Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Chain of Command
I. Fleet Marine Force (2), Marine Forces Pacific or Marine Forces Atlantic
A. Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) (1 or
2), I under
MARFORPAC, II and III under MARFORLANT
1. Marine Division (1), one in each MEF
a. Marine Infantry Regiment (3): up to three under a division
i. Battalion (3), up to three infantry Bns in a Regiment
a. 1 HQ and Service Company
b. 3 Rifle Companies
c. 1 Weapons Company
ii. 1 HQ Company
b. Marine Artillery Regiment (1)
c. Marine Tank Battalion (1)
d. Assault Amphibian Bn (AAB) (1)
e. Light Armored Recon Bn (1)
f. Combat Engineer Bn (1)
2. Force Service Support Group (FSSG): support for Division/MAGTF
3. MEU Command Element (3), up to three under MEF
4. Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) (1), one under each MEF
a. 1 HQ Squadron
b. 1 Air Control Group
c. 1 Wing Support Group
d. Marine Aircraft Group (2+), more than two under Wing
i. Marine Aircraft Squadron (2+), Squadron Designations:
i. VMFA: F/A-18C
ii. VMFA(AW): F/A-18D
iii. VMA: AV-8B
iv. VMAQ: EA-6B
v. VMGR: KC-130F/R
vi. HMLA: AH-1W, UH-1N
vii. HMM: CH-46E
viii. HMT: CH-53D
ix. HMH: CH-53E
Marine Corps Infantry Regiment Mission:
To locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.
To execute expeditionary assault operations and other combat operations as directed, supported by marine aviation, force service support units, and other supporting forces.
To participate as the supporting air component of Fleet Marine Forces in the seizure and defense of advance naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the prosecution of a naval campaign.
To participate as an integral component of naval aviation in the execution of Navy functions as the fleet commanders direct.
All information found at: http://www.periscope.ucg.com/nations/usa/usa/marines/index.html#deploy
