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CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF30 April 2011

CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF30 April 2011

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USMC PERSONNELUSMC PERSONNEL

USMC Personnel

Total Afghanistan: ~ 22,300

Total Deployed: ~33,700

Total on active duty: 208,794

Active Component - Operating Forces: 127,967Prisoners, Patients, Trainees, Transients: 26,643Supporting Establishment: 46,588Activated Reservists: 5,382Active Reserve: 2,214

1% 2%

22%

13%62%

AGENDA• Global Force Disposition• Marine Expeditionary Units• USMC Crisis Watch• Marine Special Operations Command• Afghanistan• Service Campaign Planning

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GLOBAL FORCE DISPOSITIONGLOBAL FORCE DISPOSITION

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CONUS: ~3,700EUCOM: ~550SOUTHCOM: ~100 AFRICOM: ~3,800NORTHCOM: ~50

OND/OEF~23,400

MEU/ARG/CVW~7,700

Other Exercises~2,600

Total Deployed~33,700

IRAQ: ~100 AFGHANISTAN: ~22,300 PACOM: ~3,800OTHER CENTCOM: ~3,000

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GLOBAL FORCE DISPOSITIONGLOBAL FORCE DISPOSITION

FAST PLTSUSEUCOM

USCENTCOMUSPACOM

USSOUTHCOM

FAST PLTSUSEUCOM

USCENTCOMUSPACOM

USSOUTHCOM

MSOTUSCENTCOM

USPACOMUSAFRICOM

MSOTUSCENTCOM

USPACOMUSAFRICOM

OEF / OND / COMBAT

EMBARKED WITH USN

USMC DEPLOYMENTS

BLACK SEA ROTATIONAL FORCECO 1STSGT ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIESCO CMDR ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

COIN TRAININGNCO DEVELOPMENT

SNIPER MTTEOD RESILIENCY PROGRAMEX AUSTERE CHALLENGE

GDP-ISAF

BLACK SEA ROTATIONAL FORCECO 1STSGT ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIESCO CMDR ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

COIN TRAININGNCO DEVELOPMENT

SNIPER MTTEOD RESILIENCY PROGRAMEX AUSTERE CHALLENGE

GDP-ISAF

HEAVY HELO DETUNIFIED PROTECTOR

ONWARD LIBERTYAFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION

LOGISTIC CO TRAIN/EQUIPACOTA NCO TRAINING

AFRICAN LION (ADVON)

HEAVY HELO DETUNIFIED PROTECTOR

ONWARD LIBERTYAFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION

LOGISTIC CO TRAIN/EQUIPACOTA NCO TRAINING

AFRICAN LION (ADVON)

26TH MEUC6F

26TH MEUC6F

SECFORMSOT

PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP31ST MEU

LF CARATKITP

BALIKATANSEA ANGELFUJI VIPER

OP TOMODACHI

SECFORMSOT

PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP31ST MEU

LF CARATKITP

BALIKATANSEA ANGELFUJI VIPER

OP TOMODACHI

CVN-76USPACOM

CVN-76USPACOM

CVN-65USCENTCOM

CVN-65USCENTCOM

13TH MEUUSCENTCOM

13TH MEUUSCENTCOM

WTIBERMUDA WARRIOR

REFUEL/DEFUELINTEL ANALYST

ENGINEER ROADSMEXMAR MTT

WTIBERMUDA WARRIOR

REFUEL/DEFUELINTEL ANALYST

ENGINEER ROADSMEXMAR MTT

CONTINUING PROMISEBEYOND THE HORIZONS

WEAPONS SMEE

CONTINUING PROMISEBEYOND THE HORIZONS

WEAPONS SMEE

22D MEUUSAFRICOM

22D MEUUSAFRICOM

II MEF (FWD)2 X MARSOC

VMAQNTMA

IRAQ TRAINING TEAMMARCENT FWD CEJORDAN/YEMEN SC

JODPSAUDI TSC

II MEF (FWD)2 X MARSOC

VMAQNTMA

IRAQ TRAINING TEAMMARCENT FWD CEJORDAN/YEMEN SC

JODPSAUDI TSC

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CONUS: ~3,700EUCOM: ~550SOUTHCOM: ~100 AFRICOM: ~3,800NORTHCOM: ~50

OND/OEF~23,400

MEU/ARG/CVW~7,700

Other Exercises~2,600

Total Deployed~33,700

IRAQ: ~100 AFGHANISTAN: ~22,300 PACOM: ~3,800OTHER CENTCOM: ~3,000

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MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITSMARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITS

POST-DEPLOYED

31ST MEUUSPACO

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PRE-DEPLOYED

11TH MEU CAMP PENDLETON, CA

13TH MEU USCENTCO

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24TH MEU CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

