Ground combat element

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In the United States Marine Corps, the Ground combat element is the land force of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It provides power projection and force for the MAGTF.

Role within the MAGTF

The GCE has the mission of locating, closing with and destroying the enemy with fire and maneuver and repelling the enemies assault with fire and close combat. It provides infantry, armor, artillery, reconnaissance, anti-tank and other combat arms. Often, a GCE will have organic combat engineers, snipers, forward air controllers, communication and other support functions attached.

Organization

The size of the GCE varies in proportion to the size of the MAGTF. A Marine Expeditionary Force has a division (MARDIV). A Marine Expeditionary Brigade holds an infantry Regiment, often reinforced with equipment and personnel from units (such as armor and artillery). The various Marine Expeditionary Units command a reinforced infantry battalion. Generally, MEF postings are permanent, while MEBs and MEUs rotate their GCE, ACE, and LCE twice annually.

Hierarchy of Marine ground units

1st Marine Division

GCE of I Marine Expeditionary Force

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Headquarters Battalion 1st Marine Division		Standard Bearers

1st Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 1st Marines		First of the First
2nd Battalion 1st Marines		The Professionals
3rd Battalion 1st Marines		Thundering Third
1st Battalion 4th Marines		The China Marines

5th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 5th Marines		Geronimo
2nd Battalion 5th Marines		Raiders
3rd Battalion 5th Marines		Darkhorse
2nd Battalion 4th Marines		The Magnificent Bastards

7th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 7th Marines		First Team
2nd Battalion 7th Marines		War Dogs
3rd Battalion 7th Marines		The Cutting Edge
3rd Battalion 4th Marines		Darkside

11th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 11th Marines
2nd Battalion 11th Marines
3rd Battalion 11th Marines
5th Battalion 11th Marines

Other 1st Marine Division battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Tank Battalion		1st Tanks
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		Highlander
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		Wolfpack
1st Reconnaissance Battalion
1st Combat Engineer Battalion		The Super Breed
3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion		3rd Tracks

2nd Marine Division

GCE of II Marine Expeditionary Force

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Headquarters Battalion 2nd Marine Division

2nd Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 2nd Marines		Timberwolf
2nd Battalion 2nd Marines		Warlords
3rd Battalion 2nd Marines		Betio Bastards
3rd Battalion 9th Marines		Shadow Warriors

6th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 6th Marines		'1/6 HARD'
2nd Battalion 6th Marines		The Ready Battalion
3rd Battalion 6th Marines		Teufelhunden
2nd Battalion 9th Marines		Hell in a Helmet

8th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 8th Marines		The Beirut Battalion
2nd Battalion 8th Marines		America's Battalion
3rd Battalion 8th Marines
1st Battalion 9th Marines		The Walking Dead

10th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 10th Marines		Nightmare
2nd Battalion 10th Marines		Pathfinder Battalion
3rd Battalion 10th Marines		Seven For One
5th Battalion 10th Marines		The Five and Dime

Other 2nd Marine Division battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
2nd Tank Battalion		Iron Horse
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		Destroyers
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion		2nd Tracks

3rd Marine Division

GCE of III Marine Expeditionary Force

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Headquarters Battalion 3rd Marine Division

3rd Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 3rd Marines		Lava Dogs
2nd Battalion 3rd Marines		Nightfighters
3rd Battalion 3rd Marines		America's Battalion
1st Battalion 12th Marines		Note: also administratively part of 12th Marine Regiment

4th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 4th Marines		The China Marines Note: part of 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
2nd Battalion 4th Marines		The Magnificent Bastards Note: part of 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
3rd Battalion 4th Marines		Third Herd Note: part of 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division

12th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 12th Marines		Note: also administratively part of 3rd Marine Regiment
3rd Battalion 12th Marines		Warrior of the Pacific

Other 3rd Marine Division battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
3rd Reconnaissance Battalion		The Forward Shadow
Combat Assault Battalion		The Iron Fist

4th Marine Division

GCE of Marine Forces Reserve

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Headquarters Battalion 4th Marine Division

14th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 14th Marines		At The Ready
2nd Battalion 14th Marines
3rd Battalion 14th Marines
4th Battalion 14th Marines
5th Battalion 14th Marines

23rd Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 23rd Marines		Fighting Texans
2nd Battalion 23rd Marines
3rd Battalion 23rd Marines

24th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 24th Marines		The Terror from the North
2nd Battalion 24th Marines		The Mad Ghosts
3rd Battalion 24th Marines

25th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 25th Marines		New England's Own
2nd Battalion 25th Marines
3rd Battalion 25th Marines		Cold Steel Warriors

Other 4th Marine Division battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
4th Tank Battalion
Anti-Terrorism Battalion
4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		Iron Horse Marines
4th Reconnaissance Battalion
4th Combat Engineer Battalion
4th Assault Amphibian Battalion

References

"Send in the Marines...the art of MAGTF Operations" (PDF). United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

v t e 1st Marine Division

1st Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 1st Battalion, 4th Marines

5th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines

7th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines

11th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 5th Battalion

Other Battalions	1st Reconnaissance 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance 1st Combat Engineer 1st Tank 3rd Assault Amphibian

v t e 2nd Marine Division

2nd Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 3rd Battalion 9th Marines

6th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 2nd Battalion 9th Marines

8th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 1st Battalion, 9th Marines

10th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 5th Battalion

Other Battalions	2nd Combat Engineer 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance 2nd Reconnaissance 2nd Tank 2nd Assault Amphibian

v t e 3rd Marine Division

3rd Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 1st Battalion 12th Marines

4th Marines	All battalions are part of other regiments in 1st Marine Division, the regiment in turn hosts units training at the Jungle Warfare Training Center.

9th Marines	All battalions are part of other regiments in 2nd Marine Division.

12th Marines	1st Battalion 3rd Battalion

Other Battalions	Combat Assault Battalion 3rd Reconnaissance

v t e 4th Marine Division

14th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 4th Battalion 5th Battalion

23rd Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion TOW Platoon

24th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion

25th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion

Other Battalions	4th Combat Engineer 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance 4th Reconnaissance 4th Tank 4th Assault Amphibian Anti-Terrorism

v t e United States Marine Corps

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