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OutlineOutline

• USMC Personnel• Global Force Disposition• COCOMS• Marine Expeditionary Units

– 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit– 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit – 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit– 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

• USMC Future Force Posture 2014-2020

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1% 1%

26%

14%61%

USMC PersonnelUSMC Personnel

Total on active duty: ~188,800

Total Deployed: ~31,500

Total Afghanistan: ~120

Active Component - Operating Forces: ~109,400Trainees, Transients, Patients, Prisoners: ~27,100Supporting Establishment: ~49,100Activated Reservists: ~760Active Reserve: ~2,200

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OPERATIONS

AMPHIB OPERATIONS

EXERCISE/TSC

Global Force Disposition(As of 18 Dec 14)

Global Force Disposition(As of 18 Dec 14)

EUCOM: ~700NORTHCOM: ~2,400 AFGHANISTAN: ~120 OTHER CENTCOM: ~5,100

SOUTHCOM: ~100 AFRICOM: ~1,100 PACOM: ~21,900

Operations~4,800

Amphibious Ops~6,600

Exercises~250

Total Deployed**~31,500

FAST PLTSUSEUCOM

USCENTCOMUSPACOM

USNORTHCOMUSSOUTHCOM

TSC~1,600

WEST OF IDL~21,800

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U.S. CENTRAL COMMANDU.S. CENTRAL COMMAND

JORDAN OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT PROGRAMDET: IAs OPCON TO SPMAGTF-CR-CC ~20 PAXJORDAN

UAE SECURITY COOPERATIONDET: MARCENT (FWD) ~50 PAXUNITED ARAB EMIRATES

OEF-AFGHANISTANIAs ~120 PAX

AMEMB SECFORDET: SPMAGTF-CR-CC (2/7) ~100 PAXAMEMB SANA’A, YEMEN

AMEMB SECFOR DET: SPMAGTF-CR-CC ~150 PAXBAGHDAD, IRAQ

ISAT ~15 PAXIRAQ

11th MEU~2,500 PAXCENTCOM

SPMAGTF-CR-CCDET: 5TH MAR, 2/7, VMA-211, VMM-363, CLB-5 ~2,400 PAXKUWAIT/BAHRAIN/JORDAN

AMEMB SECFOR DET: MSAU ~20 PAXERBIL, IRAQ

OPERATIONEMBARKED WITH USNUSMC EXERCISE/TSC

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U.S. PACIFIC COMMANDU.S. PACIFIC COMMAND

31st MEU~2,000 PAXUSPACOM

OEF-P JSOTF DET: 3d MARDIV, 3d RAD BN ~50 PAXPHILIPPINES

PACOM WEST OF IDLTOTAL ~21,900 PAXOPFOR ~19,800 PAXBASES/STATIONS ~2,100 PAX

OPERATIONEMBARKED WITH USNUSMC EXERCISE/TSC

KMEP 15-15DET: 4th MAR ~100 PAXKOREA

HMA DET: III MEF ~10 PAXCAMBODIA

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U.S. AFRICA COMMANDU.S. AFRICA COMMAND

OP ONWARD LIBERTYDET: MARFORAF ~20 PAXLIBERIA

CJTF-HOADET: MARFORAF ~50 PAXDJIBOUTI

SPMAGTF-CR-AFDET: 26th MEU, 2/2, VMM-264, CLB-2 ~1,400 PAXMORON, SPAIN / NASSIG, ITALY

AMEMB SECFORDET: SPMAGTF-CR-AF DET ~50 PAXBANGUI, CAR

LOGISTCS / ENGINEER TRAININGDET: SPMAGTF-CR-AF ~50 PAXUGANDA / BURUNDI

OPERATIONEMBARKED WITH USNUSMC EXERCISE/TSC

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BLACK SEA ROTATIONAL FORCEDET: 2/2 ~250 PAXROMANIA

GEORGIA DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM-ISAF 2DET: MARFOREUR ~50 PAXGEORGIA

U.S. EUROPE COMMANDU.S. EUROPE COMMAND

SPMAGTF-CR-AF DET~200 PAXROMANIA

OPERATIONEMBARKED WITH USNUSMC EXERCISE/TSC

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U.S. SOUTH COMMANDU.S. SOUTH COMMAND

OPERATIONEMBARKED WITH USNUSMC EXERCISE/TSC

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U.S. NORTH COMMANDU.S. NORTH COMMAND

24th MEU~2,000 PAXDEPLOYED

15th MEUPRE-DEPLOYED

CAMP PENDLETON

OPERATIONEMBARKED WITH USNUSMC EXERCISE/TSC

JR OFFICER COURSE / TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSEDET: MFS ~50 PAXMISSISSIPPI

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Marine Expeditionary UnitsMarine Expeditionary Units

26th MEUCAMP LEJEUNE, NC

13th MEUCAMP PENDLETON, CA

11th MEU CENTCOM

31st MEU PACOM

15th MEUCAMP PENDLETON

PRE-DEPLOYED DEPLOYED POST-DEPLOYED

22d MEUCAMP LEJEUNE, NC

24th MEU CAMP LEJEUNE

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BLT 2/4, VMM-262 (REIN), VMA-231, CLB–31 DEPLOYMENT DATES: NOV 14 – MAY 15 USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6) USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20) USS ASHLAND (LSD-48)

14.2/15.1 TURNOVERNOV 14

31st Marine Expeditionary UnitCOL R. DASMALCHI

31st Marine Expeditionary UnitCOL R. DASMALCHI

MEU EXDEC 14

INTEROPERABILITY TRAININIG

DEC 14

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BLT 2/1, VMM-163 (REIN), CLB-11 DEPLOYMENT DATES: JUL 2014 – FEB 2015

11th Marine Expeditionary UnitCOL M. G. TROLLINGER

11th Marine Expeditionary UnitCOL M. G. TROLLINGER

R2P2CAMP PENDLETON

JAN 2014

USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD-8) USS SAN DIEGO (LPD-22) USS COMSTOCK (LSD-45)

PMINTCAMP PENDLETON

APR 2014

COMPTUEXCAMP PENDLETON

MAY 2014

CERTEXCAMP PENDLETON

JUN 2014

SUSTAINMENTTRAINING

HAWAIIJUN - AUG 2014

MALAYSIA MAREXPACOM

AUG - SEP 2014

SUSTAINMENT TRAINING

SEP - OCT 2014

COUGAR VOYAGECENTCOMOCT 2014

SUSTAINMENT TRAINING

KUWAITOCT - NOV 2014

SUSTAINMENT TRAININGDJIBOUTI

OCT - NOV 2014

BILATERAL TRAINING

SUDI ARABIADEC 2014

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BLT 3/6, VMM-365 (REIN), CLB-24 DEPLOYMENT DATES: DEC 2014 – JUL 2015

24th Marine Expeditionary UnitCOL S. F. BENEDICT

24th Marine Expeditionary UnitCOL S. F. BENEDICT

COMPOSITECAMP LEJEUNE

MAY 2014

USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7) USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD-43)

RUTCAMP LEJEUNE/FT. EUSTIS

JUL 2014

PMINTCAMP LEJEUNE

AUG 2014

ARG MEU EXCAMP LEJEUNE

SEP 2014

COMPTUEXCAMP LEJEUE

OCT 2014

BOLD ALLIGATOROCT- NOV 2014

IN TRANSIT6TH FLEETDEC 2014

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BLT 3/1, VMM-161 (REIN), CLB-15 DEPLOYMENT DATES: APR 2015 – NOV 2015

15th Marine Expeditionary UnitCOL V. L. CRYER

15th Marine Expeditionary UnitCOL V. L. CRYER

COMPOSITECAMP PENDLETON

OCT 2014

USS ESSEX (LHD-2) USS ANCHORAGE (LPD-23) USS RUSHMORE (LSD-47)

CONDUCTINGPRE-DEPLOYMENT

TRAININGOCT 2014

REALISTIC URBAN TRAININGDEC 2014

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CONUS-Based1st & 2nd MEB CR

Future force posture

Current force postureRegions of Naval Maneuver

MRF-Darwin

III MEFAlert Contingency MAGTF

SPMAGTF-CR-SC

SPMAGTF-CR-CCSPMAGTF-CR-AF

Choke Points

Piracy

Current Basing Support Arc of instability

Elements of III MEF ARG/MEU

MPSRON

MPSRON 2

MRF-GuamMPSRON 3

ARG/MEU

Elements ofSPMAGTF CR

The Nation’s Crisis Response Force forward deployed and poised to rapidly respond to Crises within the arc of instability and within regions of anticipated future conflicts.

The Future Force Posture Plan (multiple forward deployed tailored MAGTFs) gains efficiencies and provides a sustainable, enduring, world-wide CR capability.

MCRF-S

Updated: 10 Oct 2014

In an era of fiscal austerity, force reductions, and uncertainty associated with the “New Norm” environment, the USMC Future Force Posture Plan thickens the forward deployed Marine force posture and provides more flexibility in employing the ARG/MEU within each Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) coupled with an inherent reach-back capability for additional USMC CONUS-Based CR Forces providing the

NSS and Joint Staff with myriad Crisis Response options while gaining efficiencies in meeting GCC Security Cooperation and Security Force Assistance requirements.

USMC Future Force Posture 2014-2020

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