Tentage, Cots, Lights
Fuel Set
AAFS = 1.2 Million Gal Storage
TAFDS=320K Gal Storage
HERS & ERS
Electrical / Power: Generators, Wiring
Food: Tray ration heater systems, GP Tent
Security (Barbed wire, fencing etc)
Medical: AMALs, Cots
Naval Beach Group
180450ZJAN10: USMC ISO USNS Lummus
Scheduled U/W from BIC ZJAN10 (1900 EST 19 Jan)
USMC 45 PAX OPP will work for CO, 22 MEU
Lummus embarked additional requirements for 22 MEU as well as USAID supplies/equipment and US Army Port Opening equipment
Lummus embarking 135 NBG-2 personnel to conduct instream offload and bulk liquid operations
BIC currently loading equipment/supplies aboard Lummus
Lummus loaded with following fuel:
From USMC/USN: 1.25 million gal JP-5/6 x 5000 tanks of MOGAS
 - 6 X 5000 tanks of diesel
- From USAID: 5000 x 5 gal propane tanks
-Amphibious Assault Fuel System (AFFS)
USNS Lummus: MPSRON-3: Singapore
Current: MMC-10 BIC

18. “The United States does not need a Marine Corps… The United States wants a Marine Corps.” Colonel Victor “Brute” Krulak, November 1957

19. SEMPER
FIDELIS
Corporal Garrett S. Jones, an amputee who was injured in 2007 by an insurgent’s bomb during his unit’s deployment to Iraq, is proud to be back serving with the Marines of 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, which recently served in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Jones is the first Marine with an above-the-knee amputation to deploy to Afghanistan

20. BACKUP SLIDES

21. Civil Affairs Planners Inf Bn & MLG Maintainers (DO)
CMC Approved 202K Plan
FY k
Inf Bn x 2
5/10 HQ
Recon Plt x 2
MP Co x 2 (GCE)
Counter Btry Plt x 1
ANGLICO Plt x1
CEB Co x1
FRS Plus Up (H1)
MCRC (400)
TECOM (600)
FY k
Inf Bn
Arty Btry x 1
Recon Plt x 2
CEB Co x 1
MP Co x 2, 1 Plt-4k
Truck Co x 2 (1- 4k RCT)
ANGLICO Plt x 2
Intel Enablers
Intel Bn Plus up
3d RadBn Plus up
EOD (4 Teams)
Civil Affairs Planners
Civil Affairs Dets
HMH (AvPlan)
VMU
FRS/H1 OT Plus Up
MACG HQ Dets x 2
MASS Dets
CLB(-) (Rgt)
MCRC (200)
TECOM (325)
TBS / OCS (168)
MCTAG HQ (40)
FY k
Arty Btry x 1
Counter Btry Plt x 1
CEB HQ Co
CEB Supt Co
MP Co x 2
CLB (Rgt) Augments
CLB (MEU) x 2
Rad Bn Plus Up
IntelBn Plus Up
Info Ops
EOD (5 Teams)
HMLA (AvPlan)
HMLA (#8)
MACS ATC Det
MWCS Det
TECOM (325)
Gunners (6)
FY k
Rgt HQ 24/7
Arty Btry x 1
AAV/EFV Co x 2
Counter Btry Plt x 1
Inf Bn & MLG Maintainers (DO)
CLR Augments
MLG Comm
MACS ATC Det
MWCS Det
JSF FRS/OT (FY10)
MTACS Dets
Gunners (5)
FY k
Tank Co x 2
CLC
Bridge Co x 2
HMLA (#9)
HMH x 2
VMFA x 2
FAO/RAO
JSF FRS/OT (FY11 & FY12)
Inf Bn 100%
MCTAG (130)
FY k
TBS / OCS (-100 Returned)
Recon (90)
JTAC (200)
UAS Tier II (VMU x 3)
MWSG-17 (93)
3d Ech Maintainers (117)
Guam Base Spt (68)
Camp Mujuk (32)
FY = End of FY
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