FMF - Fleet Marine Force MAGTF Organization and Mission Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following correctly identifies the four core elements of any Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)?

Accepted Answer

Command Element (CE), Ground Combat Element (GCE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Logistics Combat Element (LCE)

Answer

Headquarters Element (HE), Infantry Combat Element (ICE), Air Support Element (ASE), and Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

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Control Group (CG), Land-Warfare Group (LWG), Air-Warfare Group (AWG), and Supply Group (SG)

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Task Force Command (TFC), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), Marine Aircraft Group (MAG), and Combat Logistics Regiment (CLR)

Question 2

A forward-deployed MAGTF is tasked with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in a coastal city. The force must be self-sustaining for approximately two weeks and capable of rapid response. Which type of MAGTF is best suited for this mission?

Accepted Answer

Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

Answer

Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)

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Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)

Answer

Special Purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF)

Question 3

What is the principal warfighting organization of the Marine Corps, capable of conducting and sustaining major combat operations and amphibious assaults?

Accepted Answer

Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)

Answer

Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

Answer

Marine Division (MARDIV)

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Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)

Question 4

The Logistics Combat Element (LCE) of a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) is typically built around which unit?

Accepted Answer

A Combat Logistics Regiment (CLR)

Answer

A Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB)

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A Marine Logistics Group (MLG)

Answer

A Logistics Support Detachment (LSD)

Question 5

A MAGTF has been formed specifically to provide embassy reinforcement and humanitarian assistance in a specific geographic region not normally covered by a deploying MEU. This MAGTF is named for its specific mission. What type of MAGTF is this?

Accepted Answer

Special Purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF)

Answer

Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

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Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)

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Theater Support MAGTF (TSMAGTF)

Question 6

Which element of the MAGTF is the only one capable of seizing and occupying terrain?

Accepted Answer

Ground Combat Element (GCE)

Answer

Aviation Combat Element (ACE)

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Logistics Combat Element (LCE)

Answer

Command Element (CE)