1. UNCLASSIFIED 1 CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF 20 DEC 2012

2. UNCLASSIFIED 2 OutlineOutline Role of the United States Marine Corps –Commandant’s memorandum to the Secretary of Defense USMC Personnel Operation Enduring Freedom RC(SW) Situational Overview RC(SW) Counterinsurgency Global Force Disposition Marine Expeditionary Units –15 TH Marine Expeditionary Unit –24 TH Marine Expeditionary Unit –31 ST Marine Expeditionary Unit –26 TH Marine Expeditionary Unit

3. UNCLASSIFIED 3 Role of United States Marine Corps A Maritime Nation – naval forces fulfill our global maritime responsibilities –Not reliant on host nation support –Step lightly on allies and host countries –Operate simultaneously, and seamlessly across three domains (sea, land, air) –Provides operational reach and agility (buy time, decision space) Scalable and relevant across the range of military operations Expeditionary – a “state of conditioning” –Postured to respond at a moments notice Middleweight Force – unique lane in America’s armed forces –“… an efficient and effective hedge against the Nation’s most likely risks.”

4. UNCLASSIFIED 4 USMC Personnel Total on active duty: 200,633 Total Deployed: ~14,100 Total Afghanistan: ~7,850 Active Component - Operating Forces: 119,156 Trainees, Transients, Patients, Prisoners: 31,463 Supporting Establishment: 45,628 Activated Reservists: 2,181 Active Reserve: 2,205

5. UNCLASSIFIED 5 KANDAHAR I Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd) Major General Charles M. Gurganus I Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd) Major General Charles M. Gurganus Special Operations Task Force HQs (RC-SW) Marine Special Operations Company (RC-SW) Marine Special Operations Company (RC-W) Special Operations Task Force HQs (RC-SW) Marine Special Operations Company (RC-SW) Marine Special Operations Company (RC-W) NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) Commander ISAF / US Forces - Afghanistan General John R. Allen Joint Staff Kabul – Individual Augments Commander ISAF / US Forces - Afghanistan General John R. Allen Joint Staff Kabul – Individual Augments Marine Corps Logistics Command (Fwd) R4 Operations Group Marine Corps Logistics Command (Fwd) R4 Operations Group Marines in Afghanistan 5

6. UNCLASSIFIED 6 Security Operations in RC(SW) Transition Process Has Begun Implemented in 5 tranches Progresses through 4 stages Security Force Assistance  20 Marines/team average  Advise Afghan Forces  Afghan Border Police  Afghan Uniformed Police  Afghan National Army Governance/Development Leadership in 13/14 Helmand districts Regional Command (Southwest) Regional Command (Southwest) ANSF - Taking the Lead Partnering

7. UNCLASSIFIED 7 Global Force Disposition (As Of 20 December 12) Global Force Disposition (As Of 20 December 12) OPERATION EMBARKED WITH USN USMC DEPLOYMENTS MARSOC USCENTCOM USPACOM EUCOM: ~250 NORTHCOM: ~100 AFGHANISTAN: ~7,850OTHER CENTCOM: ~3,500 SOUTHCOM: ~100AFRICOM: ~500PACOM: ~1,800 7 + + = Operation Enduring Freedom ~8,700 DEP W/US Navy ~2,200 Other Exercises ~3,200 Total Deployed ~14,100 USAFRICOM CJTF-HOA OPERATION ONWARD LIBERTY LIBYA CRISIS RESPONSE OPS SPMAGTF-AFRICA 13.1 USEUCOM GEORGIA DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM-ISAF 2 CRISIS RESPONSE OPS 31 ST MEU USPACOM USCENTCOM OEF-AFGHANISTAN JORDAN OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM CRISIS RESPONSE OPS UAE SECURITY COOPERATION EX IRON MAGIC FAST PLTS USEUCOM USCENTCOM USPACOM USNORTHCOM USSOUTHCOM USNORTHCOM RF/DF PUGET SOUND USSOUTHCOM NSTR 15 TH MEU USCENTCOM USPACOM OEF-PHILIPPINES EX FORAGER FURY CAMBODIA HMA TRNG

8. UNCLASSIFIED 8 Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) POST-DEPLOYED 31 ST MEU USPACOM PRE-DEPLOYED DEPLOYED 22 D MEU CAMP LEJEUNE, NC 8 31 13 24 8 11 22 26 TH MEU CAMP LEJEUNE, NC 13 TH & 11 TH MEU CAMP PENDLETON, CA 15 TH MEU USCENTCOM 15 26

9. UNCLASSIFIED 9 BLT 3/5, HMM-364 (REIN), CLB-15 DEPLOYMENT DATES: SEP 12 – MAY 13 15 TH Marine Expeditionary Unit COL S. D. CAMPBELL 15 TH Marine Expeditionary Unit COL S. D. CAMPBELL 9 USS PELELIU USS GREEN BAY USS RUSHMORE (LSD-47) USS PELELIU (LHA- 5) USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20) USS RUSHMORE (LSD-47) EX CROCODILO TIMOR-LESTE OCT 2012 EX EAGER MACE KUWAIT NOV 2012 BILAT TRNG DJIBOUTI AUG 2012

10. UNCLASSIFIED 10 BLT 1/2, VMM-261 (REIN), CLB–24 DEPLOYMENT DATES: MAR 12 – DEC 12 USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7) USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7) USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) AFRICAN LION MOROCCO APR 2012 24 TH Marine Expeditionary Unit COL F. L. DONOVAN EAGER LION JORDAN MAY 2012 10 SUSTAINMENT TRAINING KUWAIT JUN-AUG 2012 SUSTAINMENT TRAINING DJIBOUTI SEP 2012 OFFLOAD ONSLOW BAY DEC 2012

11. UNCLASSIFIED 11 BLT 1/5, HMM-262 (REIN), VMA-513, CLB–31 DEPLOYMENT DATES: DEC 12 – JUN 13 31 ST Marine Expeditionary Unit COL J. E. MERNA 31 ST Marine Expeditionary Unit COL J. E. MERNA 11 USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6) USS DENVER (LPD-9) USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6) USS DENVER (LPD-9) USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) PRE DEPLOYMENT TRNG OKINAWA JAPAN DEC 2012

12. UNCLASSIFIED 12 BLT 3/2, VMM-266 (REIN), CLB-26 DEPLOYMENT DATES: MAR – NOV 2013 26 TH Marine Expeditionary Unit COL M. G. ST. CLAIR 26 TH Marine Expeditionary Unit COL M. G. ST. CLAIR 12 USS KEARSARGE USS SAN ANTONIO (LPD-17) USS CARTER HALL USS KEARSARGE (LHD-3) USS SAN ANTONIO (LPD-17) USS CARTER HALL (LSD-50) DSCA SUPPORT ABOARD USS WASP NOV 2012 WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL MARYLAND JUN 2012 FLEET WEEK FLORIDA APR 2012

13. UNCLASSIFIED 13 THIS CONCLUDES THE CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF