Organization of the United States Marine Corps 1-1 CHAPTER 1 THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS The Marine Corps, within the Department of the Navy (DON), is organized as a conventional force in readiness to support national needs. Deploying for combat as combined arms Marine air-ground task forces (MAGTFs), the Marine Corps provides the President and Secretary of Defense (SecDef) with a responsive force that can conduct operations across the range of military operations. Recent events continue to highlight the Navy-Marine Corps team's key national security role. Marine Corps forces are able to be tailored through task organization and equipped to meet the combatant commander's (CCDR's) needs in the conduct of expeditionary operations. This task organization provides versatility, flexibility, expandability, rapid deployability, and sustainability for military operations.
DesignationMCRP 1-10.1
EditionJul 2020
StatusActive
Pages236
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Headquarters, United States Marine Corps