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II Marine Expeditionary Force

Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the US Marine Corps

II Marine Expeditionary Force
Summary

Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the US Marine Corps

FieldValue
unit_nameII Marine Expeditionary Force
imageII MEF Insignia Hi-Res PNG.png
captionII MEF insignia
start_date23 October 1962
countryUnited States
branch
typeMarine Air-Ground Task Force
roleExpeditionary combat forces
command_structureUnited States Marine Corps Forces Command
current_commanderLieutenant General Calvert L. Worth Jr.
garrisonMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
commander4Sergeant Major Anthony J. Loftus
notable_commandersAlfred M. Gray Jr.
identification_symbol{{Mil Map Symbol
UNIT SHORT NAMEII
UNIT ICONMilitary Symbol - Friendly Unit (Solid Light 1.5x1 Frame)- Marine Air Ground Task Force (USMC) (ADRP 1-02, 2015 Dec 07).svg
UNIT SIZE ICONNATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Corps Expiditionary Force.svg
ICON SIZE100
identification_symbol_labelNATO Map Symbol
battles;Persian Gulf War
Global war on terrorism

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The II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force consisting of ground, air and logistics forces capable of projecting offensive combat power ashore while sustaining itself in combat without external assistance for a period of 60 days. The II Marine Expeditionary Force is commanded by a lieutenant general, who serves under U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, providing Marine fighting formations and units to European Command, Central Command and Southern Command.

Higher headquarters

II MEF falls under the command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), and is a service retained force, meaning it is not assigned or allocated to any of the Geographic Combatant Commands. However, II MEF regularly provides subordinate units in support of operations and exercises throughout the U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Southern Command Areas of Responsibility, as well as in support of other U.S. unified and NATO commands. II MEF units are available for and prepared to respond to contingency requirements worldwide.

Employment

In addition to the option of being employed in its entirety as a MEF-sized unit, II MEF has the capability of forming task-organized Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTF) of lesser size such as a MEF (Forward), a brigade-sized MAGTF (Marine Expeditionary Brigade or "MEB") about one-third the size of a MEF or a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), about one-third the size of a MEB. The size and composition of any MAGTF will be dependent upon the mission assigned. One mission that could be assigned to the MEB would be assignment for planning, deployment and utilization of equipment stored aboard Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). The MPS program involves the forward deployment of the MPS Squadron of four or five ships loaded with a brigade's worth of combat equipment and supplies and the airlifting of the MEB to the designated objective area to link up with the MPS Squadron. At the same time, tactical aircraft of the MEB are flight ferried to an airfield in or near the area of operation. The MEB can be sustained for 30 days by the supplies aboard the ships.

The only routinely deployed MAGTFs, the 22d, 24th and 26th MEUs deploy on a rotating basis to the Mediterranean Sea area to serve as the landing force for the Commander, 6th Fleet. The MEU consists of approximately 2,200 Marines and Sailors, is capable of rapid response in a variety of possible contingencies, and if the situation requires, can serve as the forward element of a larger MAGTF.

Structure

II Marine Expeditionary Force organization January 2025 (click to enlarge)

Units

List of commanders

No.CommanderTermRefPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm length
order = -military_rank = Lieutenant Generalimage = LtGen Henry P. Osman (1).jpgofficeholder = Henry P. Osmanofficeholder_sort =born_year = 1947died_year =term_start = 12 August 2002term_end = 23 July 2004

References

References

  1. "About".
  2. "U.S. Marine Corps Concepts & Programs > Organization > MAGTF > Types of MAGTFs".
  3. "II MEF Support Battalion". II MEF Information Group.
  4. "II MEF Change Of Command". Marine Corps Gazette.
  5. Biello, Peter. (24 July 2008). "Camp Lejeune's II MEF Gets New Commander".
  6. Staff Sgt. Jayson Price. (6 August 2010). "COMMANDER OF II MEF RELINQUISHES COMMAND".
  7. "LtGen John M. Paxton".
  8. (13 July 2011). "II MEF changes hands".
  9. (17 July 2014). "II MEF welcomes new commanding general".
  10. (22 October 2015). "Lt. Gen. Beaudreault takes command of II Marine Expeditionary Force".
  11. Sgt. Gabrielle Petticrew. (17 July 2017). "PASSING THE TORCH: II MEF BIDS FAREWELL TO COMMANDER".
  12. Sgt. Sean Berry. (13 June 2019). "Lt. Gen. Beaudreault takes command of II Marine Expeditionary Force".
  13. "Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force".
  14. (2022-08-18). "Webcast: II Marine Expeditionary Force Change of Command".
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