A Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) is a formation of the United States Marine Corps, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force of approximately 14,500 Marines and Sailors constructed around a reinforced infantry regiment, a composite Marine aircraft group, a logistics group and a command element.[1] The MEB, commanded by a general officer (usually a Major General or sometimes a Brigadier General), is task-organized to meet the requirements of a specific situation. It can function as part of a joint task force, as the lead echelon of the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), or alone. It varies in size and composition, and is larger than a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) but smaller than a MEF. The MEB is capable of conducting missions across the full range of military operations.
Notional Marine Expeditionary Brigade [edit]
Command Element (CE) [edit]
Ground Combat Element (GCE) [edit]
Aviation Combat Element (ACE) [edit]
Logistics Combat Element (LCE) [edit]
List of MEBs [edit]
Historical MEBs [edit]
The following MEBs were deployed operationally:
- ^ Trickey, Wendy R., Robert C. Benbow and David G. Taylor. MEB Capabilities Study (Final Report), (Alexandria, Virginia: Center for Naval Analyses, February 2010), 7.
- ^ MEB troops to get prestigious valor award, Marine Corps Times, Dan Lamothe, Jun 21, 2012
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