Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
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| Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic | |
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 The official seal of the United States Department of the Navy. | |
| Active | December 1933 – present |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Type | Maritime general and special purpose landing force |
| Role | Amphibious warfare, expeditionary warfare |
| Part of |  U.S. Department of the Navy |
| Garrison/HQ | NAVSTA Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) is an American maritime landing force that is spread across the Atlantic Ocean and reports to the United States Atlantic Command. It is headquartered at Naval Station Norfolk and directs and commands all the subordinate elements of the Navy Expeditionary Strike Force and Marine Air-Ground Task Force components that follow under the 2nd (Disestablished and merged with US Fleet Forces Command on 30 September 2011), 4th, and 6th Fleet and the Marine Forces Command (MarForCom). The Commanding General of Marine Forces Command is dual-posted as the Commanding General of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. FMFLANT is under operational control of the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet Forces Command, when deployed.
Contents
1 Organization
2 Hierarchy of Fleet Marine Force units
2.1 Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command (COMFLTFORCOM)
2.1.1 Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM)
2.1.2 Marine Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH)
2.1.3 Marine Forces, Europe (MARFOREUR)
3 History
4 See also
5 External links
Organization[edit]
Reporting directly to the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (CG FMFLANT) are the Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), the Commanding General, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), and the Commanding Officers of three Marine Expeditionary Units (22d, 24th, 26th MEUs). The Commanding General, II MEF, exercises operational control over the 2d Marine Division, the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, and the 2d Marine Logistics Group.
Hierarchy of Fleet Marine Force units[edit]
Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command (COMFLTFORCOM)[edit]
Naval Support Activity
Norfolk, Virginia
Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM)[edit]
Landing Force, Second Fleet (LF2F) | ||
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Combined Task Force 22 (CTF-22) |  | Naval Station Norfolk Norfolk, VA |
Combined Task Force 23 (CTF-23) | ||
| II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) |  | MCB Camp Lejeune North Carolina, United States |
Marine Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH)[edit]
Landing Force, Fourth Fleet (LF4F) | ||
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U.S. Southern Command Miami, Florida | ||
| II Marine Expeditionary Force |  | MCB Camp Lejeune North Carolina, United States |
Marine Forces, Europe (MARFOREUR)[edit]
Landing Force, Sixth Fleet (LF6F) | ||
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Task Force 61 |  | Naval Support Activity Naples Naples, Italy |
Task Force 62 | ||
Task Force 68 | ||
| II Marine Expeditionary Force | | MCB Camp Lejeune North Carolina, United States |
History[edit]
- Advanced Base Force
- East Coast Expeditionary Force
See also[edit]
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMFPAC)
Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC)
Marine Corps Forces Command (MARCORCOM) [formerly Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic (MARFORLANT)]
External links[edit]
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1989/SJH.htm
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/MJS.htm
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II Marine Expeditionary Force
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