The centerpiece of the MEU is the Infantry Battalion.
Uh,you don't,your unit gets assigned to one,the MEU switches unit every year,so your unit may be in the MEU this year,and not the next.
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A Marine Expeditionary Unit would be made up of numerous MOS's.
Yes.
The Marine Expeditionary Brigade is smaller than the Marine Expeditionary Force, but larger than the Marine Expeditionary Unit. It is considered the "middle-weight" crisis response force of choice in the European and Southern Command Area of Operations. It is able to operate independently, as a service component, or to lead a Joint Task Force.
Command Element (CE), Ground Combat Element (GCE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)
III Marine Expeditionary Force was created in 1942.
III Marine Expeditionary Force ended in 1946.
It was the Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) flying from the USS Kearsarge in June of 1995.
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal was created on 1919-05-08.
Probably the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) since it's the closest by being stationed at Camp Hansen, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan .
There isn't one. The Army could compose something similar if need be, but there aren't any regular standing units equivalent to a MEU.
No. The USS Essex (LHD-2) is an Amphibious assault ship which normally carries a Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked. It could however be given a mission that required large numbers of personnel from other services.
The Navy Expeditionary or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, The Humanitarian Medal (when I was there in 1982), we got a Navy Unit Commendation for saving the lives of the crew of a helocopter that crashed. We didn't get a CAR or an NDM