En Marine Expeditionary Force (förkortning: MEF) är den största formationen i USA:s marinkår. En MEF motsvarar ungefär storleksmässigt en armékår.[1]

Varje MEF består av en MEF Information Group (MIG) som ledningsfunktion, en Marine Division (MARDIV) som markstridskomponent, en Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) som flygkomponent samt en Marine Logistics Group (MLG) som logistik- och trängkomponent.

Marinkåren får, enligt federal lag, inte bestå av mindre än tre divisioner med tillhörande flyg och andra enheter som är organiska däri.[2]

Lista över Marine Expeditionary Forces

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I Marine Expeditionary Force

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I Marine Expeditionary Force ingår i United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.

Symbol Namn Förkortning Högkvarter Notering
  I Marine Expeditionary Force I MEF Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Kalifornien [3]
  1st Marine Division 1st MARDIV Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Kalifornien
  3rd Marine Aircraft Wing 3rd MAW Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Kalifornien
  1st Marine Logistics Group 1st MLG Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Kalifornien
  1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade 1st MEB Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Kalifornien
  11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 11th MEU Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Kalifornien
  13th Marine Expeditionary Unit 13th MEU Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Kalifornien
  15th Marine Expeditionary Unit 15th MEU Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Kalifornien

II Marine Expeditionary Force

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II Marine Expeditionary Force ingår i United States Marine Corps Forces Command.

Symbol Namn Förkortning Högkvarter Notering
  II Marine Expeditionary Force II MEF Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina [4]
  2nd Marine Division 2nd MARDIV Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  2nd Marine Aircraft Wing 2nd MAW Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina
  2nd Marine Logistics Group 2nd MLG Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade 2nd MEU Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit 22nd MEU Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  24th Marine Expeditionary Unit 24th MEU Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  26th Marine Expeditionary Unit 26th MEU Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

III Marine Expeditionary Force

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III Marine Expeditionary Force ingår i United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.

Symbol Namn Förkortning Högkvarter Notering
  III Marine Expeditionary Force III MEF Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan [5]
  3rd Marine Division 3rd MARDIV Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan
  1st Marine Aircraft Wing 1st MAW Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan
  3rd Marine Logistics Group 3rd MLG Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan
  3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade 3rd MEB Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan
  31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 31st MEU Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan

Reservförband

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Dessutom tillkommer en fjärde MEF som kan mobiliseras genom olika reservförband som ingår i Marine Forces Reserve. Högkvarteren är belägna i New Orleans, men de ingående reservförbanden är spridda över kontinentala USA.[6]

Symbol Namn Förkortning Högkvarter Notering
  4th Marine Division 4th MARDIV New Orleans, Louisiana
  4th Marine Aircraft Wing 4th MAW New Orleans, Louisiana
  4th Marine Logistics Group 4th MLG New Orleans, Louisiana

Se även

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Referenser

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Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, Marine expeditionary force, tidigare version.
  1. ^ Halberstedt, Hans (1993). ”U. S. Marine Corps” (på engelska). sid. 52. https://books.google.se/books?id=-fMzRJnvVtkC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=%22MEF%22+%22equivalent+of+an+Army+Corps%22&source=bl&ots=lwStNLhH0u&sig=ACfU3U0tE4821PrczaVpLoB-pzf5ybuR4A&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwipvMig4YfyAhWRvIsKHawzABMQ6AEwAnoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=%22MEF%22%20%22equivalent%20of%20an%20Army%20Corps%22&f=false. Läst 29 juli 2021. 
  2. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 8063
  3. ^ ”I Marine Expeditionary Force” (på engelska). U.S. Marine Corps. https://www.imef.marines.mil/. Läst 3 augusti 2021. 
  4. ^ ”What is II MEF?” (på engelska). U.S. Marine Corps. https://www.iimef.marines.mil/About/What-is-II-MEF/. Läst 3 augusti 2021. ”II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) is one of three MEFs in the Marine Corps. I MEF is in California and III MEF is in Okinawa.
    A MEF is a combined arms force consisting of ground, air and logistics forces. It possesses the capability for projecting offensive combat power ashore while sustaining itself in combat without external assistance for a period of 60 days.
    With more than 47,000 Marines and Sailors, II MEF is representative of the largest and most powerful Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The MAGTF concept is flexible and scalable under single commander. MAGTFs provide Joint Force Commanders the following capabilities:
    -Humanitarian support and natural disaster relief operations
    -Rapid crisis response
    -Ability to operate independent of established airfields, basing agreements, and over-flight rights
    -Ability to train with allied forces as part of a theater engagement plan
    -Forward deployed, credible deterrent force
    II MEF is comprised of four basic components:
    (1) II MEF Information Group containing personnel and equipment necessary for the effective planning and execution of operations.
    (2) A ground combat element, the 2d Marine Division.
    (3) An aviation combat element, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
    (4) A combat service support element, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group.”
     
  5. ^ ”III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE” (på engelska). U.S. Marine Corps. https://www.iiimef.marines.mil/. Läst 3 augusti 2021. ”III MEF provides the United States with a forward-deployed force in readiness in the Pacific Theater, as a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), capable of generating, deploying, and employing forces for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns.” 
  6. ^ ”Mission” (på engelska). U.S. Marine Corps. https://www.marforres.marines.mil/About/Mission-Statement/. Läst 3 augusti 2021. ”Commander, Marine Forces Reserve (COMMARFORRES) commands and controls assigned forces for the purpose of augmenting and reinforcing the Active Component with trained units and individual Marines as a sustainable and ready operational reserve in order to augment and reinforce active forces for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement.” 

Externa länkar

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