II Marine Expeditionary Force

Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the US Marine Corps

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II Marine Expeditionary Force

II MEF insignia

Founded| 23 October 1962
Country|  United States
Branch|  United States Marine Corps
Type| Marine Air-Ground Task Force
Role| Expeditionary combat forces
Part of| United States Marine Corps Forces Command
Garrison/HQ| Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Engagements|

Persian Gulf War
Global War on Terrorism

* War in Afghanistan
* Iraq War

Commanders
Current
commander| Lieutenant General Calvert L. Worth Jr.
Command Sergeant Major| Sergeant Major David Wilson
Notable
commanders| Alfred M. Gray Jr.
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol|  | II |  |

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Military unit

The II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force consisting of ground, air and logistics forces capable of projecting offensive combat power ashore while sustaining itself in combat without external assistance for a period of 60 days. The II Marine Expeditionary Force is commanded by a lieutenant general, who serves under U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, providing Marine fighting formations and units to European Command, Central Command and Southern Command.

## Higher headquarters

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II MEF falls under the command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), and is a service retained force, meaning it is not assigned or allocated to any of the Geographic Combatant Commands. However, II MEF regularly provides subordinate units in support of operations and exercises throughout the U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Southern Command Areas of Responsibility, as well as in support of other U.S. unified and NATO commands. II MEF units are available for and prepared to respond to contingency requirements worldwide.[1]

## Employment

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In addition to the option of being employed in its entirety as a MEF-sized unit, II MEF has the capability of forming task-organized Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTF) of lesser size such as a MEF (Forward), a brigade-sized MAGTF (Marine Expeditionary Brigade or "MEB") about one-third the size of a MEF or a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), about one-third the size of a MEB. The size and composition of any MAGTF will be dependent upon the mission assigned. One mission that could be assigned to the MEB would be assignment for planning, deployment and utilization of equipment stored aboard Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). The MPS program involves the forward deployment of the MPS Squadron of four or five ships loaded with a brigade's worth of combat equipment and supplies and the airlifting of the MEB to the designated objective area to link up with the MPS Squadron. At the same time, tactical aircraft of the MEB are flight ferried to an airfield in or near the area of operation. The MEB can be sustained for 30 days by the supplies aboard the ships.

The only routinely deployed MAGTFs, the 22d, 24th and 26th MEUs deploy on a rotating basis to the Mediterranean Sea area to serve as the landing force for the Commander, 6th Fleet. The MEU consists of approximately 2,200 Marines and Sailors, is capable of rapid response in a variety of possible contingencies, and if the situation requires, can serve as the forward element of a larger MAGTF.[2]

## Structure

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II Marine Expeditionary Force organization March 2024 (click to enlarge)

### Units

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* II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group: Command element
* II MEF Support Battalion[3]
* 2nd Intelligence Battalion
* 2nd Radio Battalion
* 8th Communications Battalion
* 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO)
* 2nd Marine Division: Ground combat element
* 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing: Aviation combat element
* 2nd Marine Logistics Group: Logistics combat element
* 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
* 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
* 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
* 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

## List of commanders

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2021)

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No. | Commander  | Term  | Ref

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Portrait  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Term length

| Lieutenant General
Henry P. Osman
(born 1947)| 12 August 2002| 23 July 2004| 1 year, 346 days| -

| Lieutenant General
James F. Amos
(born 1946)| 23 July 2004| 2 August 2006| 2 years, 10 days| [4]

| Lieutenant General
Keith J. Stalder| 2 August 2006| 25 July 2008| 1 year, 358 days| [4]

| Lieutenant General
Dennis Hejlik
(born 1947)| 25 July 2008| 6 August 2010| 2 years, 12 days| [5]

| Major General
John A. Toolan
(born 1954)
Acting| 6 August 2010| 18 January 2011| 165 days| [6]

| Lieutenant General
John M. Paxton Jr.
(born 1951)| 18 January 2011| 13 July 2012| 1 year, 177 days| [7]

| Major General
Raymond C. Fox| 13 July 2012| 17 July 2014| 2 years, 4 days| [8]

| Major General
William D. Beydler| 17 July 2014| 22 October 2015| 1 year, 97 days| [9]

| Major General
Walter Lee Miller Jr.| 22 October 2015| 12 May 2017| 1 year, 202 days| [10]

| Lieutenant General
Robert F. Hedelund
(born 1961)| 12 May 2017| 13 July 2019| 2 years, 62 days| [11]

| Lieutenant General
Brian Beaudreault
(born 1960)| 13 July 2019| 8 July 2021| 1 year, 360 days| [12]

| Lieutenant General
William M. Jurney| 8 July 2021| 18 August 2022| 1 year, 41 days| [13]

| Lieutenant General
David A. Ottignon| 18 August 2022| 2 August 2024| 1 year, 350 days| [14]

| Lieutenant General
Calvert L. Worth Jr.| 2 August 2024| Incumbent| 28 days

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## See also

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* Julian C. Smith Hall

## References

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1. ^ "About". iimef.marines.mil. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. ^ "U.S. Marine Corps Concepts & Programs > Organization > MAGTF > Types of MAGTFs". candp.marines.mil. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
3. ^ "II MEF Support Battalion". II MEF Information Group. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
4. ^ a b "II MEF Change Of Command". Marine Corps Gazette. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
5. ^ Biello, Peter (24 July 2008). "Camp Lejeune's II MEF Gets New Commander". WHQR Public Media. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
6. ^ Staff Sgt. Jayson Price (6 August 2010). "COMMANDER OF II MEF RELINQUISHES COMMAND". II MEF. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
7. ^ "LtGen John M. Paxton". II MEF. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
8. ^ "II MEF changes hands". II MEF. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
9. ^ "II MEF welcomes new commanding general". dvidshub.net. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
10. ^ "Lt. Gen. Beaudreault takes command of II Marine Expeditionary Force". dvidshub.net. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
11. ^ Sgt. Gabrielle Petticrew (17 July 2017). "PASSING THE TORCH: II MEF BIDS FAREWELL TO COMMANDER". U.S. Marine Corps. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
12. ^ Sgt. Sean Berry (13 June 2019). "Lt. Gen. Beaudreault takes command of II Marine Expeditionary Force". dvidshub.net. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
13. ^ "Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
14. ^ "Webcast: II Marine Expeditionary Force Change of Command". DVIDS. 18 August 2022.

## External links

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* II MEF official website

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Operating Forces

Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic|

|  Marine Forces, Command
and Marine Forces, North|

|  II Marine Expeditionary Force|

• 2nd Marine Division
• 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
• 2nd Marine Logistics Group
• 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
• 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
• 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
• 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

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•  Marine Forces, Europe and Africa
•  Marine Forces, South
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Fleet Marine Force, Pacific|

|  Marine Forces, Pacific|

|  I Marine Expeditionary Force|

• 1st Marine Division
• 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
• 1st Marine Logistics Group
• 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade
• 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
• 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
• 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

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III Marine Expeditionary Force|

• 3rd Marine Division
• 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
• 3rd Marine Logistics Group
• 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
• 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

•  Marine Forces, Central Command
•  Marine Forces, Korea

Operating Contingent Forces|

|  Marine Forces Reserve|

• 4th Marine Division
• 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
• 4th Marine Logistics Group
• Force Headquarters Group

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others|

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