CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF 13 Nov 2014 PHOTO: LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire on fixed targets as part of a combined arms engagement range during sustainment training in D'Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 9. The 11th MEU is deployed as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan R. Waldman/Released)

Outline USMC Personnel Global Force Disposition COCOMS Marine Expeditionary Units 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit USMC Future Force Posture 2014-2020

Total on active duty: ~189,000 USMC Personnel Total Deployed: ~29,800 Total Afghanistan: ~700 Active Component - Operating Forces: ~109,400 Trainees, Transients, Patients, Prisoners: ~27,200 Supporting Establishment: ~49,000 Activated Reservists: ~800 Active Reserve: ~2,250 PHOTO: U.S. Marines with Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) board a KC-130 Hercules aircraft to depart the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex in Helmand province, Afghanistan October 27, 2014. The Marines departed following the end of RC(SW) operations in Helmand province. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO3 Benn Barr/Released) Total on active duty: ~189,000

Global Force Disposition (As of 13 Nov 14) Operations ~5,400 Amphibious Ops ~4,200 Exercises ~1,500 TSC ~560 WEST OF IDL ~21,900 Total Deployed** ~29,800 NORTHCOM: 100 EUCOM: ~700 AFGHANISTAN: ~700 OTHER CENTCOM: ~4,600 **Slide Construct: Numbers across the top will not add up to the total deployed. This is because some units are double counted. For example, the 31st MEU is captured in Amphibious Ops and in West of IDL numbers. FAST PLTS USEUCOM USCENTCOM USPACOM USNORTHCOM USSOUTHCOM MARSOC USCENTCOM USPACOM OPERATIONS AMPHIB OPERATIONS EXERCISE/TSC SOUTHCOM: ~100 AFRICOM: ~1,500 PACOM: ~22,000 4 4 4

JORDAN OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SPMAGTF-CR-cC DET: 5th MAR, 2/7, vma-211, vmm-363, clb-5 ~2,400 pax Kuwait/bahrain/JORDAN isat ~15 PAX IRAQ JORDAN OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM DET: IAs OPCON TO SPMAGTF-CR-CC ~20 pax JORDAN OEF-AFGHANISTAN RC (SW) FORMAL END OF OPERATIONS PAX AWAITING RETROGRADE AMEMB SECFOR Det: spmagtf-cr-cc ~150 PAX BAGHDAD, IRAQ AMEMB SECFOR Det: msau ~20 PAX erbil, IRAQ UAE SECURITY COOPERATION Det: MARCENT (FWD) ~50 PAX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 11th MEU ~2,500 PAX CENTcom amemb SECFOR DET: spmagtf-cr-cc (2/7) ~100 PAX AMEMB SANA’A, YEMEN OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC 13

U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC 13 PACOM WEST OF IDL TOTAL ~21,900 PAX OPFOR ~19,800 PAX BASES/STATIONS ~2,100 PAX MAX THUNDER DET: I MAW ~100 PAX KOREA KEEN SWORD DET: 4TH MAR ~1,000 PAX JAPAN AMEMB SECFOR DET: MSAU ~10 PAX CHINA 31st MEU ~2,000 PAX USPACOM OEF-P JSOTF DET: 3d MARDIV, 3d RAD BN ~50 PAX PHILIPPINES CARAT BRUNEI DET: 2/9 ~50 PAX BRUNEI RENDER SAFE DET: 9th ESB ~20 PAX PAPUA NEW GUINEA AMEMB SECFOR DET: MSAU ~10 PAX AUSTRALIA KIWI KORU 14 DET: I MEF ~60 PAX NEW ZEALAND OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC 13

U.S. AFRICA COMMAND OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC 14 SPMAGTF-CR-AF DET: 26th MEU, 2/2, VMM-264, CLB-2 ~1,400 pax MORON, SPAIN / nassig, Italy SMALL BOAT MAINTENANCE DET: SPMAGTF-CR-AF ~10 PAX MAURITANIA Cjtf-hoa DET: MARFORAF ~50 PAX djibouti AMEMB SECFOR DET: SPMAGTF-CR-AF DET ~50 PAX BANGUI, CAR OP ONWARD LIBERTY DET: MARFORAF ~20 PAX LIBERIA OP UNITED ASSISTANCE DET: SPMAGTF-CR-AF ~100 PAX LIBERIA LOGISTCS / ENGINEER TRAINING DET: SPMAGTF-CR-AF ~50 PAX UGANDA / BURUNDI OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC 14

Controlled Monitoring (CM) CONTROLLED MONITORING UPDATE Special Clinical Studies Unit of the NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, Montana CONTROLLED MONITORING UPDATE CJSCI signed 7 Nov Policy will not be retroactively enforced on Marines on EMLV Monitoring window is 13 Nov, + 21 days = 4 Dec Initial SPMAGTF-CR-AF pax movement include 3 USMOG Marines + 1 S-2 Marine; 10 FRSS (USN) pax Arrived at Langley 13 Nov Second wave (cohort) likely to include 3 Marines from Onward Liberty Remaining 94 pax of SPMAGTF-CR-AF likely to depart Liberia for 21 day controlled monitoring o/a 15 Dec; + 21 days = 5 Jan MFC and FFC completed successful site survey on 6 November SPMAGTF-CR-AF aircraft to be washed-down in Senegal, and then flown to Moron, Spain after completing a crew-swap with personnel requiring 21 day CM Next tasker on 45 day policy review due to CJCS/SECDEF on 3 Dec LTC handbook published 11 Nov UPDATED 12 NOV 8 8 8

U.S. EUROPE COMMAND OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC SPMAGTF-CR-AF DET ~200 PAX ROMANIA Black sea rotational force DET: 2/2 ~250 PAX romania Georgia deployment program-isaf 2 DET: MARFOREUR ~50 PAX georgia OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC

U.S. SOUTH COMMAND OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC 15 SMALL UNIT TRAINING DET: MARForsouth ~10 pax DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PERU PTP MTT DET: MARForsouth ~10 pax PERU OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC 15

U.S. NORTH COMMAND OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC 15th MEU Pre-deployed Camp PENDLETON 24th MEU Pre-deployed Camp lejeune JTF-N border patrol support DET: MARFORRES ~30 pax Texas border area OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC EXERCISE/TSC

Marine Expeditionary Units 13th MEU CAMP PENDLETON, CA 26th MEU CAMP LEJEUNE, NC 22d MEU CAMP LEJEUNE, NC 24th MEU CAMP LEJEUNE 15th MEU CAMP PENDLETON 11th MEU CENTcom 31st MEU PAcom Photos (from left to right): MV-22B Ospreys with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) conduct flight operations aboard the USS Iwo Jima during the MEU’s fourth and final pre-deployment exercise, Combined Unit Training Exercise. The MV-22B Osprey is designed for expeditionary assault support, raid operations, cargo lift and special warfare. It has the ability to carry 24 combat-loaded Marines five times the distance and two times the speed of its predecessor, the CH-46 Sea Knight. The Osprey can take off like a helicopter and fly like an airplane. A machine gunner with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M240B machinegun during a gunners qualification aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Oct. 19. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 11th MEU are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Y. Raga/Released) U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a conditioning hike Camp Lejeune, Sept. 4, 2014. The Marine hiked with flack and Kevlar to enhance mission readiness and insure physical endurance capabilities are met in combat situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeraco Jenkins/Released). PRE-DEPLOYED DEPLOYED POST-DEPLOYED 12 12 12

