Command element (United States Marine Corps)

Command element (United States Marine Corps)
USMC Combat Operations Center

In the United States Marine Corps, the command element or CE is the command and control force of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It provides C3I for the MAGTF.

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Role within the MAGTF

The CE provides all headquarters functions for the MAGTF: command, operations, plans, and administration. It also often holds units which do not fit within the ground combat element, aviation combat element, or logistics combat element.

Organization

The size of the CE varies in proportion to the size of the MAGTF. A Marine Expeditionary Force has a MEF Headquarters Group, approximately the size of a regiment. A Marine Expeditionary Brigade holds a battalion-sized MEB Headquarters Group. The various Marine Expeditionary Units command a company-sized MEU Headquarters Group. Generally, MEF postings are permanent, while MEBs and MEUs rotate their GCE, ACE, and LCE twice annually.

Hierarchy of Marine command units

I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group

CE of I Marine Expeditionary Force

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Insignia Name Location
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1st Intelligence Battalion
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
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9th Communication Battalion
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
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1st Radio Battalion
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
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1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California

II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group

CE of II Marine Expeditionary Force

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Insignia Name Location
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2nd Intelligence Battalion
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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8th Communications Battalion
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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2nd Radio Battalion
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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Chemical Biological Incident Response Force
Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center, Maryland

III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group

CE of III Marine Expeditionary Force

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Insignia Name Location
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3rd Intelligence Battalion
Camp Hansen, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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7th Communication Battalion
Camp Hansen, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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3rd Radio Battalion
Marine Corps Base Hawaii
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5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Camp Hansen, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Headquarters Battalion

CE of Marine Forces Reserve

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Insignia Name Location
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Intelligence Support Battalion[1]
New Orleans, Louisiana
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6th Communications Battalion
Note: also fall under 4th Marine Logistics Group
New York City, New York
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3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Long Beach, California
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4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
West Palm Beach, Florida
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3rd Force Reconnaissance Company
Mobile, Alabama
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4th Force Reconnaissance Company
Marine Corps Base Hawaii
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3rd Civil Affairs Group
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
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4th Civil Affairs Group
Naval Support Facility Anacostia, Washington, D.C.

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References

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