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7 elements of the Marine Corps mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide
Provide
Develop
Provide
Develop
Expand
Perform
1st element of the Marine Corps mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide fleet marine
forces with combined arms and supporting air components for service with the United States
fleet.
2nd element of the Marine Corps mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide detachments
and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy, and security detachments for the
protection of Naval property at Naval stations and bases.
3rd element of the Marine Corps mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Develop, in
coordination worth the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and
equipment employed by landing forces in amphibious operations.
4th element of the Marine Corps mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide Marine forces
for airborne operations, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, according to the
doctrine established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
5th element of the Marine Corps mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Develop, in
coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, procedures, and equipment for
airborne operations.
, 6th element of the Marine Corps mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Expand peacetime
components to meet wartime needs according to the joint mobilization plans.
7th element of the Marine Corps mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Perform such other
duties as the President may direct.
What is a MARFOR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Marine Corps Forces. Organized as
MAGTFs and are either employed as part of a naval expeditionary forces or separately as part of
larger joint or combined forces. MARFORCOM is located in Virginia, MARFORPAC is in
Hawaii.
MCSF - CORRECT ANSWER - Marine Corps Security Forces include approx 3,400
Marines who protect key naval installations and facilities worldwide. They also protect marine
barracks and Marine security force companies in the CONUS and abroad, as well as Marine
detachments afloat.
MSG - CORRECT ANSWER - Marine Security Guard detachments at embassies and
consulates around the globe are provided by the Marine Security Guard battalion to the
department of state for embassy security. They are assigned to 121 diplomatic posts in 115
countries throughout the world.
What does the HQMC consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Marine Corps Headquarters
consists of the Commandant of the Marine Corps and those staff agencies that advise and assist
the Commandant in discharging those responsibilities prescribed by law and higher authority.
Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps responsible to and for what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - He is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the administration,
discipline, internal organization, training, requirements, efficiency, readiness of the Marine
Corps, and the total performance of the Marine Corps.
What is a MAGTF? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Air-Ground Task Force is the
Marine Corp's principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range of military