Command element (United States Marine Corps)
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In the United States Marine Corps, the command element or CE is the command and control force of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It provides C3I for the MAGTF.
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[edit] Role within the MAGTF
The CE provides all headquarters functions for the MAGTF: command, operations, planns, and administration. It also often holds and units that don't fit within the ground combat element, aviation combat element, or logistics combat element.
[edit] Organization
The size of the CE varies in proportion to the size of the MAGTF. A Marine Expeditionary Force has a MEF Headquarters Group, approximately the size of a regiment. A Marine Expeditionary Brigade holds a battalion-sized MEB Headquarters Group. The various Marine Expeditionary Units command a company-sized MEU Headquarters Group. Generally, MEF postings are permanent, while MEBs and MEUs rotate their GCE, ACE, and LCE twice annually.
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I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group
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II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.- Web
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