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COMMAND OVERVIEW

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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.

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III Marine Expeditionary Force

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.

3d Marine Division (3d MarDiv) 3d Marine Logistics Group (3d MLG) 3d Marine

Expeditionary

Brigade (3d MEB) III MEF Information Group (III MHG) 31st Marine

Expeditionary

Unit (31st MEU) 1st Marine Air Wing (1st MAW) 3d Marine

Expeditionary

Force (III MEF)

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Alert Contingency MAGTF

2nd ECHELON 1st ECHELON FCE (3d MEB) CACM

CE DET 3d MEB

CE 3d MEB

GCE RIFLE CO(+)

GCE INF BN(+)

ACE DET MAG-36

ACE MAG-36

LCE DET CLR-3

LCE CLR-3

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

• 1. III MEF rapidly deploys an FCE to

the designated crisis area within the timelines established by USPACOM.

• 2. III MEF will deploy a 1st Echelon

force package tailored to support the scope of the mission and magnitude

• f the crisis as determined by the

FCE’s assessments and CDR USPACOM requirements.

• 3. III MEF will reinforce/enhance

existing capabilities of the 1st Echelon with elements of the 2nd Echelon follow-on force as required.

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Oct 2005 – Pakistan Earthquake Response Mar 2006 – Philippine Mudslide Response May 2006 – Indonesia Earthquake Response Mar 2007 – Legazpi Typhoon Recovery Apr 2007 – Solomon Islands Tsunami Response Nov 2007 – Sea Angel II Bangladesh May 2008 – Caring Response Burma Aug 2009 – Taiwan Typhoon Relief Oct 2009 – Philippine Typhoon & Indonesian Earthquake Relief Oct 2010 – Philippine Typhoon Relief Mar 2011 – Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Response Oct 2011 – Thailand Flood Relief Dec 2012 – Philippine Flood Relief Nov 2013 – Operation Damayan Typhoon Relief Dec 2014 - Typhoon Hagupit May 2015 - Operation Sahayogi Haat Earthquake Relief May 2016 – Japan Earthquake Relief

Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief

1 5 11 8 6 7 12 10 3 2 9 10 13 14 7 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 13 15 16 17 4 17

Khaan Quest 17 Bersama Warrior HK Balikatan KAMANDAG Cobra Gold CARAT Jasco Black Bougainville Lava Viper MRF-D Talisman Saber UFG Key Resolve KMEP x 18 CJLOTS Northern Edge Artic Samurai NOLES PP17 Cope West Gema Bathki CARAT CARAT Yama Sakura Northern Viper Blue Chromite Keen Sword Forest Light X 2 ARTP x 4 CATC x 8 Nepal DREE CARAT

III MEF Training

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) Active engagements in 20 of 36 PACOM Countries Rotational presence (Australia) Near continuous presence in (KOR, JPN, AUS, PHL and THA) UDP Forces 4 x Inf Bn 1 X AAV Co 1 X AAV Plt 1 X LAR Co 4 X Arty Btry 1 X LAAD Sec 2 X VMFA Sqdn 1 X VMA Sqdn 1 X HMH 1 X HMLA 1 X HIMARS Btry 1 X CLD ISO MRF-D

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Forager Fury ATR Hari Hamutuk SMEE PP17 Koa Moana 17 PP17

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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Questions