Assault Amphibian Units and The Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force

The security cooperation Marine air-ground task force (SC MAGTF) represents the Marine Corps' operational employment concept, which seeks to balance the Corps across the spectrum of conflict from low intensity, irregular warfare (IW) to major combat operations. However, the SC MAGTF, by organiz...

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Main Author: Floyd, A J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AIR TO SURFACE
AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS
ASSAULT
COMBAT FORCES
CONFLICT
COOPERATION
IW(IRREGULAR WARFARE)
LOW INTENSITY
MARINE CORPS
MILITARY OPERATIONS
OPERATIONAL READINESS
SC-MAGTF(SECURITY COOPERATION-MARINE AIR-TO-GROUND TASK FORCE)
SECURITY
TASK FORCES
Unconventional Warfare
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Summary:The security cooperation Marine air-ground task force (SC MAGTF) represents the Marine Corps' operational employment concept, which seeks to balance the Corps across the spectrum of conflict from low intensity, irregular warfare (IW) to major combat operations. However, the SC MAGTF, by organization, may lack the same balance which is sought for the Marine Corps. Furthermore, the SC MAGTF lacks the economy of force to enable full spectrum operations as intended. The SC MAGTF's proposed composition does not completely optimize the Corps' general purpose forces, which have hard-earned experience conducting IW. Therefore, assault amphibian units should support the SC MAGTF because of their economy of force, training, and experience.