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PACOM Area of Operations III MEF Force locations -Hawaii -Iwakuni, Japan -Okinawa, Japan -Darwin, Australia
III MEF MISSION III MEF conducts expeditionary amphibious/ air/ ground/ logistics operations and as directed, provides task organized joint and combined forces for contingency operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation events in order to meet Geographic Combatant Commander requirements across the spectrum of operations . 4
III Marine Expeditionary Force 3d Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) 31 st Marine 3d Marine 1st Marine 3d Marine III MEF 3d Marine Division Air Wing Logistics Information Expeditionary Expeditionary (1 st MAW) Brigade (3d MarDiv) Group Group Unit (31 st MEU) (3d MEB) (3d MLG) (III MHG) III MEF Commander’s Intent 1. Train hard to be prepared for war. 2. Build resilience in our Marines/Sailors and their families, and be prepared for war. 3. Take care of equipment so it is prepared for war. 4. Be prepared to deploy to fight tonight. 5
Alert Contingency MAGTF On order, III MEF deploys an ACM consisting of a scalable headquarters and forces for crisis response within the USPACOM area of responsibility in order to save lives, mitigate human suffering, and counter threats to U. S. National interests. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS CACM FCE (3d MEB) 1. III MEF rapidly deploys an FCE to the designated crisis area within the timelines established by USPACOM. GCE CE DET ACE DET LCE DET 1st ECHELON 2. III MEF will deploy a 1st Echelon RIFLE CLR-3 3d MEB MAG-36 CO(+) force package tailored to support the scope of the mission and magnitude of the crisis as determined by the FCE’s assessments and CDR USPACOM requirements. 3. III MEF will reinforce/enhance CE GCE ACE LCE existing capabilities of the 1st Echelon 2nd ECHELON with elements of the 2nd Echelon 3d MEB INF BN(+) MAG-36 CLR-3 follow-on force as required. 6
Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief 1 Oct 2005 – Pakistan Earthquake Response 2 Mar 2006 – Philippine Mudslide Response 3 May 2006 – Indonesia Earthquake Response 4 Mar 2007 – Legazpi Typhoon Recovery 5 Apr 2007 – Solomon Islands Tsunami Response 6 Nov 2007 – Sea Angel II Bangladesh 11 17 7 16 May 2008 – Caring Response Burma 1 8 8 Aug 2009 – Taiwan Typhoon Relief 6 7 4 13 2 Oct 2009 – Philippine Typhoon & Indonesian 9 14 12 Earthquake Relief 9 10 15 10 Oct 2010 – Philippine Typhoon Relief 10 11 Mar 2011 – Great East Japan Earthquake 3 and Tsunami Response 5 12 Oct 2011 – Thailand Flood Relief 13 Dec 2012 – Philippine Flood Relief 14 Nov 2013 – Operation Damayan Typhoon Relief 15 Dec 2014 - Typhoon Hagupit May 2015 - Operation Sahayogi Haat Earthquake Relief 16 17 May 2016 – Japan Earthquake Relief 7
III MEF Training Northern Edge Artic Samurai Khaan Quest 17 Yama Sakura Northern Viper Blue Chromite UFG Key Resolve Keen Sword UDP Forces Forest Light X 2 KMEP x 18 4 x Inf Bn ARTP x 4 CJLOTS CATC x 8 1 X AAV Co Nepal DREE 1 X AAV Plt 1 X LAR Co HK Cobra Gold 4 X Arty Btry CARAT 1 X LAAD Sec 2 X VMFA Sqdn Forager Fury 1 X VMA Sqdn SMEE Bougainville ATR PP17 1 X HMH Lava Viper Balikatan PP17 1 X HMLA KAMANDAG CARAT 1 X HIMARS Btry 1 X CLD ISO MRF-D CARAT NOLES PP17 Bersama Warrior Hari Hamutuk Cope West Gema Bathki Koa Moana 17 CARAT FY 17 Operational Tempo 102 TEEP’D Exercises (CMC/PACOM/MFP/MEF) 119 MSC ULT Exercises (MEB/MEU/DIV/MAW/MLG) $50M Exercise Budget (Incl STRATLIFT) MRF-D Talisman Saber Active engagements in 20 of 36 PACOM Countries Rotational presence (Australia) Near continuous presence in (KOR, JPN, AUS, PHL Jasco Black and THA) 8
Community Relations • III MEF/MCIPAC average 85 ComRel events per month involving 1,540 Marines and 14,500 Japanese, including: • Base- Festivals, Flight line Fairs, Open Houses • Band Concerts to include joint concerts with JGSDF and Ryukyu University • Beach Cleanups • Sports Events • Cultural Exchanges • VIP Tours/Officer Exchange Programs • Retirement Homes/Orphanage Visits • DoDEA Schools on Marine Camps host hundreds of Japanese students, educators, and visitors, and participated in dozens of Cross/Cultural projects • Camp Courtney Summer English Program • Youth Cultural Exchange Program for Children and Adults from Oshima Island, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture • Additional Organizations/Initiatives: • American Women’s Welfare Association ( AWWA). In its more than 40 year history, AWWA has donated over $8 million to Okinawan and American community groups . AWWA is comprised of members of the Marine Officer Spouse’s Club (MOSC) and four other military spouses organizations on Okinawa. • US Naval Hospital Internship Program for Japanese Doctors • MCIPAC Internship Program for Japanese university students in Okinawa • Marine Corps Parliamentary Internship Program in Tokyo • Marine Corps 101 Seminar for Japanese public • Okinawa Cultural Awareness Training (OCAT) Program • Mutual support and information sharing with regard to disaster relief, response, and capabilities (seven prefectures, including Shizuoka Prefecture, Okinawa Prefecture )
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