Disaggregation: Breaking Up the MAGTF Band

Abstract

The current operating environment for the United States military is transitioning from major combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan toward smaller, crisis events, and each service is attempting to adapt how it can support the growing demand from Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCCs). This essay will suggest that disaggregation of Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) is not the solution for supporting increased operational demands. This is because a MEU's strength is its cohesion as a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that is built during pre-deployment training, and the MEU is the model of how the Marine Corps provides unique capabilities to support (GCC) demands. The Marine Corps' solution for supporting the increased operational requirements should be to consider alternate MEU task organization, without fracturing the MAGTF, and change the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) structure to maximize limited amphibious assets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2015
Accession Number
AD1175813

Entities

People

  • Joseph N. Barker

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Group Dynamics
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Students
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.