26TH MEUC6F

2631

DEPLOYED

15TH MEU CAMP PENDLETON, CA

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22D MEUUS

AFRICOMOP-UP

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BLT 3/8, VMM-266 (REIN), CLB–26 DEPLOYMENT DATES: AUG 2010 – MAY 2011

AFGHANISTANOEF

PAKISTAN HA/DR4 SEP- 10 NOV 10

SHAMAL 109 – 20 NOV 10

JORDAN DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM

22 NOV – 4 DEC 10

IRON MAGIC12-23 DEC 10

ODYSSEY DAWN /UNIFIED PROTECTOR

2 MAR – 27 APR 11

EDGED MALLET15-29 NOV 10

EASTERN SAILOR6-10 MAR

26TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITCOL M. J. DESENS

26TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITCOL M. J. DESENS

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26TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITDISAGGREGATED OPERATIONS

26TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITDISAGGREGATED OPERATIONS

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BATTALION LANDING TEAM (-) (REIN) AVIATION DETACHMENT

OEF – RC(SW)

ODYSSEY DAWN /UNIFIED PROTECTOR

2 MAR – 27 APR 11

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BLT 1/1, HMM-163 (REIN), CLB–13 DEPLOYMENT DATES: FEB 2011 – SEP 2011

SEA SOLDIER15 – 27 APR 11

JORDAN DEPLOYMENT PROGRAMONGOING

13TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITCOL D. W. COFFMAN

13TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITCOL D. W. COFFMAN

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CENTCOM THEATER RESERVE

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Operation TomodachiOperation Tomodachi

USMC FORCES: USMC surged roughly 3,600 Marines and Sailors

to support the humanitarian crisis in Japan

III MEF HQ based in Okinawa assigned as – JTF 505 (Operation Pacific Passage)

• Responsible for the voluntary authorized departure of eligible US family members on Mainland Japan

3d MARDIV HQ based in Okinawa – assigned as Joint Force Land Component Commander

• Responsible for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) and Consequence Management (CM) on Mainland Japan

31st MEU was re-tasked from ongoing operations in Malaysia and Indonesia

• Supported both land and maritime operations

Marine Corps Bases Japan (Fuji / Iwakuni)• Supported aviation and ground operations

I MEF Assessment and Consequence Management (ACM) Team based in California

Continues supporting decontamination and assessment

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force – based in Maryland

Continues supporting consequence management operations with an Incident Response Force (IRF)

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Tunis

Tripoli Cairo

Beirut

Sana’a

Manama Libya:• 26 MEU (-)(REIN)• Strike / TRAP/ PR • Alert posture ISO NATO

(Unified Protector) Egypt:

• AMEMB CairoBahrain:

• AMEMB ManamaLebanon, Yemen

• NEO planning

USMC Crisis WatchUSMC Crisis Watch

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AfghanistanCJSOTF-A

OEF Operations

PhilippinesJSOTF-P

• Mission:– Direct Action– Special Reconnaissance– Foreign Internal Defense– Counterterrorism– Information Operations– Unconventional Warfare

Pakistan

Training

Philippines

Mauritania

Indonesia

MARSOC OPERATIONS / EXCHANGE TRAINING

MARSOC OPERATIONS / EXCHANGE TRAINING

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Kenya

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KANDAHARKANDAHARXXX

II MEF (FWD)

MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FWD)-AFGHANISTANRC-SW HELMAND AND NIMRUZ PROVINCES

I I

VMAQ

MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPANIESRC (SW) & (W)

NATO Training Mission-AfghanistanNTM-A

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NIMRUZ HELMAND

RC(SW)

Transition:• I MEF(Fwd) to II MEF(Fwd) • Winter to Spring Campaign• Security to Afghans

Deepen hold in central Helmand River Valley

Support to Governor Mangal’s Government-Led Eradication Program

Expand route security in Upper Helmand River Valley (Upper Gereshk Valley)

• Nested operations • Combined security and route improvement

BLT 3/8 employment in support of RCT-8

• Backfill in April = 7 Inf Bns

Exploit security gains with ANSF/AUP development and development / governance initiatives

Leverage relationship with SOF to interdict throughout battlespace and establish local security forces (bottom up security initiatives)

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II MEF (FWD)

RC SOUTHWEST

AFGHANISTAN:REGIONAL COMMAND SOUTHWEST

AFGHANISTAN:REGIONAL COMMAND SOUTHWEST

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SERVICE CAMPAIGN PLANNING: TRANSITIONSHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE FORCE

SERVICE CAMPAIGN PLANNING: TRANSITIONSHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE FORCE

Middleweight Force

Forward Deployed

Expeditionary

Maritime in Nature

Focused on Crisis Response

High State of Readiness

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THIS CONCLUDES THE CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF

THIS CONCLUDES THE CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF