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.
Role within the MAGTF[]
The CE provides all headquarters functions for the MAGTF: command, operations, plans, and administration. It also often holds units which do not fit within the ground combat element, aviation combat element, or logistics combat element.
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.
Hierarchy of Marine command units[]
I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group []
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II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group []
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III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group []
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Headquarters Battalion []
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Note: also fall under 4th Marine Logistics Group |
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