MCWP 3-10 MAGTF Ground Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 THE ROLE OF THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT The Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF), composed of forces task-organized under a single commander, is the Marine Corps' principal organization for all missions across the range of military operations (ROMO). The MAGTF provides an integrated, expeditionary, combined arms force capable of independent operations or of operating in a joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) environment. The MAGTF is functionally organized into four core elements, as depicted in figure 1-1––a command element (CE), an aviation combat element (ACE), a ground combat element (GCE), and a logistics combat element (LCE). While the basic structure of the MAGTF remains the same, the number, size, and type of units comprising its four elements is always mission dependent.
DesignationMCWP 3-10
EditionApr 2018
StatusActive
Pages125
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. MAGTF Ground Operations PCN 143 000111 00 MCWP 3-10 US Marine Co