Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
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Active	December 1933 – present
Country	United States of America
Type	Maritime general and special purpose landing force
Role	Amphibious warfare, expeditionary warfare
Part of	U.S. Department of the Navy
Garrison/HQ	NAVSTA Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) is an American maritime landing force that is spread across the Atlantic Ocean and reports to the United States Atlantic Command. It is headquartered at Naval Station Norfolk and directs and commands all the subordinate elements of the Navy Expeditionary Strike Force and Marine Air-Ground Task Force components that follow under the 2nd (Disestablished and merged with US Fleet Forces Command on 30 September 2011), 4th, and 6th Fleet and the Marine Forces Command (MarForCom). The Commanding General of Marine Forces Command is dual-posted as the Commanding General of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. FMFLANT is under operational control of the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet Forces Command, when deployed.

Organization

Reporting directly to the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (CG FMFLANT) are the Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), the Commanding General, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), and the Commanding Officers of three Marine Expeditionary Units (22d, 24th, 26th MEUs). The Commanding General, II MEF, exercises operational control over the 2d Marine Division, the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, and the 2d Marine Logistics Group.

Hierarchy of Fleet Marine Force units

Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command (COMFLTFORCOM)

Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM)

Landing Force, Second Fleet (LF2F)
Combined Task Force 22 (CTF-22)		Naval Station Norfolk Norfolk, VA
Combined Task Force 23 (CTF-23)
II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)		MCB Camp Lejeune North Carolina, United States

Marine Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH)

Landing Force, Fourth Fleet (LF4F)
		U.S. Southern Command Miami, Florida
II Marine Expeditionary Force		MCB Camp Lejeune North Carolina, United States

Marine Forces, Europe (MARFOREUR)

Landing Force, Sixth Fleet (LF6F)
Task Force 61		Naval Support Activity Naples Naples, Italy
Task Force 62
Task Force 68
II Marine Expeditionary Force		MCB Camp Lejeune North Carolina, United States

History

• Advanced Base Force
• East Coast Expeditionary Force

See also

• Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMFPAC)
• Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC)
• Marine Corps Forces Command (MARCORCOM) [formerly Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic (MARFORLANT)]

External links

• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1989/SJH.htm
• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/MJS.htm

Major Commands of the United States Marine Corps
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Operating Forces
Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic	Marine Corps Forces Command 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 Marine Corps Forces, Europe Marine Corps Forces, South Marine Corps Forces, Strategic
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific	Marine Corps 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 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
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United States Marine Corps
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United States Navy
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