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit COL R. DASMALCHI BLT 3/5, VMM-262 (REIN), VMA-542, CLB–31 DEPLOYMENT DATES: MAY 14 – NOV 14 USS PELELIU (LHA-5) USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42) 14.1/14.2 TURNOVER MAY 14 SOTG COURSES JUN 14 BI-LATERAL TSC JUN - AUG 14 SQUAD INFANTRY TSC - TAIWAN AUG 14 PMEP AUG 14 AMPHIB INTEGRATION TRAINING SEP 14 TEMPEST WIND SEP 14 CERTEX / PHIBLEX OCT 14

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit COL M. G. TROLLINGER BLT 2/1, VMM-163 (REIN), CLB-11 DEPLOYMENT DATES: JUL 2014 – JAN 2015 USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD-8) USS SAN DIEGO (LPD-22) USS COMSTOCK (LSD-45) R2P2 CAMP PENDLETON JAN 2014 COUGAR VOYAGE CENTCOM OCT 2014 PMINT CAMP PENDLETON APR 2014 SUSTAINMENT TRAINING KUWAIT OCT - NOV 2014 COMPTUEX CAMP PENDLETON MAY 2014 SUSTAINMENT TRAINING DJIBOUTI OCT - NOV 2014 CERTEX CAMP PENDLETON JUN 2014 SUSTAINMENT TRAINING HAWAII JUN - AUG 2014 MALAYSIA MAREX PACOM AUG - SEP 2014 SUSTAINMENT TRAINING SEP - OCT 2014

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit COL S. F. BENEDICT BLT 3/6, VMM-365 (REIN), CLB-24 DEPLOYMENT DATES: DEC 2014 – JUL 2015 USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7) USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD-43) COMPOSITE CAMP LEJEUNE MAY 2014 RUT CAMP LEJEUNE/FT. EUSTIS JUL 2014 PMINT CAMP LEJEUNE AUG 2014 ARG MEU EX CAMP LEJEUNE SEP 2014 COMPTUEX CAMP LEJEUE OCT 2014 CONDUCTING BOLD ALLIGATOR OCT- NOV 2014

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING COL V. L. CRYER BLT 3/1, VMM-161 (REIN), CLB-15 DEPLOYMENT DATES: APR – NOV 15 USS ESSEX (LHD-2) USS ANCHORAGE (LPD-23) USS RUSHMORE (LSD-47) COMPOSITE CAMP PENDLETON OCT 2014 CONDUCTING PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING OCT 2014

USMC Future Force Posture 2014-2020 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO USMC Future Force Posture 2014-2020 The Nation’s Crisis Response Force forward deployed and poised to rapidly respond to Crises within the arc of instability and within regions of anticipated future conflicts. In an era of fiscal austerity, force reductions, and uncertainty associated with the “New Norm” environment, the USMC Future Force Posture Plan thickens the forward deployed Marine force posture and provides more flexibility in employing the ARG/MEU within each Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) coupled with an inherent reach-back capability for additional USMC CONUS-Based CR Forces providing the NSS and Joint Staff with myriad Crisis Response options while gaining efficiencies in meeting GCC Security Cooperation and Security Force Assistance requirements. MCPP-N CONUS-Based 1st & 2nd MEB CR SPMAGTF-CR-CC SPMAGTF-CR-AF III MEF Alert Contingency MAGTF Elements of III MEF ARG/MEU ARG/MEU MCRF-S MPSRON 3 Elements of SPMAGTF CR MRF-Guam MPSRON 2 SPMAGTF-CR-SC MRF-Darwin Choke Points Piracy Regions of Naval Maneuver Current force posture Current Basing Support MPSRON Future force posture Arc of instability Updated: 10 Oct 2014 The Future Force Posture Plan (multiple forward deployed tailored MAGTFs) gains efficiencies and provides a sustainable, enduring, world-wide CR capability.

CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF THIS CONCLUDES THE CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF PHOTO: U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Armando G. Perez, right, a maintenance chief with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Katy, Texas, assists shooters as a range safety officer during a live-fire static crew-served weapons range as part of sustainment training at D’Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 5. The 11th MEU is deployed as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released)