United States Marine Corps Forces Command
United States Marine Corps Forces Command | |
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Type | Marine Combined arms |
Role | Amphibious and expeditionary warfare |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Support Activity Norfolk, VA |
Commanders | |
Commander | General Robert B. Neller |
Deputy Commander | Brigadier General David W. Coffman |
Command Sergeant Major | Sergeant Major Christopher G. Robinson |
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), headquartered at the Naval Support Activity Center in Norfolk, Virginia, commands service retained-operating forces; executes force sourcing and synchronization to affect force generation actions in the provisioning of joint capable Marine Corps forces, and directs deployment planning and execution of service retained-operating forces in support of Combatant Commander (CCDR) and service requirements; serves as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic (CG FMFLANT) and commands embarked Marine Corps forces; coordinates Marine Corps-Navy integration of operational initiatives and advises CDR U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) on support to Marine Corps forces assigned to naval ships, bases, and installations; conducts Service directed operational tasks as required.
As COMMARFORCOM, commands Service retained-operational forces. As CG FMFLANT, commands Service retained-operational forces embarked aboard Naval shipping.
- Status and Command Relationships. MARFORCOM is a Service retained component headquarters with the following command relationships.
- COMMARFORCOM reports to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC).
- COMMARFORCOM commands and exercises administrative control (ADCON) of the following subordinate commands:
- II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)
- Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group (MCSCG)
- Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR)
- Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)
See also
References
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.
- "Marine Forces Command website". United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 14 September 2011.